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Between the Trump Administration declaring private accounts a red flag for foreign students and prospective employers using AI to find fake applicants, the old rules are becoming obsolete.

Most billionaires got rich by building businesses or inheriting big bucks from someone who did. Yet a small but growing group of current and former American executives have managed to amass three-comma fortunes as very well-paid employees.

#Forbes250: In 2026, Forbes will commemorate America’s 250th birthday with a year-long, cross-platform initiative celebrating this great nation of problem-solvers, mavericks and risk-takers—where hustle, reinvention and meritocracy rule. https://trib.al/GBxZfNJ

Invest capital and save the planet at the same time. Own a forest. That’s the selling proposition from Angela Davis, who, as president of Campbell Global in Portland, Oregon, oversees $10 billion on behalf of institutions and wealthy individuals. So far she has acquired 1.4 million acres of trees, the majority in the U.S., with some in Australia and New Zealand. Read more: https://trib.al/EOrSH3T (Photo: Pedro Oliveira for Forbes)

Discover Forbes' 2025 Richest #SelfMadeWomen in America list: Bigger fortunes. More billionaires. Increasing impact. We mark the 10th anniversary of our annual list of America’s most successful self-made women by celebrating how far these 100 entrepreneurs have come.

If you’re looking for a way to stretch your retirement income, consider these three expat havens where you can live the good life for less than $2,000 a month. (Photos: Getty Images) https://trib.al/BIYxZMa

Worried that employers might not like to see consulting work on your resume? Here's what to know. https://trib.al/T7qS50P

After people retire, they often think about downsizing—moving to a smaller place. Here are four other kinds of downsizing that can help you live your best life. https://trib.al/N0LMhSU

The Federal Communications Commission greenlit the $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media on Thursday, 383 days after the deal was first announced. The merger, which is set to close on August 7, will transform Larry Ellison, 80, and his son David Ellison, 42, into one of the most powerful duos in Hollywood, wielding influence over TV shows, movies, news and more. Continue reading: https://trib.al/rZmTwIO (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision via Associated Press)

Stationed in Scotland for the last several days, Donald Trump camped out in the sorts of destinations he likes best—his own businesses. He examined Trump Turnberry’s grounds alongside the U.S. ambassador, touted its ballroom in front of the European Commission’s president and, on Tuesday morning, unveiled a second golf course at his property in Aberdeenshire with his sons Eric and Don Jr. No modern president has blended private business and public duties quite like Trump. Having sold his Washington, D.C. hotel in 2022, the president returned to office with no property in the nation’s capital. That has not stopped him from personally tending to his assets. He went to one of his clubs 16 of his first 17 weekends, and he has now spent time at his businesses on 75 of his first 190 days back in office, according to a Forbes analysis, traveling to Florida, New Jersey, Virginia, Nevada and, of course, Scotland. Here, Forbes tracks the trips, circling each day that Trump visited one of his properties: https://trib.al/OVf0xSB (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin via Associated Press)