Entrepreneurship
Stocks have officially entered bear market territory—here’s what that means and what you should do
The months-long slide for the S&P 500 index has officially thrown stocks far enough off of their all-time highs to be considered a bear market. Since the beginning of 2022, the S&P 500 index is down nearly 21% as of Monday afternoon, with companies like Amazon and Google parent Alphabet leading the way with their […]
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I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—here are the 4 hard parenting rules that make them different
What is a parent’s role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn’t? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are questions I never thought to ask. Looking back, I would have loved to have read stories about how entrepreneurs had grown up — not just […]
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Suze Orman: This is ‘the No. 1 investment’ to make right now, ‘no matter what’
Inflation is at historic highs, well above anything the U.S. has seen since the early 1980s. On Friday, June 10, investors and economists will be watching closely when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its latest consumer price index report, which measures the average change over time in prices paid by consumers for common goods […]
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Millennial in Atlanta quits $180,000 job, moves to Lisbon: ‘You get a lot of bang for your buck here’
Sharolyn Wynter recalls feeling “so proud and happy” when she hit a six-figure salary for the first time as a consultant for Deloitte. “And then it was such a fleeting moment,” says Wynter, now 37. “I was still going to work every day, working long hours, not being able to enjoy this money that I’d […]
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NBA superstar LeBron James is officially a billionaire—here’s a look into his net worth
LeBron James won’t be playing in the NBA Finals this year, but he has still captured a new title: billionaire. The 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star has officially joined the three-comma club, according to Forbes, after earning another $121.2 million over the past year. He is the first-ever active NBA player to reach billionaire status. […]
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‘I work just 2 hours a day’: A 24-year-old who makes $8,000 a month in passive income shares her best business advice
Like millions of Americans, I found myself out of work during the pandemic. At first, I was laid off from my waitressing job. Then I began working for myself as an online fitness coach, but running the business required 10-hour workdays and I was only making $1,000 to $2,000 a month. So in July 2021, […]
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This advisor started a financial non-profit to empower women. Here’s her top investing and entrepreneurship advice
Stacy Francis Source: Stacy Francis Stacy Francis never planned to become a financial advisor, especially one for women going through divorce. But a candid talk with her grandmother shifted her career trajectory. Her grandmother, Myra, was a victim of spousal abuse and, before passing, she confessed to staying in her marriage because she felt “financially […]
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Why ‘Stranger Things’ star Caleb McLaughlin waited until after season 3 to make his first big purchase: ‘I never really cared about splurging’
“Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin has been a household name ever since the show first premiered in 2016. But it wasn’t until recently that the 20-year-old made his first big purchase with his Netflix earnings. McLaughlin tells CNBC Make It that for the first few years after the show was released, he was careful about […]
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Indonesia’s fishermen are raking in bigger incomes, thanks to this app created by a 28-year-old
Utari Octavianty is no stranger to imposter syndrome. The 28-year-old is the co-founder of Aruna, an Indonesian farm-to-table e-commerce start-up that gives fishermen direct access to global consumers, fetching fair prices for their catch. “When we talked to other [start-up] founders, they came from Harvard, Stanford, and suddenly there’s us — from a local university […]
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‘I might have to sleep in my crappy car’: Self-made millionaire Bethenny Frankel shares the mindsets that helped her achieve success
Some people can move back in with mom and dad if they have to, or at a minimum, crash on their aunt or sister’s couch until they get their priorities in order. That provides a cushion. But that was never a possibility for me. I didn’t have a strong support system growing up. I always […]
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