Articles Written by Amy Lamare

Amy Lamare is a Los Angeles-based writer covering business, technology, entertainment, philanthropy, and pop culture. You can find her other work at Los Angeles Magazine, Your Tango, Thinknum Media, Nicki Swift, and Heavy among other publications. Follow her on Facebook. Amy's favorite self-made billionaire is Sara Blakely.

Combined Wealth of Global Billionaires Passes $10 Trillion For First Time
The combined wealth of all the billionaires on earth just hit $10 trillion for the first time ever. From April 7 to July 31 of this year, billionaires in every single industry saw a double digit increase in their net worths.
Jeff Bezos Could Completely Solve These 7 Global Catastrophes And STILL Be The Richest Person On The Planet
Jeff Bezos could completely solve a number of global crisis and STILL be the richest person on the planet. Bezos could save the world – LITERALLY – and still be the richest person in the world. And that begs the question: why doesn't he?
How Amazon Went From Selling Books To Selling, Well, Everything
Today, you can find just about everything under the sun for sale on Amazon, but it wasn't always that way. Back in 1994, when Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, he was simply trying to transform the way books were sold. How did the online retailer make th...
Craigslist Founder Donates $10 Million To Fight Hunger In U.S.
Billionaire Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, has become a major philanthropist over the years. His most recent cause is fighting hunger in the United States. He's donating $10 million to hunger-related charities.
Billionaire David Tepper Moves Back To New Jersey – Faced With $120 A Million State Income Tax Bill
Back in 2015, billionaire David Tepper moved from New Jersey to Florida in part because of the high personal income tax rate in the Garden State. Now, he's moved back to New Jersey and faces a $120 milion state tax bill.
Architect Scott Gillen's Malibu Case Houses Selling For Upwards Of $100 Million
"The Case" project encompasses five minimalist mansions. The Case took 11 years to get approved, and it is one of only three gated communities in Malibu. Case No. 2 hit the market in February 2020 with a price tag of $100 million.
The 10 Highest-Paid Actresses Right Now
The top 10 highest-paid actresses made a combined $254 million in the 12 months from July 2019 to June 2020.
Did A Federal Election Filing Just Expose Kanye West's Net Worth As "Hundreds Of Millions" Instead Of Billions? NO! Don't Believe The Headlines
Kanye West is still running for President of the United States. And part of running for public office requires candidates to file a personal financial form with the Federal Election Commission. West did that and it caused some confusion. We cleare...
Billionaire Bill Ackman Reflects On The Greatest Wall Street Trade Of All Time
In March 2020, just as the coronavirus pandemic was sweeping the globe and causing mass panic and confusion, Bill Ackman made a decision: He paid $27 million to buy credit defaults and turned that into a profit of $2.6 billion
American Billionaires See Fortunes Skyrocket During Pandemic
Billionaires in general, but especially American billionaires, are seeing their wealth grow in unprecedented ways in 2020, creating a larger and larger chasm between the richest Americans and the rest of us.

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