Millionaires

5 Reasons I'm Okay With Asking the Wealthiest New Yorkers to Pay Just a Little More

Bill de Blasio | Posted 04.19.2013 | New York

Read More: Taxes, Education, Patriotic Millionaires, Economy, Afterschool-Programs, Millionaires, Early Childhood Education, New York City, New York News

If the top 1 percent of New Yorkers dig a little bit deeper into their pockets, 50,000 more four-year-olds would receive full day Pre-K education and 120,000 middle school students would have access to after-school programs.

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Ryan Blair: From Gang Member To Millionaire Entrepreneur

HuffPost Live | Posted 03.29.2013 | HuffPost Live 321

Read More: HuffPost Live, Video, Huffpost Live 321, Nothing to Lose, Abby Huntsman, Gang Violence, Mentor, Millionaires, Ceo, Ryan Blair, Entrepreneurs, Business, Gangs, HuffPost Live 321 News

Despite dropping out of high school as a freshman, joining a gang, and going to jail, 'Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain' author Ryan Blair is a mul...

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America Saves Week Should Put the Focus on Earning

Steve Siebold | Posted 05.04.2013 | Business

Read More: Earnings, America, Money, Problem Solving, Millionaires, Saving Money, Business News

The greatest way to earn money is to find a problem to solve. And if you can find a problem to solve using your talents and what you're passionate about, building wealth will be a much easier process.

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How Florida's Millionaires Grew Up

Sun Sentinel | Donna Gehrke-White | Posted 03.18.2013 | Miami

Read More: Miami Economy, Miami Business, Florida Millionaires, Florida Millionaires Survey, South Florida Money, Money in Miami, Millionaires, Miami News

They grew up in modest circumstances, saved their money or launched profitable businesses and still lead middle-class lives, shopping at Kohl's rather...

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Loner Leaves $7.4 Million In Gold To Long Lost Cousin

AP | SCOTT SONNER | Posted 12.19.2012 | Home

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Walter Samaszko Jr. was a loner whose death went largely unnoticed. That all changed when a crew sent to clean out his house foun...

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Our Fiscal Crossroads: It's Your Economy

Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Ph.D. | Posted 01.30.2013 | Politics

Read More: Strong Families, Fiscal Cliff, Immigrants, Social Security, Balancing the Budget, Millionaires, Politics News

Immigrant labor is one of the main drivers of the U.S economy and immigrants often pay more in taxes than they have ever received in safety net benefits. So, the question is how can immigrants take advantage of a safety net that their work helps to sustain?

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The Surprising Truth About Dog Lovers

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.28.2012 | Home

Read More: Cats, National Retail Federation, Cat Owners, Pets, Pet Owners, Humane Society, Dog Owners, Spectrem Group, Millionaires, American Pet Products Association, Dogs, Video, Home News

Sorry cats, but your least favorite slobbery canine is probably much richer than you are. Millionaires prefer to have dogs as pets, according to a...

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Analysts Report America Added 1.1 Million New Millionaires During Obama's First Three Years

Posted 02.22.2013 | Business

Debate over the strength of the U.S. economy has been at the heart of much of this year's presidential election. Mitt Romney has continually slammed P...

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Singapore: The New Switzerland? Private Banking's New Home

April Rudin | Posted 12.23.2012 | Business

Read More: Switzerland, Wealth, Singapore, Switzerland Banks, Millionaires, Banking, Banks, Private Banking, Private Banks, Asia, High-Net-Worth-Individuals, Privacy, Business News

Beyond its private banking affability, lies an economy, climate and destination which seems light years away from Europe (medieval times?) and the United States (third-world country?).

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How Millionaires Are Getting Unemployment Benefits

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 10.02.2012 | Business

More than 2,000 people with household incomes of over $1 million per year received unemployment benefits in 2009, according to a new report from the C...

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Millionaires Cashing In On Government Safety Net

Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics

Read More: Fact of the Day, Video, Factoftheday, Unemployment, Face the Facts USA, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Insurance, Millionaires, Joblessness, Jobless Benefits, Jobless Insurance, Politics News

You don't have to need the benefit to qualify: in 2009, 2,362 American millionaires collected unemployment. Nearly one million Americans reporting at ...

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Billionaires Winning, Millionaires Losing

Reuters | Posted 11.17.2012 | Business

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By John O'Callaghan SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Many millionaires got poorer in the last year, but billionaires did just fine, usin...

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Romney vs. Bloomberg: Can the Super-Rich Really Govern?

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 11.14.2012 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, White House, Mayor Bloomberg, Bain Capital, Michael Bloomberg, Millionaires, Elections 2012, City Hall, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, New York City, Politics News

Romney's experience in the private sector might help him run our country and turn around our economy, but not without empathy for the 99%. His positions speak loudly in this regard.

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10 Common Misconceptions About Money

Stacy Johnson | Posted 11.10.2012 | Home

Read More: Saving Money, Money, Personal Finances, Frugal Living, Frugality, Finances, Millionaires, Home News

The myths surrounding money are numerous and widely held, especially among the young. It's a shame, because pursuing myths will lead you astray, waste your time and, taken to extremes, ruin your life.

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Following the Money, Missing the Point

Graham Milne | Posted 10.13.2012 | Politics

Read More: Super Pac, Money, U.S. Election 2012, Deficit Reduction, Billionaires, Income Inequality, Wealth Money, Wealth, Millionaires, Politics News

We cannot achieve true fairness in this world until we stop worshipping those things that make the world unfair. What's most encouraging is that we still have the choice to do that. We just have to make it.

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Be Careful What You Cut

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 10.10.2012 | Politics

Right before the U.S. House of Representatives left for the summer to go home to campaign for your vote, they voted to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest Americans millionaires and billionaires.

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A How-To Guide For Losing Millions Of Dollars In A Flash

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.09.2012 | Business

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Lighting money on fire may still be the quickest way to get rid of it, but reasonable alternatives do exist. Yes, as countless celebrities, athlet...

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Even A Big Pile Of Money Won't Keep You From Freaking Out

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.01.2012 | Business

Read More: Rich People, U.S. Economy, Corporate Profits, Economic Outlook, Economic Forecasts, Millionaires, Economic Anxiety, Hiring, Wealthy People, Wealthy Americans, Business News

You know things are bad when even millionaires are worried about the economy. Millionaire confidence fell to a nine-month low in July, according to...

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Millionaires But Were Afraid To Ask

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.24.2012 | Business

Read More: 1 Percent, Fidelity Investments, Super Rich, Ultra Rich, Video, Wealth, Millionaires Report, Millionaires, Slideexpand, Business News

Not all millionaires sport a top hat, monocle and cane, but it turns out lots have one thing in common: They don’t feel wealthy. More than one-qu...

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Dems Run Against Millionaires In Red States

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.05.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Hundreds and even thousands of miles from Wall Street, Democratic candidates in a string of red states have embraced the Occupy message ...

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Vegas Casino Owner Who Secretly Donated $2 Million Reveals Identity

AP | By CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 06.26.2012 | Impact

LAS VEGAS -- To LeRoy Stapleton, $500 could mean the difference between prolonged homelessness and finding a job that could get him back on his feet. ...

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WATCH: Want To Be Twitterich?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 06.22.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Walmart, Twitter, Don Draper Mad Men, Millionaires, Facebook, Mad Men, Social Media, Twittering, Geico, Advertising, Twitterich, Don Draper, Millionaires Tax, Hanes, Justin Bieber, Small Business News

What would you do with a million Twitter followers -- and not have to be Charlie Sheen-crazy or Justin Bieber-dreamy to get them? In an experiment ...

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This Continent Now Has More Millionaires Than The U.S.

Reuters | Posted 08.19.2012 | Home

Read More: Millionaire Population, Asian Millionaires, Wealth, Millionaires, Reuters, Asia, World's Millionaires, China, Chinese Millionaires, Home News

By Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - Weakening economies that roiled markets last year also took their ...

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Look: 8 Insane Things Super-Rich People Buy

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 06.07.2012 | Home

Read More: Rich People, Super-Rich, Crazy Things Rich People Do With Their Money, Throwing Money, Super-Rich Toys, Private Jets, Millionaires, Luxury Toys, Billionaires, Doomsday Mansion, Home News

When the billions start piling up, what's a mogul to do? Sure you could buy a $49 million Aspen mansion with its own sewage treatment plant. But wh...

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United States Losing Millionaires As China, India Gain Them, Study Shows

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.31.2012 | Home

Read More: Russia, 1 Percent, India, Wealthy, Brazil, Millionaires, Ultra-Rich, United States, Boston Consulting Group, Rich, Ultra-High-Net-Worth, China, Global Wealth, Home News

The number of rich people in the United States is declining, even as the number of millionaires elsewhere in the world grows, according to a new study...

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