Wealth

Vm | E+ | Getty Images In recent months, the world’s new billionaires made more of their fortunes from inheritance than from entrepreneurship, according to the UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report. It marked the first time in the nine-year history of the report that newly minted billionaires accumulated more wealth from inheritance than starting a business.

In the small town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, people knew Geoffrey Holt as the unassuming caretaker of the mobile home park where he lived. What they didn’t know was that he was a multimillionaire — and he donated the entirety of his $3.8 million fortune to the 4,000-person community after he died at age 82

For Charlie Munger, living in a relatively modest house wasn’t an accident — it was a conscious choice. Munger, the billionaire investor and longtime business partner to Warren Buffett, died on Tuesday at the age of 99. He’d previously filmed a wide-ranging interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick, which aired on Thursday evening, and discussed his

JGI/Jamie Grill If you funneled cash into money market mutual funds in 2023 amid rising interest rates, you may have a surprise tax bill in April, experts say. Investors and institutions have piled $5.84 trillion into money market mutual funds, as of Nov. 29, according to the Investment Company Institute, and many funds are paying

Caiaimage/chris Ryan | Istock | Getty Images There has been a wave of financial literacy legislation nationwide as states push to get personal finance classes into public schools — and Tennessee was one of the first to enact a high school mandate. Since 2013, Tennessee has required a half-semester personal finance course for high school

This story is part of CNBC’s new quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. Twin Rivers Farm could break records as Tennessee’s priciest home if it fetches its $65 million asking price.  The property is located just

Michael Morrow Courtesy: Michael Morrow This story is part of CNBC’s new quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have been transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and workers. As Americans grapple with economic uncertainty, educators in Nashville, Tennessee, are preparing high school and middle school students

It’s official: Mark Cuban says he’s leaving ABC’s “Shark Tank” after more than a decade on the show. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor plans to move on after Season 16 ends in 2025, he told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. “I just want to have a couple summers with my teens before they go off

Nashville is seeing an unprecedented surge in luxury hotels, with renowned brands such as the Four Seasons Hotel, the W Hotel and the Grand Hyatt opening their doors in Music City. More than 90 new hotels have been constructed in Nashville since 2013, contributing more than 14,000 rooms to the city’s accommodation offerings, according to

Getty Images If you’re planning to donate to charity on Giving Tuesday, it can be tricky to claim a deduction on your taxes, experts say. Americans funneled an estimated $3.1 billion to their favorite organizations in 2022, a 15% increase from 2021, according to GivingTuesday. While tax breaks generally aren’t the main reason for giving,

A pedestrian passes in front of a statue of a bull in the Wall Street area in New York City. Doug Kanter | AFP | Getty Images Family offices now have more of their money invested in private markets than the public stock market — even as the market rallies — according to a new

Jagger Eaton is already an Olympic bronze medal winner, two-time world champion and five-time X Games medalist, and the 22-year-old pro skateboarder is also on his way to building his own financial foundation. Eaton tells CNBC Make It that his No. 1 savings goal at the moment is to buy more income property. “It’s not

At a time when many households feel financially strained, some say you can put a price on happiness. And that number is $1.2 million. According to Empower’s Financial Happiness report, 60% of Americans said money can buy happiness and achieving a certain net worth is key to contentment. With record high credit card debt, a declining personal

Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood EDITION on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. Phillip Faraone | Getty Images A new foundation has been established in the late actor Matthew Perry’s name to help others who struggle with addiction. “Addiction is far too powerful for

Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, traveling to attend major sporting events is on the rise. Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the travel industry, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.   The market is massive, and only stands to grow,

Ольга Носова | Istock | Getty Images If you’re retired and giving to charity this season, there’s a planning move that can reduce your 2023 taxes while donating to a worthy cause, experts say. The strategy, known as qualified charitable distributions, or QCDs, allows retirees to transfer money from an individual retirement account to an

Some 165 photographers working on assignment for National Geographic shot more than 2.1 million images in 2023. Now, 29 are featured in its annual “Pictures of the Year” retrospective. The feature — published in the magazine’s December issue and online in November — contains “stunning photographs that unearth remarkable, rarely seen moments,” according to National

Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own passport photos at home, allows its employees to stay at an apartment in Spain for free — provided they work while they’re there. The apartment

We all know divorces are not uncommon in the U.S. Some of the most public splits over the years have included those of celebrities such as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and most recently, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner. In 2021, there were nearly 700,000

Private jets are seen on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 5, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The world’s richest 1% of people are responsible for around the same percentage of global carbon emissions as the 5 billion people who