Beijing Olympic Games for the Ultra Rich
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power, Sports | Leave a Comment
VIP tour companies are catering to the super rich with eye-popping tour packages for the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games in August.
While most foreign visitors to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics are preparing to take the subway to venues and wait in long security lines, some fortunate people might find their Olympic experience a little more […]
Hi Tech Wealthy CEO’s
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power, Technology | Leave a Comment
So who are the top tech fat cats?
Which tech CEO earned just $1 in 2007? Who raked in $74 million before retiring? Which newcomer managed to accumulate $3 million after less than two weeks on the job?
When it comes to tallying top executives’ compensation packages, recent rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission make […]
China’s Growing Desire For Luxury Products
Posted on April 21, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power | Leave a Comment
With a rising number of millionaires and a growing middle class, China is poised to become the second biggest consumer of luxury goods by 2015.
The key for international companies to introduce their luxury products in China and compete against native companies will be the brands that clearly understand China’s consumer needs.
The quickly evolving Chinese society is directly […]
Kurt Rappaport, A Very Wealthy Realtor
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power, Real Estate | Leave a Comment
Realtor Kurt Rappaport is very well known in the Los Angeles area. Not only does he earn a huge income by being a co-owner of the swankiest and most exclusive boutique brokerages in the L.A., but Kurt also makes millions of dollars by personally listing and selling the luxurious homes of the very rich and […]
Read More..>>Mighty Young Billionaires
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power | Leave a Comment
It seems that the ultra rich are getting that way younger and younger. There’s many who simply inherited a pile of cash such as Yang Huiyan, who’s China’s richest woman. She has a $7.4 billion fortune, given by her father, Yeung Kwok Keung.
Many did it the old fashion way, they earned it. The Ukraine’s youngest […]
Ashley Qualls - Teen Millionaire
Posted on February 15, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power | Leave a Comment
Ashley Qualls is only 17 years old but is already a millionaire. What started out as an idea and $8 borrowed from her mother, Ashley has seen her web site www.whateverlife.com grow into to huge success story.
Ashley became interested in graphic design just about the same time the online social networking craze began to catch fire. […]
Bill Gates Cure - “Creative Capitalism”
Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power | Leave a Comment
The success story of Bill Gates is nothing but spectacular. But by the very same markets that made him rich, he now wants to overhaul capitalism. The founder of Microsoft is calling for a new economics that could help change the world.
Speaking recently at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Gates praised technology and science for making […]
Who’s Managing My Money?
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power | Leave a Comment
After the slaughter of the Dot.com bust and stock market free-fall, many people took managing their investments into their own hands. Mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer Susan Pravda recalls, “I had a money market fund here, a stock brokerage account there, and a bunch of 401(k) plans floating around.” Even she had excellent returns, Pravda still wonders whether she might […]
Donald Trump
Posted on January 14, 2008 - Filed Under Money & Power | 1 Comment
Who hasn’t heard of Donald Trump? Although he’s better known as that entrepreneur with the funny hairstyle, he’s so much more. Trump has been in the news as much as anyone these days, maybe not always for the right reasons. His well publicized media battle with Rosie O’Donnell was both intriguing and pathetic. Whether you love or […]
Read More..>>What a CEO Drives, Says A Lot
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Automotive, Money & Power | Leave a Comment
What a CEO drives often reflects the type of person he or she really is. Take conservative Warren Buffett for example. He’s worth about $42 billion, but for years he drove a silver 2001 Lincoln Town Car with Nebraska license plates, titled: THRIFTY.
CEO’s obviously have high profile positions and what they drive likely communicates a lot […]
