Reflections on Richard Trayler’s Life Is Short…Compared to Eternity, published in 2010. A family can preserve its fortune and still leave its most important work unfinished.
September 10, 2026, 10:53 AM ET Dino Mavrookas went from Navy SEAL to private equity before quitting to launch Saronic, now a $9.25 billion autonomous maritime vehicle firm. At just 46 years old, Dino Mavrookas’ career already looks more expansive than most, spanning three distinct roles: Navy SEAL, private-equity investor, and now cofounder and CEO of $9.25 defense-tech startup Saronic—proof that your first career doesn’t have to be your last. His latest career pivot came just four years ago,
September 14, 2026, 10:58 AM ET Michael Dell’s AI success has catapulted him past the wealth of fellow tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison. The world’s richest entrepreneurs have watched their net worths skyrocket and plummet at the whim of the stock market. And Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of pioneering tech company Dell Technologies, has just seen his wealth double thanks to the AI boom. The 61-year-old—who owns 40% of his tech company—has gained around $122 billion since
Clearer thinking, healthier relationships, and a more thoughtful approach to family legacy. A family can have substantial financial security and still face anxiety, painful conflict, or uncertainty about belonging.
What the feelings wheel can teach family offices and UHNW families about judgment, relationships, and lasting legacy A family can understand every asset on its balance sheet and still struggle to understand what is happening around its dinner table. A founder calls a succession proposal “premature.
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak is to attack opponents of new workers’ rights and urge the Government to “face down” vested interests in a keynote speech to the TUC Congress in Brighton on Monday.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) raised concerns on Sunday about the growing global influence of billionaires in politics, citing the U.K. Reform Party securing $97 million in donations from cryptocurrency billionaires. Sanders Questions Big Money Influence Sanders said in an X post that oligarchy is going global. “The billionaires are not just buying American politicians; they are funding right-wing parties all over the world — including the UK Reform Party,” the independent lawmaker added. “The
The upheaval underscores how L.A. franchises have become billion-dollar assets in a high-stakes arms race, in which owners chase media money, luxury arenas and global clout as fiercely as championships.
Hunter Biden jokingly asked Elon Musk on Sunday to help revive his Laptop (LAPTOP) memecoin before artificial intelligence causes catastrophic outcomes. Musk, Amodei Issue AI Warnings Biden tagged Musk, claiming that he and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have both said “AI might end us all by 2030.” Amodei called on AI companies to “pace the frontier” and slow advancements, following warnings from researchers about potential catastrophic risks. His call drew support from OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, as
From Astor family members to Tori Spelling, see the dramatic reasons some millionaire scions lost out on their eye-watering inheritances Sun, 13 Sep 2026 For as long as there have been billionaires in the United States — oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller was America's first in the early 20th century — there have been scions to squander said billions. "Any fool can make a fortune; it takes a man of brains to hold onto it," Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt, another one of America's first
September 13, 2026, 9:30 AM ET Mike Bloomberg started at Salomon Brothers as a clerk making $9,000 a year, making his way up to partner, before getting the boot. He has no hard feelings, and learned critical lessons from the rejection. Being involuntarily ousted from a job—whether that be from a layoff or firing—is a universal, career-altering experience that very few professionals are lucky enough to never go through. Many of the greats have gotten the boot: Steve Jobs was ousted from Apple in
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