Wealth

As CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates had a packed schedule — even sending 2:00 a.m. requests to employees. It wasn’t until he saw Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett’s personal daybook that Gates learned to cut himself and his workers some slack. “I had every minute packed, and I thought that was the only way you

Justin Sullivan | Getty If you manage to score the winning ticket for the Powerball jackpot this Saturday evening, your winnings will shrink significantly after Uncle Sam takes its share. The Powerball jackpot winner can choose between a lump sum of $310.6 million cash or yearly payments worth $615 million. These are estimates until the

Building wealth might not be as difficult as you think, says self-made millionaire and author of “I Will Teach You to Be Rich” Ramit Sethi. Having spent 20 years of his career writing about money and psychology, Sethi knows what it takes to grow your money. The No. 1 way to get rich: keep it boring,

Travelers looking for a three-Michelin-starred meal in Andalusia will inevitably end up at Aponiente. It’s the only restaurant in the region with the distinction.   The restaurant, located in the heart of the Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, is helmed by Chef Angel Leon. Unlike most Michelin-starred restaurants where seasons inform the menu, Leon’s muses are

Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff walking in the Paddock prior to the final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 18, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Eric Alonso | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Toto Wolff, team principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas

For Barbara Corcoran, real estate expert and star of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” success is no longer about money.  But the very first time Corcoran felt successful was the day she first made a profit.  “I made $77,000 running my brokerage firm. I had never made a profit. And I thought, ‘What do I do with

Kim Kardashian has spent her career on camera and red carpets, but the origins of her shapewear company Skims are far less glamorous. For years, the reality star hunted for undergarments to match her skin tone, but most brands only sold products in one or two shades. She’d spend the moments before high-profile events scrambling,

You don’t have to get a college degree to become highly successful. That’s according to Austin Russell, the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, who dropped out of Stanford University in 2012 to start his company, Luminar Technologies, after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Peter Thiel Fellowship.  CNBC Make It asked Russell, 28, if he’d recommend

A sign calling for student loan debt relief is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2023. Nathan Howard | Reuters If you’re one of the millions of Americans affected by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down student loan forgiveness, financial advisors have tips before payments resume. The high

JGI/Tom Grill | Tetra images | Getty Images A federal program for low-income elderly and disabled individuals — known as Supplemental Security Income — includes savings limits for beneficiaries that have largely not been updated since the program was created in 1972. Individuals who receive SSI benefits may have just $2,000 in assets, while married

The sun sets behind power lines near homes during a heat wave in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images As millions of Americans across the country grapple with scorching heat, experts are offering up tips for saving money amid record-breaking temperatures. Despite falling inflation, electricity prices remain

If you want to be rich, you have to know your numbers. How much do you spend on groceries? On entertainment? On gifts? Even how much you tip matters. I understand that it can be hard. When your finances aren’t where you want them to be, it’s sometimes easier to just avoid looking at them.

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could affect broad swaths of the U.S. tax code, corporate revenue and federal wealth tax proposals. The case, Moore v. United States, is slated for the next court term

In 2001, at 22 years old, I moved out of my mom’s basement in Atlanta and into a sublet in the housing projects of Manhattan. I got a job as a technical support operator making $45,000 a year. When I told my friends and family that I was going to get rich off real estate

Within five years of moving to Europe, businessman Douglas Loewe “fell in love” with Barcelona, he said. He decided to buy a home there, spending about 500,000 euros ($545,000) to purchase an apartment in the city’s famous Eixample neighborhood in 1999, the senior operating partner at Macquarie said. But by 2017, Loewe felt the two-bedroom

Barack Obama is no stranger to bleak circumstances — maintaining a positive attitude despite them helps him stay in high spirits. Obama, 61, discussed the top tactic he uses to remain level-headed in an interview with comedian Hasan Minhaj published on Wednesday. Minhaj asked the former president, who he dubbed the “hope and change guy,”

Artificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly being used in financial services — but they come with some serious risks around discrimination. Sadik Demiroz | Photodisc | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. From biometric identification systems that disproportionately misidentify the faces of Black people and minorities, to applications of voice recognition

There are many ways for everyday investors to make a real impact on issues like climate change, gun violence, and racial and economic justice. As a partner at Values Added Financial, which manages $150 million of investable wealth for about 80 households, I advise people on how to use their money to do right by

Money can’t buy you happiness, but can $230 billion buy you a TKO?  Elon Musk is apparently ready to find out, with the world’s richest man having challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a “cage match” — an offer that the martial arts-loving Facebook co-founder quickly agreed to.  “This is real bad blood. This is a beef

Today, Barbara Corcoran is the picture of success: a star on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and a successful real estate entrepreneur. As a 23-year-old struggling to get by, however, Corcoran’s life looked vastly different.  Speaking to her 23-year-old self, Corcoran provided words of encouragement in a recent LinkedIn post: ”Yeah, I know it feels like you’ve had