Family offices are significantly more skeptical about sustainable investing than pensions, endowments and other institutions, according to the second annual Institutional Investor Global Asset Management Survey. Only 30 percent of family offices surveyed considered any ESG factors in the investment process, compared with 60 percent of total respondents. And just 26 percent of families integrate climate-risk analysis.

Bill Gates believes that building confidence at a young age is essential because it provides the “courage to overcome obstacles” in the long run and serves as a catalyst for discovering one’s true path early. Gates Says Support Systems Spark Confidence In a Q&A episode posted by Australia's ABC in 2013, the Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder said supportive adults can give children the steady backing they need to take risks and explore. He said that foundation matters because "That gives

Jeff Bezos now seems no better than a rapacious oligarch

The strategy is easy to follow, even if you’re not a billionaire.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) sold $12.5B in stocks last quarter and grew its cash position from $100B to $373B (30% of assets). Apple (AAPL) stake trimmed from $200B to $50B. Bank of America (BAC) position significantly reduced.

Updated Mar 2, 2026, 4:40 PM GMT Warren Buffett counts Coca-Cola among the best investments of his career. Reuters/Rick Wilking Greg Abel paid tribute to Warren Buffett by touting four of the investor's best stock picks. Berkshire's new CEO highlighted Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, and Moody's in his first shareholder letter. Those stakes are worth anywhere from 10 to 50 times more than what Buffett paid for them. Warren Buffett's successor is making sure the legendary investor gets the

The role of Dubai as a global finance hub and favored landing spot for the global elite faces its first big test in the Iran war.

Over the weekend, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk fired back at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). AOC Criticism Sparks Online Debate Musk was responding to an edited video of AOC's comments from a 2025 congressional hearing, during which she called the tech mogul a "billionaire conman." The Tesla CEO replied by jokingly upgrading his title to "*trillionaire" as his net worth climbs. The remarks from AOC originally came during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on

The proposal from Bernie Sanders exposes the difference between paper wealth and real resources.

Billionaires dumped $3 billion into 2024 election campaigns.

Even the ultra-wealthy are starting to worry about something many middle-class families have been feeling for years: whether their children will be able to build stable careers. Aligned by NewEdge Wealth Managing Director Patrick Dwyer says many of his clients, individuals with net worths ranging from $100 million to more than $1 billion, are increasingly anxious about their children's prospects in today's labor market. Changing Career Paths For The Next Generation “[Our clients] are recognizing

A British billionaire has backed a technology platform for law firms, while saying that artificial intelligence “won’t replace the need for robust systems” in the legal industry. Mark O’Hare, who made his money collecting data on private equity firms, has invested £14 million in Avvoka, a software company, through his private investment firm Valhalla Ventures. Avvoka was launched ten years ago by Eliot Benzecrit and David Howorth, who previously worked in “magic circle” law firms. The founders

The Bridgewater founder weighs in on gold versus bitcoin.

Family meetings might look a little different at this billionaire's house, and you might want to take note.

The world’s largest LNG complex shut down last week after being hit by Iranian drones. That's created a huge opportunity for the U.S. billionaires behind Venture Global.

It was the moment the governments of the Gulf hoped would never arrive. When US president Donald Trump launched coordinated American and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic republic responded by raining drones and missiles down on Dubai and the rest of the Gulf statelets. Over last weekend, the five-star Fairmont hotel was set ablaze, drones hit a series of sites across the city and the airport was closed, leaving tens of thousands stranded, and the estimated 240,000 British citizens living and

Asia is going to have to find a new source of funding. The answer will have to come from those with money: Asia's corporations, and Asia's wealthy.