Wealth

Some kids gain confidence from report cards and gold medals. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban built his by dancing. His mother taught him after the 12-year-old Cuban chipped his two front teeth and was forced to wear “silver stainless steel” caps, he told NBC’s “TODAY” last year. “I was a little short chubby kid [and] my

Bill Gates has spent years, and billions of dollars, working to combat climate change.  The billionaire’s foundation has invested vast sums in various climate tech solutions while regularly raising the alarm about the leading contributors to climate change, like the greenhouse gas emissions stemming from major energy and manufacturing companies burning fossil fuels at prodigious

They say love doesn’t cost a thing. But that certainly isn’t true of weddings. In 2022, couples in the United States spent, on average, nearly $30,000 to get married, according to a report from the wedding website The Knot. But it wasn’t always this way. In the 1950s, the “Complete Guide to Wedding Etiquette” advised

Terry Vine | Getty Images Higher earners who maximize retirement savings now have more time for pretax catch-up 401(k) contributions, thanks to new IRS guidance.  Currently, “catch-up contributions” allow savers 50 and older to funnel an extra $7,500 into 401(k) plans and other retirement plans beyond the $22,500 employee deferral limit for 2023. A change

Starting Monday, passengers flying on Korean Air may be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight. The exercise, which will last about three weeks, is required by law and applies to all Korean flag carriers, a Korean Air representative told CNBC. The law requires airlines to weigh passengers and their carry-on luggage

High-rise tower buildings along the central Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on July 3, 2023. Karim Sahib | Afp | Getty Images Dubai’s luxury home prices surged by nearly 50% in the year up until June, maintaining its top ranking for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to a new report by Knight Frank. According to data

A tray of Rolex watches are seen on a dealer’s stand at the London Watch Show on March 19, 2022 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images The Watches of Switzerland Group lost a quarter of its value on Friday morning, heading for the stock’s worst day ever, after luxury watchmaker Rolex announced a

In a Good Morning America appearance earlier this year, Corcoran doubled down on that advice, saying it’s essential to know what the house you may have viewed in the early afternoon looks like at all times of the day. “People fall in love with the house and think at that moment in time it’s their

Artistgndphotography | E+ | Getty Images Savers are now getting higher cash yields after several interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. But taxes on those earnings could be a surprise, experts say. As of Aug. 24, the top 1% of savings accounts were paying average rates north of 4.5%, and the most competitive one-year

Plenty of people aspire to be wealthy, but fortune and fame can have their downsides. Take it from Mark Cuban — or, rather, his kids. The three children, who range in age from 13 to 20, are keenly aware that people make assumptions about them due to their father’s wealth, Cuban recently told TikToker Bobbi