WSJ.com: The Wealth Report
Robert Frank looks at the lives and culture of the wealthy.


Rich, Famous and Jobless
The creative minds behind British TV have a new hit on their hands. It is called "Famous, Rich and Jobless," and it features British celebs slumming it as unemployed job seekers. But the genre does...

Richistan Returns: Is That Good or Bad for Obama?
This is a tale of two countries. In Richistan, the sun is shining and the wealthy are regaining their wealth. There are more clouds in the rest of America. For both political parties and the White ...

How Did Billionaires Get So Much Richer in 2009?
The world has a new richest man. Carlos Slim has toppled Bill Gates for the "richest" crown in the Forbes billionaires list, a position Mr. Gates had held since 1995 (though a mere $500 million set...

Famous Mansion Sells for Below 1999 Price
The story of high-end real-estate over the past decade could all be told through a single mansion, located at 1370 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan, FL, just south of Palm Beach.

U.S. Millionaire Tally Soared 16% in ?09
The millionaires are back. The number of U.S. households with a net worth of $1 million or more, not including primary residence, jumped 16% to 7.8 million in 2009 from 6.7 million the year be...