CNN

Why America’s rich keep getting richer

Good news: Americans across all income brackets got richer over the past 3 years! But wealthy Americans’ net worth is growing at a much faster pace than middle- and lower-income Americans’. The net ...
Wall Street Journal

What Income Level Is Considered Rich?

WSJ Buy Side is The Wall Street Journal’s research and commerce team. Our commerce content is distinct from our newsroom coverage. We earn a commission from some links in our articles. Learn more. The ...
The New York Times

Rich People Didn’t Look Like This Before

Ms. Odell is the author of the Back Row newsletter and “Anna: The Biography.” If you spend enough time around the very rich these days, it’s clear. People didn’t look like this before because people ...
The New York Times

Can You Fake Being Rich?

A spate of popular social media accounts offer advice on how to achieve an “old-money” look. By Guy Trebay Want to look like a billion dollars? Social media is here to help. Daily, hourly, seemingly ...
Time

Tax the Rich. They’re Not Going Anywhere

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Wall Street Journal

‘Why Democracy Needs the Rich’ Review: A Wealth of Ideas

“Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. “They are different from you and me.” Sure, Ernest Hemingway supposedly countered: “They have more money.” But to many today, that is ...
Oxfam America

Resisting the Rule of the Rich

In 2025, billionaire wealth grew at a rate three times faster than the past five-year average, reaching its highest level in history at $18.3 trillion. This comes as one in four people don't regularly ...
People

Christopher Rich Thanks Reba McEntire After She 'Dragged Me Back' into the World Following His Stroke (Exclusive)

"It used to be so embarrassing to come out," Rich tells PEOPLE Rachel Raposas is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the News Team in 2024. Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage ...
The Conversation

Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?

From Disney’s Scrooge McDuck and Cruella de Vil to DC Comics’ Lex Luthor to and Mr Burns in the Simpsons, there are plenty of examples of wealthy people using their money and power in evil ways. But ...
University of California

The ultra-rich are different from you and me. Their tax rates are lower.

Total effective tax rates for the 400 wealthiest Americans have declined sharply in recent years, and they now pay a smaller percentage of their true income in taxes than the average American, ...
NerdWallet

What Does It Mean to Be Rich? We Asked 3 People.

High earners say it takes more than income to make you rich. A six-figure salary used to be the benchmark of wealth and success. But now, it’s not uncommon for high earners to feel financially ...