Wealth

The nation’s mom-and-pop investors are piling into risky assets as they try to build enough wealth to buy a home.

Tom Gores built his private equity firm into a $50 billion powerhouse. Now it’s in a fight to show this industry’s old way of doing business still works.

At least it means affordability continues to improve, albeit slowly. 

Profits might be down at some of the world’s biggest family-owned companies — but you wouldn’t have guessed it from the dividends they’re paying.