Monica Hunter-Hart

Monica Hunter-Hart

Forbes Staff|Billionaires

Monica Hunter-Hart is an NYC-based reporter who covers the world's richest people with focuses on real estate, the arts, business disputes, and money in politics. She has reported on the dreams of a hard tea entrepreneur, investigated presidential candidate Larry Elder's

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PREMIUM7,550 viewsDec 29, 2024

How Daily Border Crossings Helped Turn This Mexican American Into A Billionaire

Fernando De Leon is breaking boundaries as an immigrant billionaire—though he feels “prickly” about demographic labels: “The ethos that aligns with me most is ‘Texan.’”

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PREMIUM18,243 viewsDec 28, 2024

Segregation, Homelessness, Neglect: 10 Billionaires Who Beat The Odds

Forbes highlights wealthy entrepreneurs who overcame the greatest odds on their way to extraordinary success.

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PREMIUM36,346 viewsNov 3, 2024

Jared Kushner Will Soon Become A Billionaire

Thanks in part to his private equity firm Affinity Partners, Jared Kushner's fortune is approaching ten figures. A Trump victory would likely get him there sooner.

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PREMIUM46,875 viewsOct 27, 2024

The Kushners’ Real Estate Empire Is Now Worth More Than Trump’s

While Jared Kushner moved to D.C. to advise then President Trump, his family’s real estate business prospered—it's now more valuable than his father-in-law’s.

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134,088 viewsOct 2, 2024

Where America’s Richest People Live: Forbes 400 2024

Almost a quarter of all the wealth on The Forbes 400 is held by residents of one state. Two others tie for second for the first time ever.

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PREMIUM84,779 viewsOct 1, 2024

How This Immigrant Billionaire Outmaneuvered Boeing To Build America’s Next “Doomsday” Nuclear Planes

Eren Ozmen’s reputation and her firm Sierra Nevada Corp.'s finances hinge on whether she can pull off executing a complex, $13 billion top-secret government project.

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327,479 viewsApr 1, 2024

The World’s Youngest Billionaires 2024

From two teen heirs to founders of Snap, Stripe and GymShark, these are the youngest billionaires around the globe.

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PREMIUM227,039 viewsFeb 18, 2024

Meet The Billionaires Buying Up Hawaii

Dozens of ultra-rich investors including Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg and Oprah Winfrey have bought up a significant chunk of the Aloha State. Here is a breakdown of who owns what.

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PREMIUM79,066 viewsJan 22, 2024

7 Business Lessons From Egyptian Billionaire Mohamed Mansour

The head of the $6 billion Mansour family empire was once penniless. Now he’s on top of the world.

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PREMIUM49,329 viewsDec 29, 2023

7 Unconventional Business Lessons From An Iced Tea Billionaire

With just a high school degree, Arizona Beverages boss Don Vultaggio rose from the streets of Brooklyn to the billionaire ranks. Here are his tips from his entrepreneurial ascent.