Inside Wealth
Boom in tech wealth is fueling record prices for dinosaur bones, art and watches, auction houses say
The major auction houses racked up nearly $10 billion in sales in the first half, marking one of the strongest-ever starts to the year.
Renting a yacht in the Mediterranean this summer just got cheaper
Summer charters in the Med are down 20% to 30% from last year, yacht brokers say, with a growing number offering special discounts for July and August.
How big is the great wealth transfer? It could be over $100 trillion or $36 trillion
Two studies have raised new questions about the size and impact of the coming great wealth transfer.
T. rex sells for $50 million, becoming the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever auctioned
It passes a stegosaurus skeleton that billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin bought for $44.6 million in 2024.
Private chef salaries reach $300,000 as the rich seek their own Michelin stars
Demand for chefs, personal assistants, butlers, nannies, housekeepers, chauffeurs and estate managers have reached records, according to Morgan & Mallet.
Manhattan luxury real estate sales hold firm despite fears of a ‘Mamdani effect’
A month after the passage of a tax on second homes in New York City, brokers and analysts said sales of luxury real estate remain strong.
Luxury spending now driven by experiences and ‘inheritourism’
While luxury goods sales are expected to grow between 1% and 4%, experiences are on track for growth of between 3% and 7% this year, according to a new report.
California’s counting on an IPO tax windfall. Several factors are complicating the equation
The IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic could create a tax windfall for the state of California. But experts say the revenue impact may be blunted.
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq
Elon Musk’s stake in SpaceX is worth more than $766 billion. Combined with his Tesla holdings, Musk’s net worth as of Friday is roughly $1.05 trillion.
How family offices are investing in the final frontier beyond SpaceX
Personal investment firms of the ultra-rich are interested in space startups even without Elon Musk’s name attached.