Last year that number dropped to 8.6m and many rich people scaled back their "investments of passion" -yachts, jets, cars, jewellery and so on.

去年这个数字跌至八百六十万人，而许多富人都把他们的“购买的激情”的范围缩小——游艇，喷气式飞机，名车，珠宝首饰和其他。

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"Investments of passion" are also expected to attract the super-wealthy from emerging markets, particularly in China, as investors seek safer assets in an unsteady global economy, according to the Knight Frank's Luxury Investment index.

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"Lana'i has been my passion for years and I have made huge investments of money, time and energy for the betterment of the island economy and its residents, " Murdock told CNN affiliate KGMB.

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Grants, investments, networks, time, and passion are all tools I can use to make a difference, and I try to put all of them to work to create change.

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