The Giving Pledge

MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, has recently sold 11% of her Amazon shares, valued at over $8 billion.  The Details: Scott received approximately 400 million Amazon shares as part of her divorce settlement with Bezos in 2019 and signed The Giving...

The founder of one of the most popular companies of the past 50 years was fascinated with computers and inventing programs at an early age. This helped make him one of the most well-known people in the world. Here is a look at five things you might not know about Facebook - now Meta...

An upcoming auction for more than 150 pieces of art from a notable technology mogul is drawing headlines in the art world and could show strength for the popular alternative investing category outside of stocks, bonds, gold and cryptocurrency. What Happened: Auction house Christie’s is...

MacKenzie Scott signed the Giving Pledge on May 25, 2019, committing to giving at least half of her wealth away to charities. What happened: The Giving Pledge is "a promise by the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes...

When you’re the world’s richest Wall Street investor, people expect a certain amount of generosity. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) CEO Warren Buffett has made large donations to charitable organizations throughout his career. Just last year, Buffett donated $2.6...

This week, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan pledged to give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares over the course of their lives in a philanthropic gift that has been named the largest in the world to date. The couple's shares are currently valued at $45...