Last year, the number of millionaires worldwide grew by 8.3%, and about one in a hundred American's qualifies as a "high-net-worth" individual. Wondering how you can join that demographic? It's not so far fetched: Just follow the advice of these fiscal big shots and you'll be on your way.
No joke: The Oracle of Omaha made his billions by tapping into his feminine side. Author LouAnn Lofton's new book, Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl, explains what women and Warren do right when it comes to the markets, and how you can learn from their temperaments.
A slight slip in the price of oil allowed Japanese investors to focus attention on positive employment figures out of the U.S., boosting the Nikkei 225 Index by 0.9%. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng also Index added 0.3%, while the Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.4%.
Warren Buffett recently said he was anxious to pull the trigger on another large deal. Sheldon Liber, who correctly predicted some of Buffett's earlier acquisitions, writes about which company Buffett could acquire next. You heard it here first.
Among Thursday's best online stories for investors, Nouriel Roubini explains how to avoid a double-dip recession, Melinda Gates discusses philanthropy, and a great profile of super hedge fund AQR Capital Management.
Warren Buffett's company reported a 40% drop in second-quarter profit because largely unrealized derivative losses of $1.4 billion outweighed improvements at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s operating companies.
Some of Monday's top online stories for investors, including detailed maps of the oil spill, a long-term looks at gold prices, and Warren Buffett encourages wealthy Americans to pledge half their money to charity.
Questions about whether Goldman Sachs Group chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein can stay in his job are mounting. Could Buffett step in?
The insider trading case against Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam has led investigators to look closely at Rajat Gupta, a Goldman Sachs director. Prosecutors believe Gupta may have shared inside information about the investment bank with Rajaratnam during the depths of the financial crisis.
Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu tops Forbes's World's Billionaires 2010 list, unseating perennial inhabitants Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and becoming the first non-American to top the list since 1997.
Berkshire Hathaway delivered 20% gains for shareholders, despite a few key missteps. The results were good enough for billionaire CEO Warren Buffett to express optimism about the future in his widely read annual letter to investors.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will be added to the S&P 500 Index at the close of trading Friday, meaning millions of retail investors will have a little piece of the legendary Oracle of Omaha's company to call their own.
