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America’s billionaires are older than ever, with one in five already in their 80s or 90s—as millennials await the Great Wealth Transfer
There’s a record 36 billionaires over 90. Some are still showing up at the office. Meanwhile, “young” billionaires (under 50) make up just 10% of the ultrawealthy club.
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America’s billionaires are older than ever, with one in five already in their 80s or 90s—as millennials await the Great Wealth Transfer
America’s billionaires are worth $5.7 trillion—but they’ve only pledged or donated $185 billion of that in the last decade
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