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Buffett’s 2024 investment wisdom: Psychology matters as much as financials

Value investors worship Warren Buffett. But his amazing investment success stems as much from his astute understanding of consumer behavior as it does from his ability to ferret out financial bargains.

  • By John Dobosz
  • Forbes Staff

How this founder went from the Forbes Under 30 List to the Forbes Billionaire List

With support from American Express’ longtime CEO Ken Chenault, the founder of fintech Bilt Rewards has become a billionaire creating a membership rewards program for house and apartment renters across the country.

  • By Kerry A. Dolan
  • Forbes Staff

Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk as world’s second richest person

After jostling for the position of second-wealthiest person in the world more than a dozen times in March, Musk and Bezos are competing closely once again.

  • By Molly Bohannon

The cities with the most billionaires 2024

Just ten cities are home to nearly a quarter of the world’s billionaires. Here’s where they choose to live.

  • By Annika Grosser - Contributor

Why billionaires like MacKenzie Scott and Reid Hoffman are partnering with this nonprofit trying to shake up philanthropy

By organizing challenges and pre-screening small nonprofits, Lever for Change has helped a handful of billionaires shift some giving towards global grassroots organizations.

  • By Phoebe Liu

Meet the CVC Capital Partners cofounders set to become billionaires

The Jersey-based owner of Petco and Swiss watchmaker Breitling is slated to start trading on the Amsterdam stock exchange on Friday with a valuation of up to $16 billion, enough to mint 10-figure fortunes for at least two co-founders.

  • By Giacomo Tognini

Trump set for another $1.3 billion Truth Social windfall—boosts paper stake to $4.1 billion

Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of adding another $1.3 billion to his social media fortune, though the valuation of his company remains downright puzzling, likely putting in doubt how much of his stake he’ll ever be able to cash in on.

  • By Derek Saul
  • Forbes Staff

How most billionaires made their money

There are many routes to making the billionaires list. Some are more likely than others.

  • By Grace Chung

Amazon stock hits all-time high—Bezos’ net worth climbs $3.3 billion

Amazon hit a new record share price Thursday for the first time since July 2021, completing its dramatic recovery from its 2022 doldrums as investors seemingly can’t get enough of big technology stocks.

  • By Derek Saul
  • Forbes Staff

OpenAI made Sam Altman famous. His investments made him a billionaire.

CEO Sam Altman famously has no equity in OpenAI, but startup bets like Reddit, Stripe and Helion have made him a billionaire anyway, a Forbes investigation found.

  • By Alex Konrad
  • Forbes Staff
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