Modern Switzerland stands as a hub of business, trade and commerce. But it may surprise you to learn that this wasn’t always the case, with this only coming about thanks to the work of one man: Alfred Escher. The man behind numerous companies such as Credit Suisse, Swiss Life, Gotthard Read more…
Today, we see billionaires like Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett who seemingly have immeasurable wealth. But what if I told you that their wealth is nowhere near the wealth of the richest people to have ever lived! Currently, Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man, with a net Read more…
Looking on the Forbes 400, you’ll see businessmen like Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett are worth billions of dollars. But what if I told you that they weren’t necessarily the richest businessmen to have ever lived?! Not only are we going to look at the richest businessmen who Read more…
As of the time of writing, the world’s 15 richest families are worth a combined $1.622 trillion, that’s enough to make even the likes of Jeff Bezos blush! Combined, these families’ net worth is only slightly more than Canada’s! In recent weeks, we have focused particularly on how you can Read more…
Today, eBay is known for being at the forefront of e-auctions. As a result, a number of high-value items have been sold through the site, this got me thinking, what are the most expensive things that have ever been sold on eBay?! For the purposes of this article, we are Read more…
Today, billionaires are arguably some of the most hated people on earth. Despite this, millions of people each year want to know how to become a billionaire, so here it is! Last week, we covered how to become a millionaire. Here, the premise is somewhat similar, however, you will likely Read more…
As children, we probably all wanted to become a millionaire. However, it’s fairly difficult, hence why there are only around 47 million of them (compared to 7.8 billion people in the world!) So which are the best ways to become a millionaire? For the purposes of this article, I am Read more…
If you’ve followed this site for long enough, you’ll know I was a rather strange child. One of the few “normal” things I did was collect comic books, something I still do over twenty years later. This got me thinking, should you still/start collecting comic comic books in this 21st Read more…
Each year, there are a number of news articles that talk about billionaire investors buying millions of dollars worth of artwork. So this got me thinking, should you invest in art? Is art actually a good investment? In the investing community, art is generally considered to be a commodity, alongside Read more…
In all my years as an investor, I am often surprised about what people think are assets. This got me thinking, which are the most common types of assets you need to know about? Many types of assets are also considered types of investments, however, not all types of investments Read more…