Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates divorce becomes official
Three months after they first announced their split following 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are officially divorced. The marriage dissolution...
French Gates sets up exit option as Gates Foundation adjusts to divorce
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it plans to add trustees to its governing board by early next year, and that Melinda French Gates...
Gates divorce speeds divergence of separate philanthropic goals
The split of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates after 27 years of marriage throws into question the destination of their vast fortune and the...
Bezos, Zuckerberg Are Taking Tech Wealth to a Whole New Level VIEW
(Bloomberg) -- The message from Jeff Bezos: Big Tech's not so powerful. The message from his personal fortune: Oh yes it is. As Bezos and...
Americans now need at least 500,000 a year to enter top 1 percent
The income needed to exit the bottom 99% of U.S. taxpayers hit $515,371 in 2017, according to Internal Revenue Service data released this week. That's...
A prenup is the latest must-have for tech startup founders in love
Long popular with older wealthy couples who re-marry, prenups are also being demanded by entrepreneurs who want to keep future windfalls to themselves.
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Americans worry about retirement, but not as much as Europeans
Those with the gloomiest outlooks are in Spain and France. The most optimistic about their retirement prospects are the Dutch.
Superrich Americans getting younger and multiplying
A new generation of millionaires and billionaires probably owe as much to inheritances as to self-made fortunes.
Rich professionals are using pension plans as a tax dodge
Setting up a pension can help wealthy service professionals stash hundreds of thousands of dollars in income a year, getting around the income limits created...
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Quitting a well-paying job to travel the world: It’s a thing now
New tool estimates whether you can afford to take time off to trot the globe.