Bill has maintained the same primary residence since the mid-’90s. The tech titan was already constructing the sprawling estate—nicknamed Xanadu 2.0, after the titular character’s mansion in Citizen Kane—when he married Melinda in 1994. Overlooking Lake Washington in Medina, a suburb of Seattle, the home clocks in at a whopping 66,000 square feet, with seven…
Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Investing is a notoriously noisy industry, but Warren Buffett has always managed to cut through the clutter with his simple yet powerful advice. One of Buffett’s most overlooked nuggets of wisdom is about focusing on the…
Dear US investors, congratulations, you did it. After a first half of 2025 marked by tariff uncertainty, geopolitical turmoil, and a polarizing tax plan, major indexes are back near records. Now comes the hard part: making the right decisions to protect your equity nest egg. It’s easier said than done. The assumption can be made…
Diversifying your portfolio is one of the most basic pieces of investing advice that financial planners emphasize, but 47-year-old Etienne Breton has generated a seven-figure net worth and potentially secured early retirement in doing the opposite: going all-in on shares of software company Palantir. Up over 80% in 2025, Palantir is one of the hottest…
Wall Street just got loud and it’s not cheering. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio), and hedge legend Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) are now openly throwing punches at the Trump administration’s tariff plans, warning they could trigger a full-blown market meltdown. What started as scattered criticism has snowballed into a…
Recessions are a part of the economic cycle, occurring with the predictability of market fluctuations over time. Since 1950, the U.S. has weathered 11 recessions, proving time and again that downturns aren’t a question of if but when. What’s clear from the recent stock market plunge is that investors are uneasy. After a surprisingly strong…
Baby boomers’ hopes of retiring comfortably could be at risk if stocks keep falling. Older Americans could be forced to delay retirement, resume working, or cut back on spending. Retirement gurus shared a range of strategies to preserve their nest eggs. Baby boomers’ dreams of a comfy retirement are in jeopardy as a flagging stock…
Gurmeet Chadha, CIO & Managing Partner, Complete Circle Consultants, says the process of adopting new technologies will take some time, but it’s beneficial for everyone involved. When a foreign company enters the market with innovative ideas, it helps to develop the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. India has a diverse market for powertrains, meaning we will…
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) CEO and legendary investor Warren Buffett will be unveiling his annual shareholder letter this weekend, ahead of the firm’s fourth quarter earnings report next Friday, February 28. Both Buffett and Berkshire are known for their pragmatic approach to investing. Join Morning Brief anchor Seana Smith as she outlines the five biggest…
Every few months, BI takes a look at what top investors are placing big bets on. We’ve compiled 9 stocks that these “whales” have at least 20% of their portfolios in. Data is from GuruFocus.com. Every few months, we take a look at what top investors — known in market-speak as “whales” — are placing big…