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Stocks have been a better investment than real estate since the 1950s — and it's one big reason for the racial wealth gap
White Americans put more of their wealth in the stock market. It's appreciated five times more than…
Jason Lalljee,Madison Hoff
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I help Hermès collectors buy and sell used Birkin bags. They're almost impossible to get in stores, but I've sold nearly $2 million worth through eBay and online.
Caroline Bui, the Birkin Fairy, worked at Hermès for 12 years. After having two kids, she wanted mo…
By Caroline Bui, as told to J…
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YIMBY with a conscience: Meet the 26-year-old real-estate heir who wants to make affordable housing a reality in the Biden era
Donahue Peebles III, heir to one of the US' largest real-estate developers, considers the affordabl…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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Here is the world's skewed distribution of wealth in a single graphic
"The top tiers of the wealth pyramid - covering individuals with net worth above $100,000 - compris…
Ben Moshinsky
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American billionaires' net worths have grown to $4 trillion during the coronavirus pandemic
The 10 richest US billionaires - with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates in the top three spots …
Juliana Kaplan
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Bob Dylan cashing in on his music catalog for an estimated $300 million is just the latest example of boomers hoarding wealth
Bob Dylan just sold his entire song catalog to Universal Music Publishing. To quote one of his most…
Juliana Kaplan,Hillary Hoffow…
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Rising Wealth May Have Made Americans Less Generous
Over time, she found words that implied individualism increased in use, while words denoting commun…
Mandi Woodruff
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The Link Between Narcissism And Wealth Is Becoming Clearer Than Ever
Study 2: Study groups completed something called a "Me Versus Other" scale to show how they see the…
Mandi Woodruff
6 mins read
US inequality is only getting worse, and the 'dynastic wealth' bemoaned by Warren Buffett may be one of the reasons why
In an attempt to even the playing field between the richest and poorest Americans, a number of weal…
Hillary Hoffower
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Dynastic wealth may be fueling the widening gap between America's rich and poor - here's how the wealthy keep their money in the family
He added: "Given the relatively high level of estate tax exemption at $11.4 million per person, mos…
Hillary Hoffower
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The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics are taking on the world's biggest problems. We talked to them about the wealth tax, Medicare for All, and some huge misunderstandings about migration.
Duflo: What Abhijit was talking about, which is helping the people who have been frontally hit, dis…
Richard Feloni
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80% of Americans own just 7% of the country's wealth
These stats surprised the majority of the participants. Here's a chart that shows what they thought…
Kathleen Elkins
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This 33-year-old economist hasn't just helped shape one of Elizabeth Warren's and Bernie Sanders' boldest policies - he's been changing how you think about wealth, whether you know it or not
The pair of coins is a reference to Warren's signature policy proposal of the past year, a 2% wealt…
Richard Feloni
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Britain had a vast, unfair transfer of £36 billion in wealth and no one is talking about it
The act created a legal framework that let companies funnel workers into private pension plans and …
Jim Edwards
1 min read
Here's Where The Richest 10% Control The Bulk Of A Country's Wealth
Credit Suisse released a huge report on the distribution of global wealth. Among lots of other inte…
Andy Kiersz
12 mins read
Investment Manager Explains Why 99.5% Of Americans Can Never Win
Folks in the top 0.1% come from many backgrounds but it's infrequent to meet one whose wealth wasn'…
Gus Lubin
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This graphic shows how two-thirds of the world's adults own just 3% of its wealth
The unequal distribution of wealth is a growing theme in global politics. On Monday, the Nobel Priz…
Ben Moshinsky
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Wealth Inequality Is MUCH Worse Than You Realize
The video, created by user politizane, displays graphics made from data in a Harvard Business Schoo…
Michael Kelley
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Study: The top 1% now accounts for 10% of total income in developed countries
Yet globally, the top 1% has experienced the largest gains, according to the report. That group now…
Barbara Tasch
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This Chart Shows The Big Problem With That Inequality Study Everybody's Talking About
Maybe there will be a stock market crash that wipes out the savings of a bunch of billionaires. May…