Leslie Hart/Consumer InsightsPro TalkGreater Volatility Affects Spending for Affluent Consumers by [email protected] May 23, 2012 by Leslie Hart May 23, 2012A book about the post-recession affluent, The High-Beta Rich by Robert Frank, punches holes in the theory that the rich always have money to spend, and offers sobering warnings to kitchen and bath dealers and designers that target the high end. FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail