millionaire

Aug 21, 2017
The self-made millionaire who gave his money to people who just asked for it
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Percy Ross, known as "America's Rich Uncle," had a newspaper column where people could write in with requests.
Jan 9, 2014
For first time, most of Congress is worth more than $1 million
A report shows that more than half of Congress members are millionaires.
Apr 5, 2012
The 24-hour billionaire
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One New York Times reporter recently received the best assignment ever: to play billionaire for a day. We chat about what his day was like, and what surprised him.
Jan 24, 2012
What millionaires pay in taxes
Mitt Romney has revealed his tax returns, but how does that compare to others who earn around the same amount of money?
Jan 6, 2012
Piggy Bank Award: Financially planning a windfall
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We congratulate a man who decided to squirrel away his Lotto winnings until he finished drafting a sound financial plan for his millions rather than spending it on the high life.
Mar 15, 2011
Mid-day Update: More on Japan, goodbye Zune
On today's show, Marketplace continued to follow the effects of Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Japanese government is monitoring the…
Oct 28, 2010
MID-DAY UPDATE: Wells Fargo re-files, Nissan recalls and high speed rails
Wells Fargo will re-file 55,000 problematic foreclosure documents, but will not issue a blanket moratorium. Today, we learned that the number of…
Oct 28, 2010
A positive outlook on the future?
This final note today. I know the economic news has been a little bleak lately, housing and jobs and all that. And I apologize if we've been…