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.

Billionaire Princess Presumed To Be Dead Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Corruption
Gulnara Karimova the daughter of the former tyrannical ruler of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. A few years ago, there were rumors circulating that Gulnara was missing and that she'd possibly been poisoned to death. Now, she's been sentenced to 13 year...
How Rich Was Rupert Murdoch In 1990?
Today, News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch has a net worth of $13 billion. He's known as the founder of the Fox News machine and all that goes with that. But back in 1990, he was 59 years old and the 60th richest person in the world with a net worth...
15 Homes In The U.S. Have Sold For $100 Million Or More
Over the last few years, ultra high-end real estate has been booming, particularly in Palm Beach, New York City, and Los Angeles. These 16 homes have all sold for at least $100 million.
L.A.'s Highest Property Taxes: 0.5 Acres Of Prime Billionaire's Beach Beachfront Real Estate
The beach house located at 22310 Pacific Coast Highway sits on a half-acre of prime Malibu beachfront and has an annual property tax bill of $1.31 million. Houses on this section of Malibu's Carbon Beach don't come up that often.
Billionaire Behind Online Coupon Clipping Startup Drops $60 Million On Bel Air Mansion
George Ruan hit it big earlier this year when Honey, the electronic coupon-clipping browser extension he co-founded in 2012, was acquired by PayPal for $4 billion in cash in January. Now he's dropping $60 million on a Bel Air mansion.
Chinese Billionaire Enters Space Race To Challenge Elon Musk's SpaceX
It seems like every other month another billionaire who saw Star Wars at a formative time in their life enters the space race. Now, Li Shufu, the Chinese owner of Volvo, has become the newest entrepreneur to declare an intention to invest in spac...
Mark Cuban Shares The Misconceptions People Have About Being A Billionaire
Mark Cuban has a net worth of $4 billion and is 61 years old. He's been a member of the 10-figure club for more than two decades. On a recent episode of The HoopsHype Podcast, he mentioned that it is still surreal to consider the fact that he is a...
Stock Market Turmoil Has Wiped Billions Away From The Richest People In The World
Everyone from billionaires to the average person with a 401K tied to public stock is seeing their wealth decimated by the volatility of the stock market driven by fears over the coronavirus outbreak. The top five richest people in the world lost $...
These Are The Richest People In Each US State (2020)
You may know who the richest person in the United States is, or even who the wealthiest person in your state is. But do you know who wields the wealth in Iowa or Idaho? There have been a few changes on this list since last year, so let's take a lo...
Paul Singer Attempting To Overthrow Jack Dorsey As CEO Of Twitter
On Monday, March 2, shares of Twitter soared after it was revealed that Paul Singer, the founder of investment management firm Elliott Management bought a $1 billion stake in the social media company. Why? He wants to force CEO Jack Dorsey out of ...

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