The whole idea of change is an arbitrary construct. When we try to reinvent ourselves, we get our identities involved and things get emotionally turbulent. The trick to changing any habit is to recognize that you control your identity. Why can’t you change yourself? Because the whole idea of change is an arbitrary construct. It’s something you […]
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The 1% are getting even richer — and it’s not going to stop any time soon
Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski The world’s richest people — the so-called 1% — will control almost two-thirds of global wealth by 2030. That’s according to a report from the House of Commons library, commissioned by Labour MP Liam Byrne. Currently the top 1% own 50.1% of all household wealth in the world, according to a Credit Suisse […]
Here’s how we know that Black Panther is much richer than Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark
Disney There’s a case to be made that Black Panther might be richer than the characters Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark. T’Challa — Black Panther — is king of the state of Wakanda, one of the most technologically advanced nations in the Marvel Universe. The mineral wealth of the fictional country alone would be worth […]
The rich are much richer than many of us realize, and it’s a result of the way we measure wealth
It is not possible to quantify the disparity between rich and poor by focusing solely on income. In order to effectively calculate the scale of inequality, factors such as tax, education, and healthcare opportunities need to be taken into account. Reportedly, in 2013 the wealthiest 5% of American households held 62.5% of all assets in the […]
A step-by-step guide to get richer, healthier, and happier in 31 days
Business Insider/Samantha Lee If you don’t yet have a plan for 2018, you might be in trouble. Lucky for you, we’ve already made that plan for you. Above is our 30-day guide to starting off a healthy, wealthy, happy year. Each day is accompanied by a different task, along with a quick explanation, below, of […]
8 things you can do today to be richer in 2018
Evgeny Belikov/Strelka Institute/Flickr Building wealth is all about planning for the long run. That’s why small, simple decisions you make today — like where you stash your savings or how much of your income you’re spending on rent — are so important. Below, we’ve rounded up eight things you can do right now to put […]
World’s richest become $1trn richer in 2017, make four times more than last year
Published time: 27 Dec, 2017 21:22 The world’s wealthiest people have become more than $ 1 trillion richer this year, earning four times more than in 2016, data collected by Bloomberg revealed. Chinese billionaires gained the most. In 2017, there was a 23 percent increase on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the world’s top […]
GOP-led bills jeopardize public university funds, as private college presidents get richer
The PROSPER Act is one of the Republican-led bills that eliminates some federal student aid programs for lower-income undergraduates. Meanwhile, a new study finds 58 private college presidents raked in at least $ 1 million each in annual salary in 2015. Republicans in the House recently revealed a new bill titled the Promoting Real Opportunity, […]
The rich get richer, and millennials miss out
Early contender for the 2047 list BUOYANT financial markets meant that global wealth rose by 6.4% in the 12 months to June, the fastest pace since 2012. And the ranks of the rich expanded again, with 2.3m new millionaires added to the total, according to the Credit Suisse Research Institute’s global wealth report. The report […]
‘Moral crisis’: Gates, Buffett & Bezos richer than poorest half of America combined
Published time: 9 Nov, 2017 09:25 The three richest people in the United States – Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett – have a total wealth that exceeds the savings of America’s poorest 160 million, a new study shows. The three billionaires are sitting on a combined $ 248.5 billion fortune, which outstrips the […]
