In 1889 Aspen, Colorado was a long way from being a glitzy ski destination, but it was a booming silver mining town, and this newfound wealth led to The Hotel Jerome, built to rival the world's finest lodgings.

FORBES: Hotel Jerome, Aspen

Caribbean's most glamorous destination--stomping ground of European and American elites--the place retains an unspoiled, small-town charm pleasantly inconsistent with the tremendous wealth that exists there.

FORBES: Travel

It will be a major cultural attraction for the town and the region, bringing visitors and wealth to the area and increasing trade for local businesses.

BBC: Arts centre project funds appeal

The rub is being felt particularly hard in Greenwich, a redoubt of Wall Street wealth on the edge of New York City's suburbs, where trees are intertwined with the town's old money legacy.

WSJ: If a Tree Falls, Will the Lights Go Out? Maybe in Connecticut

Yes, even if everyone else is better at everything, there is always something that an individual (or village, town, country, company, whatever) can do which will add to the aggregate wealth which can be traded and shared.

FORBES: In response to Ian Fletcher