Wealth Levels: Life at $1M, $10M, $100M, and $1B
A working map of the four wealth tiers — $1M, $10M, $100M, $1B. What each one is, what it buys, and what does not change as the number gets larger.
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Does Taxing Millionaires Make Them Leave? What the Evidence Actually Shows
Jensen Huang calls his $8 billion California tax bill “a privilege” and isn’t moving. Larry Page already did. What the US and UK evidence actually says about millionaire tax flight.
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The Job That Sees It: The Trusts and Estates Lawyer
The trusts and estates lawyer is often the only outsider in the room when a family decides who gets what. What the job involves — the ethics, the fees, the 2026 tax rules, and the cases that define it.
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The Everywhere Millionaires: The 3 Million Business Owners Who Out-Rank the Forbes 400
Three million U.S. business owners — law firms, car dealers, welders, oil outfits — hold 10 to 13 times the Forbes 400’s combined wealth. Here’s who they actually are.
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The Class Of: The Y Combinator Summer 2007 Batch
Nineteen companies pitched at Y Combinator’s Summer 2007 Demo Day. One became Dropbox. Seven were acquired for prices that have never been disclosed by anyone. Ten left nothing but a parked domain — and two of those produced the batch’s second and third fortunes.
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The Million Dollar Question: How much of his Oracle stake has Larry Ellison pledged against loans?
Oracle bans every director and employee from pledging company stock as loan collateral, with one exception. What share of Larry Ellison’s Oracle stake is pledged?
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How Millionaires Live In: São Paulo
Brazil armored a record 42,800 civilian cars in 2025, most of them in São Paulo, a city that also flies its executives over the traffic. What wealth costs when the commute is the risk.
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The Million Dollar Question: What is the most common job among U.S. millionaires?
The cultural picture says doctor, banker, or founder. The Ramsey National Study of Millionaires says something far less glamorous — and far more repeatable.
