Why the Obamas shouldn't get too rich
Opinion
Opinion

Why the Obamas shouldn't get too rich

The Obamas should learn from their predecessors - while it's OK to get rich from political celebrity. It's not OK to get obscenely rich from it.

  • byFrances Wilkinson

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Life really is different for Singapore's'crazy rich Asians'
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Singapore

Life really is different for Singapore's'crazy rich Asians'

The gap between the city-state's wealthy and poor is huge - and no one wants to risk being left behind.

  • byNicholas Stuart
You don't have to be dumb to be rich ... but it seems to help
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Opinion

You don't have to be dumb to be rich ... but it seems to help

Who would pay $80 million for a David Hockney painting?

  • bySteven Lewis
New York toppled as the home of the world's ultra rich

New York toppled as the home of the world's ultra rich

New York has lost its crown as home to the most ultra-rich people,beaten out by the rising tide of extreme wealth in Asia.

3,453 days and counting:not everyone is celebrating Wall Street's $24.5 trillion run

3,453 days and counting:not everyone is celebrating Wall Street's $24.5 trillion run

The party has been going for more than a decade. But a lot of Americans haven't been celebrating.

  • byMatthew Phillips
How the ranks of super-wealthy are growing

How the ranks of super-wealthy are growing

There are now more than 18 million people with $US1 million or more to spare,a new report says.