Wealth

Donor-advised funds have become “wealth-warehousing vehicles” that give tax benefits to the wealthy without honoring their charitable mission, according to a leading philanthropist. In an interview with CNBC Monday, billionaire philanthropist John Arnold said donor-advised funds are hoarding more than $100 billion in charitable gifts that should be going to communities in need. He said

1995 McLaren F1 Photo: Mike Maez | Gooding & Co. The Super Bowl of super-rich car collecting kicks off in Monterey, Ca. this week as more than $300 million worth of rolling trophies comes up for auction. After an unexpected surge in classic-car sales and prices during the pandemic, Monterey Car Week and the Pebble

In this article PFE MRNA SVA Unvaccinated people are eager to travel again. But more and more, the rules make that harder. Travelers are increasingly required to show proof of vaccination before they can cruise, book group tours, avoid quarantines, or vacation to tropical islands. Beyond that, vaccines are needed for everyday activities including attending

Hopin founder and CEO Johnny Boufarhat. Hopin LONDON — When Johnny Boufarhat founded his virtual events business two years ago, there was no pandemic, no lockdowns and no travel restrictions. That all changed in 2020. The coronavirus outbreak forced a multitude of major events and conferences to be cancelled or postponed, as governments around the

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled former CEO of blood-testing start-up Theranos, was dealt a major blow on Wednesday

For decades, billionaire investor Ray Dalio has rubbed elbows with some of the most successful people in the world. Along the way, he’s learned a thing or two — including a habit that the “who’s who” (as he calls them) are just better at than the average person. “By and large,” Dalio tells CNBC Make

DNY59 | iStock | Getty Images Americans added nearly $4 trillion to their savings during the pandemic, but most of the gains went to the wealthy, according to a new study. Stimulus checks, rising stock markets and fewer spending choices led to a massive savings boom over the past year, with Americans saving about $3.7

While there is a slew of professionals athletes who have ventured into cryptocurrency from Tom Brady to Saquon Barkley in recent months, NBA legend Charles Barkley isn’t biting. “My people do not believe in crypto,” Barkley tells CNBC Make It. “I got a couple of financial guys. One of them said, ‘If ever put you

In this article MSFT Bill and Melinda French Gates Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have gotten divorced after 27 years of marriage. A Monday filing with the King County Superior Court of Washington made the move official, three months after the couple announced their plan

In this article GOOGL Larry Page, left, and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google Inc. JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google founders and controlling Alphabet stakeholders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have sold more than $1 billion worth of stock combined since May of this year. Beginning in May of this year, the two

Bill Hwang in 2012 Emile Warnsteker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A charity founded by Bill Hwang, a longtime financial executive under scrutiny for a round of trades that sent the market into a tailspin, saw its assets soar by over $100 million just two years prior to the meltdown on Wall Street. The new

When Jeff Bezos thanked Amazon customers for essentially paying for his first trip to space, he apparently wasn’t talking to Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teen who joined the billionaire on Blue Origin’s inaugural passenger spaceflight. That’s because the 18-year-old Daemen says he’s never actually ordered anything on Amazon before. Daemen, who became the youngest person

In this article GSBD BLK GS Eric Adams, Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, speaks during a campaign appearance in Brooklyn, New York, June 11, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eric Adams may not be the mayor of New York, but he is already starting to privately seek an alliance with several of the

Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images It can literally pay to get a Covid vaccine in some places. Across the country, many states are offering lottery prizes to boost the number of residents who inoculate themselves against the virus. If you are among the winners, just don’t forget the taxman. “Generally, when people

 “Yes, I’m vaccinated,” says NBA legend Charles Barkley. “Everybody should be vaccinated. Period.” “The only people who are not vaccinated are just a–holes,” he says. The 58-year-old NBA Hall-of-Famer says he personally thinks sports leagues should force players to get vaccinated. “Can you imagine if one of these guys that are not vaccinated, if they

Singer Britney Spears attends the Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lester Cohen | BBMA2016 | Getty Images Britney Spears’ new attorney has filed a petition to replace her father James Spears with Jason Rubin, a certified public accountant, as the pop star’s sole conservator. The move comes just a few

CEO Sundar Pichai is stressed about Google’s plan to become carbon free over the next decade. That means the company aims to use no carbon-based energy whatsoever by 2030. “It’s a long shot, it stresses me out in terms of how to get there,” Pichai said at a virtual climate change event hosted by earth-imaging platform Planet

Getty Images The U.K.’s University of Exeter is offering students who want to study medicine a £10,000 ($13,735) bursary and free first-year accommodation to defer their place, due to increased demand to study at the medical school.  In addition to offering students a financial incentive to defer their spot to study medicine at the university,

Chairman of the House Ways and Means Kevin Brady Joshua Roberts | Reuters Rep. Kevin Brady said the IRS shouldn’t receive more enforcement funding because estimates of unpaid taxes are “unfounded.” President Biden has proposed investing $80 billion in new technology and more auditors to increase tax collections by $700 billion over 10 years. IRS

Famed contemporary artist Damien Hirst told CNBC on Wednesday he believes in the staying power of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, the blockchain-based digital collectibles that soared, then sank, in popularity this year. “You look at what’s happening in NFTs, and you can kind of see the galleries disappearing before you see the NFTs disappearing,” Hirst