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The average worker would need to save for 52 years to claw their way out of the middle class and be classified as wealthy, research reveals
Success
The average worker would need to save for 52 years to claw their way out of the middle class and be classified as wealthy, research reveals
By Orianna Rosa RoyleNovember 8, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett
Success
Warren Buffett says ‘accumulating great amounts of money’ doesn’t achieve greatness—He still lives in a $31,500 Nebraska home and clipped coupons
By Emma BurleighNovember 8, 2026
The latest status symbol of the 1% is a third kid. ‘It has become rarer for everyone else,’ says an economist
Economy
The latest status symbol of the 1% is a third kid. ‘It has become rarer for everyone else,’ says an economist
By Amanda SmithNovember 8, 2026
Voters in Silicon Valley rejected the billionaire wealth tax while those in Los Angeles and San Francisco—home to the two top AI companies—wanted it
Politics
Voters in Silicon Valley rejected the billionaire wealth tax while those in Los Angeles and San Francisco—home to the two top AI companies—wanted it
By Jason MaNovember 6, 2026
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
Economy
Bill Gates believes a billionaire’s tax is the only option in the age of AI—and ‘whatever’s left over’ can be used as a philanthropic safety net
By Eleanor PringleNovember 6, 2026
First-time buyers have ‘no low-rate mortgage to surrender’—and with rates back above 7%, one-quarter are leaning on family for the down payment
Real Estate
First-time buyers have ‘no low-rate mortgage to surrender’—and with rates back above 7%, one-quarter are leaning on family for the down payment
By Sydney LakeNovember 6, 2026
Joanna Smith-Ramani, co-executive director of the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program.
Commentary
Aspen Institute director: Wealth is not a luxury, but three in four U.S. households don’t have enough
By Joanna Smith-RamaniNovember 5, 2026
Ken Griffin and Jeff Bezos helped make Miami a billionaire magnet—but Florida’s new $250,000 homestead exemption barely makes a dent for them
Personal Finance
Ken Griffin and Jeff Bezos helped make Miami a billionaire magnet—but Florida’s new $250,000 homestead exemption barely makes a dent for them
By Sydney LakeNovember 5, 2026
MacKenzie Scott’s gifts come with no strings—but the four biggest donors to democracy programs put $189 million into institutes bearing their names
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MacKenzie Scott’s gifts come with no strings—but the four biggest donors to democracy programs put $189 million into institutes bearing their names
By Sydney LakeNovember 4, 2026
Hobby Lobby’s founder called wealth ‘a curse.’ His family spent millions chasing biblical artifacts
North America
Hobby Lobby’s founder called wealth ‘a curse.’ His family spent millions chasing biblical artifacts
By Steven JohnNovember 3, 2026
Chairman Greg Penner
Success
Millionaire Walmart chair Greg Penner adds soccer club Valencia CF to his investments—he already owns NFL’s Denver Broncos and part of a baseball team
By Emma BurleighNovember 3, 2026
Pensive senior man gazing through the window
Personal Finance
Transamerica Institute’s CEO warns of a retirement ‘perfect storm’ as even affluent Americans fall short of the $2.6 million goal
By Sydney LakeNovember 3, 2026
Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries
Success
As Sergey Brin, Larry Page and the ultra-rich flee California, one 34-year-old tech billionaire is ‘not running’—he ‘wants to fight’ for the state
By Emma BurleighNovember 2, 2026
Senator Mark Warner gestures passionately in front of a "Broken Promises, Higher Costs" sign in a Senate hearing.
Success
From Wall Street heirs to telecoms tycoons, at least half of major U.S. Senate candidates are millionaires—and some are worth upwards of $200 million
By Preston ForeNovember 2, 2026
Photo of Sergey Brin
Politics
Billionaire Sergey Brin is building political infrastructure that will last beyond his $102 million fight against Prop 40
By Joshua HongNovember 2, 2026
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