Merrill Lynch is creating a guide to help wealthy people choose how to spend their money, and there are only 4 options

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• Wealth and freedom of choice go hand in hand: The more money you have, the more choices you have.
• But once you've reached a comfortable level of wealth, your spending should align with your end goal, and there are only four options, according to a forthcoming guide from Merrill Lynch.
• The guide asks people to decide what they want to do with their wealth: Do you want to spend your fortune, maintain the current level, preserve its buying power, or grow it as much as possible?

Wealth is often equated with freedom: The more you have, the more choices you're able to make. 

But even people with high net worths fret about their spending. 

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