Wealth creation at different ages: wealthiest person at each decade

Wealth-X released a list of the wealthiest person at each decade, from their 20s through their 90s, revealing insights into wealth creation at different ages. The list shows that: The wealthiest individual across all age groups is Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and the Bill & Melinda Foundation co- chairman, age 60, with a net worth … Read more

Asia – home of the largest proportion of super-rich

Asia has the world’s most billionaires Carlos Slim (73) – ranked as the “Richest Man on the Planet” On its 2013 list, Hurun Report, a monthly magazine best known for its “China Rich List“, a ranking of the wealthiest individuals in China, has ranked 1453 individuals with personal wealth of US$1 billion or more. Real … Read more

L’Oréal Heiress Declared Mentally Unfit to Handle Her Money

Liliane Bettencourt, the 89-year-old heiress to the L’Oréal fortune and richest woman in France, has been ensconced in legal battles with her own daughter, Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers, over the family’s money for the past two years. Françoise began vying for control of her mother’s financial affairs after discovering that her mom had given away over $1.3 … Read more