Wealth

Rich people: Raise my death taxes!

Responsible Wealth, a group of über-rich Americans that includes Warren Buffett, makes an earnest plea to Congress

Alex Seitz-Wald Topics: Estate Tax, Taxes, Bush Tax Cuts, Fiscal cliff, Wealth, Editor's Picks

The president owns his privilege to argue for higher taxes on the rich -- like himself

Irin Carmon 11 Topics: Barack Obama, Taxes, Wealth, Money, Warren Buffett, Bush Tax Cuts, Editor's Picks

New research found that while median wealth plummeted, the top 1 percent increased wealth by 71 percent

Natasha Lennard 20 Topics: Mortgage Crisis, Great Recession, Inequality, Housing bubble, Wealth