Warren Buffett could've been worth $102 billion (BRKA, BRKB)
Warren Buffett is now the world's third-richest person.But he could be even richer. On Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported that Buffett was recently passed by Amancio Ortega, the Spanish fashion magnate,...
View ArticleNow we know what one of Bill Ackman's 2 new investments is
It looks as if we now know what the smaller of Bill Ackman's two new investments is.Forbes reports that Pershing Square Capital, Ackman's $20 billion hedge fund, disclosed a stake in Nomad Holdings, a...
View ArticleThis is Richard Branson swimming with a massive whale shark
Since it's World Environment Day, billionaire entrepreneur and explorer Sir Richard Branson shared some incredible photos from his adventures in the ocean. One of the photos shows Branson swimming with...
View ArticleThe ex-wife of Russia's richest man wants half of his $15 billion fortune
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, who runs the world's largest nickel producer, and Natalia Potanina divorced last year.At the time, Potanin offered his wife of 30 years a settlement including a...
View ArticleBillionaire John Paul DeJoria reveals the investment mistake that cost him...
John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the Paul Mitchell hair products empire and the Patrón Spirits Company, looks back and reveals the business pursuit he regrets most from his career. Produced by Justin...
View ArticleHere's how insanely competitive Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison really is
Larry Ellison, Oracle's billionaire cofounder and current CTO, is famous for his brash personality.He's shown time and time again that he's willing to go to great lengths to win, both in business and...
View ArticleBillionaires are demanding that waterfalls be installed in their superyachts...
The ultimate rite of passage for any billionaire is to get a superyacht — a floating palace in which the megarich can live in luxury on the sea.These boats have cutting-edge technology, including...
View ArticleHow a decade of rejection rocketed billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely to...
Before she became the billionaire founder of shapewear company Spanx, Sara Blakely failed a lot.She didn't make it as a standup comedian. She couldn't become a lawyer like her dad because she failed...
View ArticleGreece's 'bad boy billionaire' is asking $35 million for this palatial...
Alki David, the Greek Coca Cola bottling heir who has earned the title of "bad boy billionaire," is tired of his Italian-style villa in Beverly Hills. The listing says the price is available on...
View Article16 tech titans who are giving away most of their money instead of leaving it...
Some entrepreneurs who have made billions off of their tech ventures like to spend them in some pretty extravagant ways, whether it be on private planes, summer homes, or even an entire island. Others...
View ArticleBillionaires are demanding that waterfalls be installed in their superyachts...
The ultimate rite of passage for any billionaire is to get a superyacht — a floating palace in which the megarich can live in luxury on the sea.These boats have cutting-edge technology, including...
View ArticleThe way the richest Americans build wealth isn't smart for the average person
How did the Forbes 400 get to be fabulously wealthy?That's what every investor wants to know, so Merrill Lynch CIO Ashvin B. Chhabra studied the members of the list to see what they had in common.In...
View ArticleInside the awesome world of designing superyachts for billionaires
The lifestyle of a billionaire wouldn't be complete without the purchase of a superyacht. We're not just talking about luxury yachts to hold a few parties to cruise around the shores of the mega-rich's...
View ArticleThe richest tech tycoons in 14 major countries around the world
Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and Jeff Bezos are among some of the wealthiest tech tycoons here in the US. But there are plenty of extremely wealthy tech executives across the globe who are making major...
View ArticleChina is teaching the children of the country's elite how to behave properly
Seventy children of Chinese entrepreneurs crammed into a Beijing hotel over the weekend to learn how to behave themselves, as Chinese authorities increase their criticism of the bad behavior by the...
View ArticleDonald Trump is about to say he's worth $9 billion dollars
A source confirmed to Business Insider that real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump plans to release a two page document on Tuesday that will list his net worth at $9 billion. Trump,...
View ArticleThe 25 richest self-made billionaires
There are two types of billionaires: those who inherited their wealth, and those who built it from nothing.Our friends at Wealth-X, a database of information about ultra-high net worth individuals,...
View ArticleSaudi Prince Alwaleed settles Forbes libel suit over how much money he's worth
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said he had settled a libel suit against the Forbes magazine group over its reporting on his fortune, which he claimed was billions...
View ArticleBillionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely shares her best business advice
Sara Blakely, the billionaire founder of shapewear company Spanx, has made a lot of mistakes along the way, but she's learned even more. Last week at the Forbes Women's Summit in New York, Blakely...
View ArticleThese are the things that keep millionaires awake at night
Even the superrich have things to worry about.According to the latest Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management World Wealth Report, younger rich people have a lot more on their minds than older ones do.The...
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