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The 400 Richest Americans Are Now Richer Than the Bottom 50 Percent Combined
The richest people in America command more wealth than entire cities combined.
News
Study: The More a Country Taxes the Rich, the Happier its People
A few weeks after Warren Buffett called for higher taxes on the rich, new research says progressive tax rates are linked to happiness.
Education
Jay-Z and Warren Buffett Team Up to Teach Kids Financial Literacy
One's a billionaire and the other has major street cred. Together they hope to bring the cool to financial literacy.
News
How Obama Plans to Solve Unfair Taxes—and Electoral Distress
Why does Obama want you thinking about taxes in an election year? Hint: A tough economy and Mitt Romney's enormous personal wealth.
The Community Board
Warren Report
Watching Warren Buffett's interview on Charlie Rose last night was the first time I felt any sense of calm about the whole economic situation. He...
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Stock Advice from the Gates Foundation
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Gates Foundation lost 19% of its value bringing its total to $9.07 billion.So what are they doing to try and...
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LONG BETS... a way to foster better long-term thinking
Long Bets was started in 2003 as a project of The Long Now Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) public education nonprofit foundation, based in...
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Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative
Warren Buffett; the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City; Community College Associations; and Others Join to Support Small Business Job...
Business
Bill Gates is Having Trouble Wooing Chinese Billionaires
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are heading to China later in the month. But they're having trouble getting dinner dates with China's upper crust,...
Business
The 80 Most Powerful Octogenarians Are a Spry Bunch
The 80 most influential people over 80 are pioneers, personalities, or living tributes to perseverance and self-preservation. Especially Wesley Brown.
