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The Rich

  1. Has the Fed Been Making the Wealth Gap Worse? Janet Yellen, friend of the poor, bestie of the rich.
    By Annie Lowrey
  2. The Recession Turned the Rich Into Stingy JerksDuring the downturn and the recovery, the middle class got more generous and the wealthy less.  
    By Annie Lowrey
  3. How the 0.00003 Percent LivesYour typical American billionaire is a 63-year-old Wall Street type who went to Penn and owns four houses. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  4. the rich
    Rich People Find Being Rich Pretty ExhaustingMansions are hard to take care of, okay?
    By Jessica Roy
  5. Ex-Hedge-Funder Shares ‘Wealth Addiction’ StorySam Polk wants everyone to stop enabling Wall Street money junkies like him.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  6. Bidding War for Empire State Building Hits $2.1 BillionA “mystery Middle Eastern bidder” makes an offer.
    By Adam Martin
  7. money trouble
    Trinity Church Literally Has More Money Than It Knows What to Do WithA $2 billion portfolio is enough to get people fighting.
    By Adam Martin
  8. crimes and misdemeanors
    Citigroup Exec Pleads Guilty to Stealing $22 MillionBut he really did need that chauffeur.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. inequality
    The Real Income Inequality GapIt’s between the rich and the crazy rich.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. the march toward death is more comfortable if you’re wearing tod’s
    Rich People Have a Special Hormone That Helps Them Live LongerLife is nasty, brutish, and short — unless you are wealthy.
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. the future is coming
    Google Uses the ‘Double Irish’ and the ‘Dutch Sandwich’ to Avoid Billions in TaxesAll the cool tech companies are doing it.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  12. the rich
    Lawsuit Says Robert De Niro Ruined His Ex-Manager’s Standing With Rich PeopleDid you know there is an entire field of work called “domestic estate management”?
    By Nitasha Tiku
  13. early and often
    Obama Remembers He Was Maybe Once a Populist, Opposes Extending Tax Cuts for the RichThe middle class versus the wealthy.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  14. early and awful
    Regarding Tax Breaks for the Rich, Democrats Ask Themselves, ‘What Would Bush Do?’Democrats seek counsel from their WWBD bracelets.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  15. tell us how you really feel about your clients
    Cold-Blooded Creatures Warm Up Homes of Wealthy HumansFish “humanize” homes of the rich, says interior designer.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. the rich
    Citigroup to Provide Babysitting Services for Children of MillionairesThis could be good for all of us.
    By Jessica Pressler
  17. the rich
    Swiss Banking Secrets From the Mouth of the UBS WhistleblowerOn the eve of his three-year prison sentence, Bradley Birkenfeld airs UBS’s dirty laundry.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  18. the rich among us
    New York Has More Rich People Than Any Other City in AmericaNew York has more millionaires than Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. combined.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. the downturnaround
    Rich People to Reclaim Their Position Above the Rest of UsIn private aircraft, that is.
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. olympics
    Jamie Johnson: Extremely Rich New Yorkers Watch the Olympics Completely Differently From Everyone Else“Cosmopolitan elites view the athletes competing at the games as mere entertainers of the moment.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. plutocrats of tomorrow
    JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s Youngest Daughter Is a D.J.(Slash head hazer of her sorority.)
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. opportunities
    The Daily Show Needs Real-Estate Advice From a Wealthy PersonThey promise not to make you look like a fool.
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. philistines at the fruit stand
    Rich Kids Eat Watermelon Made of GoldThe rich have access to a whole different world of fruits and vegetables.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. grave sacrifices
    The Rich Have Stopped Buying Luxury Products Out of the Goodness of Their HeartsIt just doesn’t feel right to keep acting rich when people are suffering.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. the rich hunt
    The Rich Don’t Want to Look Rich AnymoreThey’re trying to blend in.
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. white men with money
    Peltz Family Help Is Revolting Against ThemThe Bedford couple is facing all manner of allegations from their staff.
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. the greatest depression
    For John Paulson and Friends, the Gilded Age Hasn’t Ended1999 Chateau Margaux and 1999 Lafite-Rothschild, anyone?
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. cultural capital
    New York Art Kids Skip Internships, Start Their Own GalleryWho needs to slave in an office when you’ve got your parents’ cash — sorry, creative genes.
  29. numbers game
    Breaking: Rich People Happy About Being RichWhile much of the country falls into the Great Depression of 2008, some individuals remain joyful.
  30. in other news
    Private High Schools’ Secret ShameKids at Dalton and other prep schools have been settling for second-choice schools. Has the system screwed the rich?
  31. in other news
    Even With $5 Million Dollars, Doorman Is Still Too Poor for Manhattan Real-Estate MarketRichie Randazzo’s story might have once warmed our hearts, but now it sends a cold chill through our veins.
  32. in other news
    It’s the Economakis, StupidA wealthy couple wants to convert their East Village apartment building into a single-family home, displacing their rent-stabilized tenants. Is that so wrong?
  33. in other news
    Billionaire Driven Out of Greenwich Because of Size DiscriminationAll Valery Kogan wanted was 26 toilets, eight bedrooms, a gym, a home theater, a wine cellar, a game room, a billiard room, twelve-car parking, and Turkish and Finnish bathing facilities. Is that so wrong?