The new, new state of retirement, Dawn Wotapka writes in the Wall Street Journal, sounds more like a dream vacation, or heaven-on-earth, than it does the old-world retirement communities, with boring food and more boring aesthetics.
For the past few weeks, Gina Rinehart has been making waves in the media, grabbing headlines and angering people on all corners of the Earth with her blunt views on bettering the Australian economy. No she's not a politician, nor is she a development wonk, she's just filthy stinking rich and damn good at trolling.
Being the president of Russia sounds awesome: Not only do you get to blow off boring state meetings to go for drinks with your biker buddies, but the perks include four yachts and 43 planes, one with a $75,000 toilet.
We're not exactly crying over the $4.7 billion in net worth Mark Zuckerberg lost over 11 days, but here's one way to measure it: he's no longer one of the 40 richest human beings on the planet, as ranked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Bloomberg seems very excited about its newfangled "Bloomberg Billionaires Index" which, like Forbes' "The World's Billionaire List" before it, serves mainly as a reminder of how much money you don't have.
A New Hampshire voter asks Romney if the solution for middle class woes might be sacrifice from Romney and his fellow 1-percenters.
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have separate reports about the widening wealth gap between members of Congress and the people they represent.
The walls of the Capital building do a pretty good job of sheltering members of Congress, who on average have a net worth of $3.8 million, from the stormy economy outside.
A full 70 percent of this year's Forbes 400 rich list are self-made
Rep. John Fleming frames his opposition to the president's tax increase proposal
An AP-CNBC poll finds only 2 in 10 Americans think they'll be a millionaire in a decade
48 percent of those with $3 million or more in assets are open to giving Uncle Sam more
Plus: the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an admirer
Is $250,000 a year rich? $1 million? Where to draw the limousine line?
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