Italian-born fashion designer Mara Girone, 46, and her British husband, Mark Tyers, 47, moved to the village of Hampstead in 2017 with their two children. The village is less than half a mile from Hampstead Heath, a 790-hectare area of woods and ponds, and the heath and surrounding areas are a popular respite for Londoners … Read more
We hear a lot about how prepared (or poorly prepared) people are for retirement. But what is life really like for humans in retirement? A fascinating new study from the Age Wave research and consulting firm and Edward Jones, a financial firm – “Longevity and the New Retirement” – asked retirees. I’m sorry to tell … Read more
Currently, a person 50 years or older can save as much as $ 27,000 a year in a 401 (k) and $ 7,000 in an IRA or Roth IRA. Photo illustration of Barron’s staff; (reference) Dreamstime (4) Text size Many parents intend to help children pay for college and cover hundreds of thousands of dollars … Read more
Royal Caribbean CEO Jason Liberty credits the cruise operator’s relationships with its bankers as a key to getting ‘affordable capital’ to keep it afloat during the pandemic. Here, Royal’s Anthem of the Seas cruise ship in Scotland last year. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images Text size There are signs that the cruise industry, which … Read more
The Chinese owner of Manhattan’s historic Waldorf Astoria hotel has been struggling to complete its plan for converting hundreds of guest rooms into luxury condos. The process has fallen at least two years behind the initial schedule and costs have ballooned, leading to the departure last week of the top US executive overseeing the project. … Read more
April 29, 2022 6:47 pm ET Actress and producer Reese Witherspoon has sold a Los Angeles home for $ 21.5 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. The sale represents a significant uptick in the value of the gated Brentwood estate: a trust tied to Ms. Witherspoon paid $ 15,895 million for the … Read more
In “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, ”Tony Shalhoub plays Abe Weissman, a math professor who lives in a sprawling apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. But in real life, the actor has done the math and decided to sell his stellar New York City pad for $ 4,495,000. He paid $ 3,995,000 in 2016 for this … Read more
In “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, ”Tony Shalhoub plays Abe Weissman, a math professor who lives in a sprawling apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. But in real life, the actor has done the math and decided to sell his stellar New York City pad for $ 4,495,000. He paid $ 3,995,000 in 2016 for this … Read more
In “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, ”Tony Shalhoub plays Abe Weissman, a math professor who lives in a sprawling apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. But in real life, the actor has done the math and decided to sell his stellar New York City pad for $ 4,495,000. He paid $ 3,995,000 in 2016 for this … Read more
A collection of books and manuscripts about wine and winemaking by Sean Thackrey Courtesy of Ben Kinmont Bookseller Text size A collection of books and manuscripts about wine and winemaking that was assembled over decades by Sean Thackrey, a California winemaker with an art history background, will be sold at a book fair later this … Read more