Just the Tip: Hiding debt, secret accounts, or concealed spending from your partner erodes trust in ways that outlast the financial damage. Practice full transparency: shared access to accounts, honest conversations about debt, and no hidden purchases. If you’re concealing something now, the discomfort of disclosure is always smaller than the cost of discovery. Subscribe…
Women’s wealth Gender is the other axis reshaping the succession conversation. Women currently make up just 12% of the global ultra-wealthy population, a proportion that has climbed only modestly, from 8.2% in 2016 to roughly 10.2% today. But Altrata’s report forecasts that share will nearly double to 19% by 2040, driven by expanding opportunities for…
If you don’t have much of a work history, you may be in line for a modest monthly Social Security benefit — if you even qualify for benefits at all. But in that case, you may still have options. If you’re married or an eligible divorcee, you may be entitled to receive spousal benefits from…
Copy Citation Adam Bloomfield, Ngoc Dao, Kyung Min Lee, and Sita Slavov, “How Do State “Auto-IRA” Policies Affect Household Balance Sheets?,” NBER Working Paper 35373 (2026), https://doi.org/10.3386/w35373. Copy to Clipboard Download Citation
Alaska, Norway, and Chile recognized the economic and political risks that accompany commodity booms and established sovereign wealth funds to preserve their resource revenues. Argentina’s hydrocarbon- and lithium-rich provinces should learn from their experience. BUENOS AIRES—Argentinian President Javier Milei has launched a reform program inspired by the free-market economist Friedrich Hayek, at the heart of…
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte attend the Royal Box on day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Getty Images When the All England Lawn Tennis And Croquet Club…
Hi there, it’s Jess. You may be wondering where I’ve been for the past two years, or maybe you didn’t notice. Well, I’m here to give you a little update about the blog…what’s happened, what will be happening and a personal update as well. Let’s start by going back a couple of years. In 2023,…
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EMANUEL HEISENBERG: If you look at the resources we spend on efficient AI systems or efficient cars, and then you look on the resources and technology we spend on making the houses we live in affordable and better and bring them to the 21st century, it’s very strange decision we take. We desperately have to…
Get a behind-the-scenes look at our family’s money routine– how we manage our budget, paying bills, planning for future expenses, and more! For years, I pretty much ignored all things money-related in our house. I’m not a big spender, and I have always been more book-ish than math-y, so finances didn’t really seem to be…