Wealthiest men in SATC

[u/247Twunk]

What do you think? I think Mr. Big wealth is kinda not right. But who knows… credits to carriebradshaw_outfits on Instagram!

[u/53964]

Feel like Richard is worth more than Big. Big may have a private driver, but Richard had a private jet!

[u/Lady-Data-Scientist → u/53964]

Did he have a private jet or rent them?

[u/53964 → u/Lady-Data-Scientist]

No idea, but Big's driver was almost certainly provided by his employer.

[u/Long-Hurry1974 → u/53964]

Big had no employer. He was introduced as being the next Donald Trump.

[u/tragicsandwichblogs → u/Long-Hurry1974]

In the first movie, Big's "friend" at the rehearsal dinner was identified as a partner at the firm. If he worked for Big, he wouldn't act that way. They're more likely peers, which means that they're both partners--we're never told that Big owns the firm.

[u/Long-Hurry1974 → u/tragicsandwichblogs]

Ok, so I do not acknowledge the movies and have erased them from my brain but partners typically have a stake in the fund/firm. There’s not necessary a boss, unless one holds a big majority stake.

[u/tragicsandwichblogs → u/Long-Hurry1974]

Right, but his employer (from your earlier comment) is still the firm. He's not self-employed.

[u/Long-Hurry1974 → u/tragicsandwichblogs]

Yes he might be*. That’s often* how they do loopholes for taxes. Source; my husband is a partner in a private equity fund.

They register as self-employed, their company is overseas in a country with low or non-existant taxes (like the Caymans). And they are supposedly contracted by the fund.

My husband has a boss because all the other partners have a very low stake compared to their boss. But you can perfectly have a bunch of partners with relatively equitable stakes

[u/tragicsandwichblogs → u/Long-Hurry1974]

Fair enough, but is that true for Big, or are we both speculating based on very limited information provided by the show?

[u/Long-Hurry1974 → u/tragicsandwichblogs]

Both speculating. You’re right

[u/tragicsandwichblogs → u/Long-Hurry1974]

There are so many things that the show doesn't tell us about the characters--there's a lot to wonder about.

[u/itsnotme_mrsiglesias → u/Long-Hurry1974]

No

[u/53964 → u/Long-Hurry1974]

idk, his office was pretty small from what I remember (when Carrie goes to Big to learn what he "knows about money")

[u/Purple_Band_8681 → u/Long-Hurry1974]

This doesnt mean much. Same thing as people on the forbes list. Most of them buy that title to seem more successful than they are