Articles About Billionaires
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 02.25.2013
Would You Give Away Half of Everything?
You’ve heard about Warren Buffett and Bill Gates trying to get their fellow billionaires to give away half their money to charity? Well, now their challenge is resonating outside the United States. Twelve new magnates have joined the Buffett-Gates “Giving Pledge” bringing the total to 102. Who are they? Richard Branson, the Virgin Airlines eccentric; […]
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 07.01.2010
The Giving Pledge Encourages Billionaires to Share Their Wealth
Two of the nation’s leading billionaire philanthropists are joining forces to encourage others to donate as much as half of their wealth to charities. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett are teaming to create the Giving Pledge, “an effort to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to […]