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☆ How the world's 431 women billionaires make, spend and give away their fortunes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Of the 3,323 billionaires in the world, 13% (or 431) of them are women, according to the Altrata Billionaire Census. Of the 431 female billionaires today, three-quarters inherited a portion of their wealth, according to the report. By contrast, only 5% of male billionaires inherited their fortunes. Nearly one in five female billionaires spend most of their professional time in nonprofits, compared with 5% of men. Billionaire men are 3.8 times more likely that billionaire women to own a car worth more than $1 million.

Persons: they’re, Alice Walton, Julia Flesher Koch, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Altrata, — Organizations: Altrata, Cerulli Associates

☆ Fox News edited Trump’s rambling answers and false claims in barbershop interview, full video shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Brian Stelter | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The visit was part of “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones’ ongoing barbershop interview series. Fox edited out many of Trump’s rambling comments and false claims. Ironically, however, Fox edited several of Trump’s recent appearances on the network, including his visit to the barbershop. Fox also cut some of the former president’s insults, as when he mocked the Wall Street Journal, a sister property of Fox. Trump’s recent appearance on the Fox News program “MediaBuzz” was also pretaped and edited.

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☆ Inheritance can destroy a family or be a life-changing gift. Here's how I advise my clients as an estate-planning attorney.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Dana Blue is an estate-planning attorney who helps families navigate assets after a loved one dies. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dana Blue, a 44-year-old estate planning, probate, and real estate attorney in Philadelphia. AdvertisementAfter almost a decade of being an attorney, I've witnessed the variety of ways inheritance has changed people, both positively and destructively. It can isolate you from family membersInheritances can impact family members in different ways and even tear them apart. A brother who moved away 20 years ago and cut himself off from the family will still receive his 50% inheritance.

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☆ What Harris’ unrealized capital gains tax proposal means for you
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A billionaire minimum tax is one of several proposals pushed by Democrats in recent years to tax the rich. Harris has specifically called for raising the top tax rate on millionaires with long-term realized capital gains from 20% to 28%. Harris’ proposal to increase the tax rate on realized capital gains to 28% would apply to taxpayers with income over $1 million. How a tax on unrealized capital gains would workLet’s discuss how a billionaire minimum tax – which is, on a basic level, a tax on unrealized capital gains – would impact a homeowner. If passed, a billionaire minimum tax – an unprecedented tax on income not yet received – would likely face many legal challenges.

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☆ Harris' rise in polls sparks wave of wealth transfers to kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

If it expires, the estate and gift tax exemption will fall by about half. The tightening presidential race has touched off a wave of tax planning by ultra-wealthy investors, especially given fears of a higher estate tax, according to advisors and tax attorneys. With Harris and Trump essentially tied in the polls, the odds have increased that the estate tax benefits will expire — either through gridlock or tax hikes. The biggest question facing wealthy families is how much to give, and when, in advance of any estate tax change. If they do nothing, and the estate exemption drops, they risk owing taxes on estates over $14 million if they die.

Persons: Robert Frank, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Pam Lucina, Lucina, Mark Parthemer, it's, Parthemer Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Northern Trust Locations: Florida, Glenmede

Most US states observe equitable distribution, meaning all property acquired during the marriage is divided fairly at a judge's discretion. Nine US states observe community property law, where marital assets are split 50-50. Which states are community property states in a divorce? In community property states, marital assets — and debts incurred by either spouse during the marriage — are divided 50-50. A court may also deem marital assets "quasi-community property" if, at the time they were acquired, the couple lived in a non-community property state but later moved to and filed for divorce in a community property state.

Persons: —, Skye Gould, it's Locations: America, Arizona , California , Idaho , Louisiana , Nevada , New Mexico , Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Alaska

☆ Inheritance can tear families apart. A financial therapist shares 3 ways to manage conflict.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Even when assets are split equally, family members might butt heads over how money should be invested or spent. Understanding your emotions around money can help to navigate tricky inheritance conversations, Tessler said. AdvertisementPeople might feel that they don't understand money or that their siblings don't see them as financially responsible. Using personality tools, such as the Enneagram, can help people figure out where their family members are coming from when disagreements arise, she added. AdvertisementTessler said she has previously advised clients to wait 24 hours before reading emails from "intense and challenging" family members.

Persons: —, Bari Tessler, who's, Tessler, spender Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Bari

☆ Women are set to inherit trillions of dollars in the great 'horizontal wealth transfer'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Up to $9 trillion is expected to be passed along to spouses and partners in the coming years as part of what's being called "the horizontal wealth transfer," according to a new report. Yet because surviving spouses and partners typically get the initial inheritances, and because women typically outlive men, bequests in the coming years will largely go to women, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report. UBS calls it the "horizontal wealth transfer," since the wealth is moving intra-generationally rather than intergenerationally. "Most people have a rather feudal idea of wealth going down through generations," said Paul Donovan, chief economist of UBS Global Wealth Management. According to the report, the largest horizontal wealth transfers will be in the Americas.

Persons: Paul Donovan Organizations: UBS Global Wealth, UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management Locations: what's, Americas

☆ Boomer dad, who is 6 months away from retirement, has already started gifting his Gen X and millennial kids their inheritance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

MJ's kids include two of his own and two stepchildren, all aged between 35 to 46. AdvertisementHe's among a growing cohort of boomers who are passing on their wealth at an earlier stage in life, financial planners previously told BI. "We consider inheritances and money from families a gift of love," Gideon Drucker, president and financial planner at Drucker Wealth, previously told BI. The money he gifts to his kids comes with no strings attached — they are free to spend it how they see fit. "I'm not going to put them all into retirement with what I'm leaving them.

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☆ Some boomers aren't waiting to die to pass on their wealth — their millennial kids need it now
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Recently, the client's parents told him they were going to up that amount — to $60,000 a year for the next 10 years — but that would be it. Boomers waiting to pass down their wealth until their kids are much older has partially contributed to the rise in geriatric millionaires, BI previously reported. Related storiesGideon Drucker, president and financial planner at Drucker Wealth, said he is also seeing more older people proactively passing down their wealth. He tends to work with clients in their 30s and 40s, while his dad, who leads their senior division, works with those clients' parents, figuratively and, in some cases, literally. One thing Drucker cautions against is giving your kids money in a way that might up their standard of living to a level they can't actually sustain.

Persons: —, Sophia Bera Daigle, Daigle, Gideon Drucker, Drucker Organizations: Service, Business, grandkids, Boomers, millennials, Drucker Wealth

☆ Here's how much money Americans have in their 401(k)s at every income level—see how you compare
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Americans' workplace retirement account balances are growing — but they're still lower than what people say they need to be on track for retirement, new data reveals. The median account balance in the U.S. is now $35,286, according to Vanguard's annual How America Saves report, which tracked the performance of 401(k)s and similar plans in 2023. Some of the lower balance totals have to do with age, too: People often make and save less money earlier in their careers. "People tend to accelerate retirement contributions as they get older because they tend to earn more, but also because they're getting closer to retirement age," says Michelle Gessner, a certified financial planner in Houston. Compound interest is interest that's continually earned on both the principal amount and any accumulated interest, leading to exponential growth over time.

Persons: That's, they're, Michelle Gessner, that's Organizations: America, Northwestern Mutual Locations: U.S, Houston

☆ Gen X stands to gain the most wealth from the $84 trillion wealth transfer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Generation X may be the biggest beneficiaries from the $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer in the next 10 years, according to a new study. The findings cast a spotlight on the large wealth potential for Generation X, which has been largely overlooked in the discussion of young inheritors. The Wealth-X report suggests that wealth management firms, luxury companies and real estate firms targeting the next-generation of wealthy clients should also start considering Generation X. In the next 10 years, 1.2 million individuals worth $5 million or more will pass down a total of over $31 trillion in wealth, according to the report. Billionaires will pass down about $5 trillion, according to the report.

Persons: Gen, millennials, Gen Xers, Robert Frank, Inheritors Organizations: Wealth, Alliant Credit Union, The Locations: North America

☆ Welcome to the age of geriatric millionaires
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

While it makes sense that time is often a crucial ingredient to accruing savings and assets, the average age of millionaires in the US has been rising faster than the average age of the overall population over the last three decades. How millionaires are changingSince 1992, the average age of the country's millionaires has been going up. That means that younger millionaires aren't joining their ranks fast enough to keep the average age steady. Millionaires are overrepresented beginning around age 50, but track pretty cleanly with the cohort in their 40's. What does it mean to have so many older millionaires?

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☆ Getting an inheritance can change people. As an estate lawyer, I've seen it tear families apart.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'm an attorney who practices exclusively in estate planning, elder law, and estate administration fields. AdvertisementWhen I've dealt with inheritance at my job, I've noticed that putting money on the table changes people. Grief impacts the way people handle inheritance issuesIt breaks my heart to see families fighting over inheritance. I've also seen that inheritance has the power to do goodI think a lot of people assume that inheritances can impact families for the worse. I've seen beneficiaries who didn't expect to inherit anything from someone receive a surprise check, or money being given to charitable organizations.

Persons: Jennifer Rozelle, who's, I've, —, it's, I'd Organizations: Service, Estate & Elder, Business Locations: Indiana

☆ The great wealth transfer has started — but millennials, Gen Z may not inherit as much as they anticipate
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There's a massive wealth transfer underway. "It has started and it's only going to accelerate," said Liz Koehler, head of advisor engagement for BlackRock's wealth advisory business. And yet, some millennials and Generation Z may not be inheriting as much as they think. Recent reports show a growing disconnect between how much the next generation expects to receive in the "great wealth transfer" and how much their aging parents plan on leaving them. However, 55% of baby boomers who plan to leave behind an inheritance said they will pass on less than $250,000, Alliant found.

Persons: Liz Koehler, Gen Zers, Alliant, Isabel Barrow Organizations: Finance, Alliant Credit Union, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Edelman, Edelman Financial Locations: millennials

☆ 'Jurassic Park' star Jeff Goldblum says his kids will need to support themselves when they're older: 'You've got to row your own boat'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Goldblum is the latest celebrity warning his kids not to expect a life bankrolled by their parents. "It's an important thing to teach kids," the 71-year-old said in the interview. Goldblum isn't alone in feeling that it's important to encourage your children to make their own way. Sign up for CNBC's new online course How to Earn Passive Income Online to learn about common passive income streams, tips to get started and real-life success stories. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

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☆ Klimt portrait missing for nearly a century sold for $32 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was unseen for almost a century has sold for $32 million – the bottom end of its pre-auction estimate. The sale price was less than half that fetched by another Klimt painting – “Dame mit Fächer” (Lady with a Fan) – in London last year. The last portrait completed by Klimt became the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a European auction, when it sold for a £85.3 million ($108.4 million). However, new research by the auction house suggests Justus’ wife, Lilly, hired him to paint one of their two daughters. A cape richly decorated with flowers is draped around her shoulders,” the auction house said.

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☆ US soldier at Fort Bragg sentenced for running romance scam
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge sentenced a former Army service member to prison for running a romance scam. Romance scams cost Americans $1.3 billion in 2022. AdvertisementA US soldier will spend more than three years in federal prison for a romance scam in which police say he impersonated military officials. Before his arrest, Frimpong was an active-duty Army service member stationed at Fort Bragg, the department said. "The fact that an Army service member was involved in romance scams while serving as a soldier is appalling."

Persons: —, Sanda G, Frimpong, Kate Kleinert, Kleinart, Tom Tanner, Michael Easley Organizations: Army, Service, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Yahoo, Wired, Social Security, Justice Department, Business Locations: Fort, United States, Nigeria

☆ Romance scammers are now building trust with AI-generated deepfakes. Here's how to spot them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It might be because he's a romance scammer called a "Yahoo Boy" who wants to steal your life savings. Once gaining the victims' trust, the scammers use a pretense to solicit money, like the need to pay an emergency medical expense. Last year alone, the FBI's Internet Crime Report estimated that Americans lost more than $650 million to romance scams. Kate Kleinert, a 69-year-old widow, previously told BI that she lost $39,000 to an online romance scam. Over the last two years, the Yahoo Boys started experimenting with deepfake video clips and video calls, according to Wired.

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☆ My children and I inherited nearly $750,000 from my aunt. I spent some of it wisely, but I made one mistake I can't take back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Sarah Adams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She put her children's shares in traditional savings accounts, and she wishes she had invested it. As I've navigated the process of inheriting money, I've concluded this is spot on, but it comes down to how each of those classes teaches (or fails to teach) their children financial competence. I directed the funds to separate savings accounts for my children at the local bank I had used for years. Even if I didn't traditionally invest, online savings accounts now offer up to 5% interest. AdvertisementWhen I inquired about withdrawing funds to invest or even closing the savings accounts in favor of something more financially smart, I was rejected.

Persons: Sarah Adams, —, I've, Adams, Bobbi, inheritances, wasn't Organizations: Service, Toyota Locations: England, New York

☆ My children and I inherited $741,000 from my aunt. I made one mistake with the money that I wish I could take back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Sarah Adams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As I've navigated the process of inheriting money, I've concluded this is spot on, but it comes down to how each of those classes teaches (or fails to teach) their children financial competence. I grew up with a "poor" mentality and knew I wanted to make better financial decisions for my future children. I directed the funds to separate savings accounts for my children at the local bank I had used for years. Even if I didn't traditionally invest, online savings accounts now offer up to 5% interest. AdvertisementWhen I inquired about withdrawing funds to invest or even closing the savings accounts in favor of something more financially smart, I was rejected.

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☆ A Gustav Klimt painting valued at up to $54 million was rediscovered after being missing for nearly a century
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gustav Klimt's painting "Portrait of Fräulein Lieser" was rediscovered after nearly 100 years. The painting is set to be auctioned in April and is valued at up to $54 million. AdvertisementA long-lost painting by the Austrian modernist Gustav Klimt has been rediscovered after nearly a century. Related storiesAfter being exhibited globally, the portrait will be auctioned in Vienna in April, with an estimated value of up to €50 million, or around $54 million, the auction house said. According to the auction house, the painting appears to have been acquired by "a legal predecessor of the consignor in the 1960s and passed to the current owner in three inheritances."

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☆ Klimt portrait missing for nearly a century could sell for $54 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was unseen for almost a century is expected to fetch millions when it goes up for auction this spring. However, new research by the auction house suggests Justus’ wife, Lilly, hired him to paint one of their two daughters. A cape richly decorated with flowers is draped around her shoulders,” the auction house said. Its exact fate after 1925 is “unclear,” according to the auction house. The last portrait completed by Klimt became the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a European auction, when it fetched a staggering £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London last year.

Persons: Gustav Klimt, Fräulein, ”, Roland Schlager, Klimt, Adolf, Justus Lieser, Margarethe Constance, Justus ’, Lilly, “, “ Adolf, Henriette Lieser, Claudia Mörth, Fächer ”, Paul G, Allen Organizations: CNN, Austrian, Getty, Washington, Nazi, Microsoft Locations: Vienna, Austrian, Austro, Washington, Austria, Central Europe, Switzerland, Germany, Britain, Hong Kong, London, Birch, ”

☆ It's getting harder than ever to become a self-made billionaire. But inheritances are still going strong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Billionaires minted through inheritance outpaced self-made billionaires last year for the first time in a decade. Related storiesIn recent years, rates of economic opportunity have begun to fall again. Rates of economic opportunity have declined steadily since 1940, Opportunity Insights data shows. He says that's why there are fewer self-made billionaires today than there were in the past. "I think there's much work to be done to try to restore rates of economic opportunity to those observed several decades ago," he said.

Persons: —, Max Kunkel, Matthew Staiger, Staiger, Forbes, heiresses, Kunkel Organizations: Service, UBS, Harvard, Insights, Business, Economic

☆ My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jillian Pretzel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She plans to sell the condo and give her daughters an early inheritance when they get older. When my apartment complex raised my rent from $1,600 to $1,800 a month in early 2016, I cried. "Think of it as your early inheritance," she told me. Part of me thought that with the inheritance money and my own home, my financial woes would soon be over. I hope to help my own kids in the same wayMy early inheritance has meant so much to me.

Persons: Jillian Pretzel, —, I'd, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Southern California

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