Payton: A financial advisor libitol For the über-wealthy, it’s not about just having the Rolls-Royce, but having the Rolls-Royce with the gold-plated body and snakeskin interior – loud, vulgar proof to the world that you’re not to be measured in millions, but billions. In Qatar, Manhattan, Singapore and Dubai you see these preposterous baubles cruising the highways like gilded barges.