The ultra-wealthy make for good campaign villains. They also fund the city’s social safety net.

Tony Davidow, senior alternatives investment strategist at the Franklin Templeton Institute, discusses opportunities in private markets

December 6, 2025, 3:29 PM ET In 2025, 91 heirs inherited a record $297.8 billion, up 36% from 2024, UBS said. Nearly $300 billion was inherited this year as the Great Wealth Transfer picks up speed, showering family members with immense windfalls. According to the latest UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report, 91 heirs inherited a record-high $297.8 billion in 2025, up 36% from a year ago despite fewer inheritors. “These heirs are proof of a multiyear wealth transfer that’s intensifying,” said

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Michael and Susan Dell are gaining massive attention after making a substantial donation to the Trump accounts program. Who are these generous philanthropists?

The late real estate billionaire Sam Zell said he never thought about retiring or taking vacations because he enjoyed his work. Zell, who built a fortune buying distressed real estate, said on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast in March 2020 that he always tried to avoid doing anything he didn't like. "I've loved everything," Zell said. "I love getting up in the morning. I never found myself getting up in the morning and saying, ‘Oh, my God, I've got to go do this again.' I've tried very hard to

Australia stands to benefit from a mega inheritance wave as Asia's wealthy families prepare to transfer unprecedented fortunes to their mobile heirs.

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One year into the second Trump presidency, it’s pretty clear that his regime’s operating principle is not really “America First” but “Trump First.”

Joe Lonsdale has generated significant backlash after saying public executions would deter violent criminals.

Luana Lopes Lara, cofounder of the Kalshi prediction market, has become the world's youngest self-made female billionaire at age 29. Lopes Lara, who owns 12% of the startup now valued at $11 billion, takes the title from Scale AI cofounder Lucy Guo, 31, who overtook Taylor Swift this pas

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December 8, 2025, 12:40 PM ET The concern that was most widely cited in the UBS report on billionaires was tariffs, with 66% saying it will most likely harm market conditions over the coming year. Money can’t buy you love, but surely billions of dollars ought to be enough to insulate you from global uncertainty and provide some peace of mind, right? Maybe not. According to the latest UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report, which surveyed superrich clients around the world, only 1% said, “I am not

Wealth taxes are a hot topic in policy debates from Europe to the U.S., and Norway offers one of the most instructive examples. The Nordic nation has been taxing personal fortunes since 1892, and while the levy has prompted some millionaires to leave, it continues to generate meaningful revenue and support one of the world's most equal societies. Millionaires on the Move Norway's wealth tax is structured to be progressive. Individuals pay 1% on net wealth between 1.76 million and 20.7 million

A Question with Many Different Answers When you tell people you work with successful families who are planning to transition their wealth or business to the next generation, you often get lots of curious questions. The queries are all over the map of course, but it usually doesn’t take very long before they want to […]

Family offices boost CRE investments as wealth shifts to a new generation and market conditions create prime entry points.