High net worth

The administration's proposal for the capital-gains tax rate is in part a throwback to the Reagan years, an expert says.

The new rate, up from the current 37%, would encompass less than 1% of taxpayers, a White House official said.

The administration’s American Families Plan includes a bump in the top tax rate to 39.6%, but doesn’t specify thresholds for different types of filers.

The actively managed offering will be available as soon as this summer, according to sources familiar with the plans.

If passed, the package would end the step-up in basis provision, which will mean significantly larger tax bills for wealthy estates.

Bailard appointed Sonya Thadhani Mughal under a succession plan and a series of moves unveiled by the wealth and fund company.

The Samsung dynasty’s art collection, including classic paintings by Picasso and Monet, is estimated to be worth between $2.2 billion and $2.7 billion.

Wealth management firms are consolidating at a breakneck pace in a bid to grab wealthy U.S. clients.

Robinhood Markets has snared most of the attention for attracting an army of day traders during the pandemic. But far bigger profits are flowing to the family behind Fidelity Investments in Boston.

Wealth Enhancement Group’s second acquisition of 2021 comes as experts say there’s an “ever-increasing buyer appetite” for $1 billion-plus firms.