Wealth

A Billionaire 22-Year-Old Was Fined $30,000 for Drunk Driving

Katharina G. Andresen, a Norwegian heiress, is the world's wealthiest 22-year-old. She was charged with a DUI yesterday.<p>Katharina G. Andresen, a …

Personal Finance

Any patient investor can turn $5,000 a year into nearly $1 million, says billionaire Ron Baron

<b>- "You have to have a small amount of money and invest it regularly for a long time," Baron says.</b><p><b>- "It's all about compounding," the Baron Capital</b> …

Warren Buffett

5 Mental Traps Preventing People From Building Wealth

Read this if you're trying to save money and spend less.<p><b>"Dollars and Sense," by behavioral economist Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler explains that people tend to approach money irrationally.</b>• <b><br>But to build wealth, we have to out-think our emotions.</b>• <b><br>To do it, we have to be aware of psychological pitfalls</b> …

Behavior

What is Elon Musk’s net worth? The SpaceX and Tesla CEO is unsurprisingly mega-wealthy

<b>Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of rocket space company SpaceX, and Tesla Motors.</b><p>Tesla, his auto manufacturer, brings full-electric vehicles to the …

Elon Musk

$4tn wealth transfer sparks battle for kids of the rich

and<p>It is set to be one of the biggest intergenerational wealth transfers in history. When baby boomers, who are now in their 60s and 70s, pass their …

Millennials

Why being rich makes people anxious

Coming into a lot of money, especially through the lottery or inheritance, leaves many worried about wealth management and being taken advantage of.

Canadian News

The Walmart Heirs Just Made $12.7 Billion in One Day

Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, became the world's richest woman again, with a new net worth of $45.9 billion.<p>If you have …

Investing

A millionaire explains why he wants to pay more taxes

And thinks the Republican tax plan is bad for America.<p>The House of Representatives passed its tax bill Thursday, making way for a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax cut. The showdown on taxes now heads to the Senate, which is set to vote on its bill the week after Thanksgiving.<p>The biggest impact of both …

Politics

PARTY OF THE RICH: Democrats Are 7 Of 10 Wealthiest Members Of Congress

Republicans have long been smeared by Democrats as the party of the rich, even though all of Hollywood, all of Silicon Valley and all of Wall Street …

Conservative View

Revealed! The small pool of taxpayers footing the bill for Gupta Inc

<i>EDINBURGH — I’m on the brink of joining the South African taxpayers’ revolt. I haven’t worked in South Africa for at least five years, but still the</i> …

World's second-youngest billionaire, 22, gets £23,000 drink-driving fine in Norway where penalty is based on income - Mirror Online

The world's second youngest billionaire has been fined £23,000 for drink-driving, but it could have been even worse.<p>Katharina Andresen, 22, was …

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg Redefine American Philanthropy

Yesterday, Bill Gates’ $40 billion charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s MiSk Foundation to …

Business

Millionaire Senator defends Republican tax cuts for the rich since he was poor ... 50 years ago

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Liberal View

PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Results: Friday, 17 November 2017

Image Credits:<p>The Powerball results could make you a millionaire this week! A massive R17 million Powerball jackpot is estimated on Friday and a …

Matched

Warren Buffett's personal pilot reveals the incredible prioritization method the billionaire taught him

• <b>Warren Buffett's personal pilot, Mike Flint, recalled some great career advice the billionaire gave him.</b>• <b><br>Buffett asked him to write down his top 25 career goals and then to circle the top five.</b>• <b><br>He then said to put away the rest of the list because smaller goals can take away attention from the main</b> …

Warren Buffett

I became a self-made millionaire — and it was incredibly underwhelming

• <b>Author Timothy S. Kim writes about his experience feeling underwhelmed once he became a millionaire.</b>• <b><br>He realized he didn't want to be the richest man in the graveyard — because at its core, money is just a resource.</b>• <b><br>Instead, he is focusing on creating a legacy, and putting that money to good</i> …

South Korea

The US is creating millionaires faster than anywhere in the world — but it's not as impressive as it sounds

• <b>One out of every 20 Americans is a millionaire.</b>• <b><br>The US has 43% of the world's millionaires, and leads all countries in churning out the greatest number of new millionaires.</b>• <b><br>The number of millionaires and ultra-high-net-worth individuals has surged over the last several years.</b><p>About one out of every 20 …

Business

Who is Warren Buffett, the most popular billionaire in America?

Investing.com - Warren Buffett has been called a wizard, a sage, and is amicably referred to as the "Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) of Omaha". His wealth extends …

Warren Buffett

Why renting can be better than owning and how many households have ‘negative’ wealth - MarketWatch

Happy Friday, MarketWatchers! We’re headed into the weekend. Here are your top stories in personal finance.<p>Personal FinanceRenting is better than …

Business

10 Key Habits of World-Class Money Savers

Americans, in general, not only aren't good about saving money, but they're also actually fairly indifferent about being financially frugal. …

Investing

Warren Buffett And Forbes: Behind The Scenes Of The 100th Anniversary Cover

Warren Buffett and Forbes' Randall Lane flip through the very first - and only remaining - issue of Forbes Magazine before shooting the 100th anniversary cover. Photography by Martin Schoeller

Warren Buffett

Is Trump making Americans wealthy again?

The American Dream is alive and well, with the U.S. leading the world when it comes to wealth creation.<p>According to Credit Suisse Research Institute’s 2017 Global Wealth Report, in the 12 months to mid-2017, global wealth growth accelerated. When it comes to total wealth growth – the U.S. is …

Economy

The rich get richer, and millennials miss out

BUOYANT financial markets meant that global wealth rose by 6.4% in the 12 months to June, the fastest pace since 2012. And the ranks of the rich …

Economics

The Walton Family Just Added $10 Billion to Their Fortune

By<p>and<p>The world’s largest family fortune jumped $10 billion on Thursday thanks to a bounce in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Shares of the retailer were up 8 …

Business

Millennials Can Be Millionaires By Age 30. Here's How!

Becoming a millionaire seems like a pipe dream of to most people. However, you may be surprised to discover that with a little luck and clever …

Money

Five Signs That Your "Trusted Advisor" Is Working Against Your Values

Lawyers, accountants, private bankers, multi family offices — these are the professions with the greatest access to the world’s wealthiest people.<p>They are known as “trusted advisors” but when it comes to values and philanthropy many advisors betray that trust. The best of them support and challenge …

Entrepreneurship

16 things I wish I knew when I started investing (part 2)

<b>By Michael Yardney</b><p>We would all do certain things differently if we had our time over again, wouldn’t we?<p>But that doesn’t mean that we should live our …

Not Feeling the Recovery? You’re Not Alone

Incomes are up, the stock market is soaring, and home prices have largely recovered from the mortgage meltdown. But Americans still haven’t regained …

Personal Finance

Minister gives taxpayers another chance to declare hidden wealth

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has issued a revised regulation to give another change for taxpayers who did not avail of the tax amnesty or have not …

Da Vinci Draws Record Price as Wealth Drives Market

November 16th, 2017, 4:46 PM UTC<p>A rediscovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci was sold at Christie’s in New York on Wednesday for a record $450.3 …

Business