Despite the rise in the number of households with a net worth over $1 million, overall growth slowed due to a weakening economy and the contentious political environment in the U.S. Ultra-high net worth households – that is those with between $5 million and $25 million – increased at a rate of 3.7% to 1.4 million households. Families with more than $25 million increased by 0.6 percent to 173,000 U....
Badziag is the author of the recent book The Billion Dollar Secret: 20 Principles of Billionaire Wealth and Success. Part of his process for writing the book was to interview 21 billionaires and in so doing he hit upon a big factor differentiating them from millionaires: “The difference between financially successful people (millionaires) and financially super successful people (billionaires) boils down to the fact that the latter get pleasure making money, but don’t enjoy spending it....
Tyler Perry has a long relationship with both BET and Paramount, having an overall production deal through his company Tyler Perry Studios to create films and television shows for the network. Paramount is seeking a sale of BET Media Group in order to devote more resources to its online streaming platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV. And Variety reports that Perry currently has several projects broadcast on BET and streaming on BET+, including “House of Payne,” “Sisters,” “The Oval,” “Ruthless,” “Zatima,” and “Assisted Living....
First off, it was recently revealed that the brothers are about to sell off a large stake in the casino and hotel company their father started in 1976, Red Rock Resorts (formerly known as Station Casinos). Red Rock actually had to go through Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in 2009 after the brothers spent a ton of moeny taking the company private in 2006. They exited that bankruptcy in 2011. Now they are on the verge of taking Red Rock Resorts public again and when they do, the brothers will earn a $500 million windfall....
That’s why the city, and really, the entire basketball landscape, was shocked when Wade left Miami to return to his hometown Chicago Bulls, to the tune of two years and $47 million. He turned down a deal from the Heat that was worth $40 million over two years. So that’s it? Wade turned his back on a lifetime of support and loyalty with Miami, all for a measly $7 million?...
After all expenses are taken away, Floyd is expected to take home as much as $200 million. At that level, Manny would take home $133 million. So what is Mr. Mayweather planing to do with his $200 million? The safe assumption would be that he’s going to buy a bunch more houses, planes, cars, and jewelry. But if you believe Floyd, that might not be the case at all. Apparently Floyd plans on splitting his fight earnings up among his four children....
In 1951, Uderzo met Rene Goscinny. The pair worked together at World Press in Paris, and they created the characters Jehan Pistolet, Luc Junior, and Oumpah-pah. In 1959, Albert became artistic director of “Pilote” magazine. The first issue of the magazine introduced the character Astérix. The pair decided to dedicate their careers to Astérix and not the other characters. In addition to “Astérix,” Uderzo wrote what was turned into the TV series “The Aeronauts,” which aired from 1967 to 1970....
Considered among the greatest of Golden Age Hollywood stars, she appeared in such films as “Baby Face,” “Stella Dallas,” “Union Pacific,” “Ball of Fire,” “The Lady Eve,” “Double Indemnity,” and many others. By the 1960s, Stanwyck moved to television, where she had successes with “The Barbara Stanwyck Show,” “The Big Valley,” and “The Thorn Birds.” Highest Paid Actress In the early to mid-1940s, Barbara Stanwyck was the highest paid actress in the world....
The donation will be put towards the establishment of a fellowship program to help fund research and living expenses for graduate students who have committed to working on serious social and global challenges, such as climate change and income inequality. Specifically, the fellowship, which will be called the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program and begin enrollment in 2018, will fully-fund 100 graduate students per year as they tackle these big issues. “This is using education to benefit mankind and I think it really could be transformative,” said Knight recently to The New York Times....
Early Life Candace Cameron Bure was born Candace Helaine Cameron on April 6, 1976, in Panorama City, Los Angeles. She is the younger sister of fellow actor Kirk Cameron, and their parents are Robert and Barbara Cameron. Career Before landing the part on “Full House,” Candace appeared in small roles in a series of television shows like “Growing Pains” (alongside her big brother Kirk), “Punky Brewster,” and “St. Elsewhere.” In 1987, she had a role as the youngest sister of Eric Stoltz in the teen comedy “Some Kind of Wonderful....
Education and Early Career Born on February 5, 1981, in Wayne, Illinois, Carter Reum’s first major milestone came when he graduated from Columbia University in 2003 with a degree in economics. During his time at Columbia, Reum demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit by launching multiple business ventures, which laid the groundwork for his later successes. After graduation, he joined Goldman Sachs as an investment banker, where he gained valuable experience and sharpened his financial acumen....
Handler has written six books, several of which have become New York Times bestsellers. Her literary work often incorporates her signature brand of candid, self-deprecating humor. In addition to her talk show and books, Handler has appeared in various television shows and films, usually in comedic roles. After leaving E!, Handler signed a deal with Netflix, where she created the documentary series “Chelsea Does” and hosted another talk show simply titled “Chelsea....
Early Life Chi-Chi Rodríguez, whose real name is Juan Antonio Rodríguez, was born on October 23, 1935 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico as one of six siblings in a poor family. As a kid, he helped the family financially by working as a water carrier on a sugar plantation. One day, after wandering onto a golf course and seeing that the caddies were earning more money than he was, Rodríguez decided to become a caddie....
Chris Lemmon starred as Richard Phillips on the series Open House from 1989 to 1990. In 1990 he starred as Jeff Cameron on the series Knots Landing. Lemmon starred as Martin “Bru” Brubaker on the television series Thunder in Paradise in 1994. He appeared in several films including Airport ‘77, Just Tell Me You Love Me, The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood, Seems Like Old Times, Just Before Dawn, Swing Shift, Cannonball Run II, That’s Life!...
76-year-old music producer Phil Spector may only be allocated $300 a month during his incarceration, but he says that his money is being poured into new homes, cars, jewelry – and even a $350,000 plane. The spending culprit? According to Spector, who has a net worth of $35 million, it is none other than his wife, Rachelle Short Spector. On February 3, 2003, actress Lana Clarkson was found shot to death in Spector’s mansion, the Pyrenees Castle, in Alhambra, California....
Daniel Jacobs Purse History: For his fight against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Daniel earned around $1.7 million. His purse against Gennady Golovkin was roughly the same. It has been reported that he will earn $15 million to fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. He was also reportedly guaranteed $4 million for his next fight no matter the outcome against Canelo.
Early Life Dario Minieri was born on February 10, 1985, in Rome, Italy. He later moved to the United States and attended Farragut High School. After finishing high school, he attended the University of North Texas, where he began studying psychology. However, he ultimately decided to drop out in order to pursue poker as his main focus. Career Minieri realized he had a skill for poker in his early twenties. In 2006, he did well at the World Series of Poker, making a semi-deep run in the Main Event of the competition....
She went on to win events at the European Youth Olympics in 2007, the European Junior Championships in 2009, the European Indoor Championships and European U23 Championships in 2011, and the European Indoor Championships and Universiade in 2013. Klishina was granted special permission to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics after the IAAF suspended the Russian national federation. The decision was reversed but she appealed and it was overturned which allowed her to compete....
In 1972 the pair would go on to form the core of the band, Steely Dan. Over the next several decades Steely Dan released nine studio albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide. Steely Dan would also become one of the most-sampled bands by hip-hop artists. Several of their riffs would be turned into hugely popular rap songs. Their music has been sampled for songs by De La Soul, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Kanye West, Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa, and 3rd Bass....
Early Life and Education Fernando Vargas was born on December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California to Alicia and Javier. He has a brother named Rogelio who also became a professional boxer. Vargas was educated at Channel Islands High School. Amateur Career Vargas established his boxing prowess during his hugely successful amateur career, during which he compiled an incredible 100-5 record. In 1992, he won the 132-lb. championships at the Junior Olympics Box-Offs and came in second place at the Junior Olympics....
