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Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's late business partner, bought a controversial stock at the age of 99 and swiftly doubled his money, Li Lu said.

AI is changing what it takes to get a tech job on Wall Street. Recruiters told BI how candidates should adapt and what they need to do to stand out.

Nearly 160 executives and partners at six major US accounting firms were interviewed about why their firms were making more auditing errors.

PwC, Deloitte, EY, and KPMG are the four biggest accounting and consulting firms in the world. These are the leaders who run them.

Find out which AI-focused fintech startups are capturing VC attention, offering innovative solutions in finance.

Warren Buffett paid tribute to the late Charlie Munger, gifted more than $6 billion to good causes, and sold $133 billion of stocks in nine months.

Venture capital expert Alex Witt shares how new fund managers, transformative technologies, and Africa will shape the industry in the next decade.

Figures including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg became even wealthier over the past 12 months amid AI buzz, rate cuts, and Trump's win.

For the past eight years, we've pinpointed the young professionals on the runway to success. Here's our database of Wall Street's rising stars.

Here are the pitch decks that fintechs used to raise millions of dollars, from seed rounds to Series D.

Stocks such as Tesla and Nvidia now make up a huge chunk of the S&P 500's total value, exposing investors to heavy losses if they tumble.

The founder of the $20 billion hedge fund tells Business Insider about the firm's "course correction" in its famed equities unit.

A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for plantations.

Over the past few months BI wrote over a dozen stories and made a video about thousands of older Americans' retirement regrets.

Six older Americans, among the more than 3,800 who responded to Business Insider surveys, shared their biggest life regrets in a video.

Six older Americans shared advice on saving, investing, and preparing for retirement.

Misty Miller said retirement was socially isolating and she overspent.

For 10 years, I was the sole breadwinner in my family. It's taught me important lessons about health and money.

Donald Trump takes office on January 20. Here are five ways he is expected to change Wall Street, from M&A to capital regulations to fintechs.

Social Security and Medicare help support older Americans. Many told BI that the checks weren't enough and that they wished they'd saved more.

In this Sunday edition of Insider Today, we're talking about luxury vacation rentals, and PR's image crisis.

Goldman Sach's top brass are revered as some of the sharpest minds on Wall Street. See what they recommend reading, watching, or listening to in 2025.

From JPMorgan to Goldman Sachs, this is everything we know about how AI is being used in banking, from realizing productivity gains to analyzing data.

Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos saw their fortunes soar in 2024, while the net worths of retail titans like Bernard Arnault took a hit.

One retiree has "enough money to live until 95 and go on vacations." But then he got cancer. "I may not even enjoy the money I worked hard to save."

Hedge funds have traditionally been less institutional than peers in private equity and venture capital. That's no longer the case.

BI heard from parents who said that they had kids too young, that they regretted pausing their careers, or that divorces affected their finances.

Most banks have tossed marijuana testing for job applicants, but drug screening on Wall Street is not dead. See the policies for Citi, JPM, and more.

What 2024's rising stars of Wall Street say about the TV shows, movies, or books that best represent their daily lives at work.

They're some of the most important technologists on Wall Street. Here's an inside look at what they do and what it takes to become one.

BNY Mellon's CEO said bank employees should be "postponing more routine items until the New Year."

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Larry Ellison have stayed in the top 20, but the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have joined them.

Lel Smits and her husband invest one day's salary for each of her children every Christmas. She is committed to teaching them financial literacy.

Tamara Ponzo Brattoli's retirement plans changed after her son's sudden death abroad.

The Mega Millions jackpot hit an estimated $1 billion on Tuesday ahead of the Christmas Eve drawing, according to the Mega Millions website.

Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2024 after a wave of layoffs last year. Meta, Boeing, Google, and Tesla are among those shedding staff.

Elon Musk reposted a critique of MacKenzie Scott for giving billions of dollars to liberal nonprofits and said the giving concerned him.

BI tracked dozens of business-development hires at hedge funds in 2024, including the surprise departure of a Citadel exec in October.

Elon Musk's xAI, the startup behind the Grok chatbot and Colossus supercomputer, raised $6 billion in a Series C funding round.

Overemployed workers secretly holding multiple remote jobs use their money to travel and pay down student debt.

To avoid estate taxes, wealthy Americans buy offshore life insurance policies, and stash assets including mansions in trusts.

We compiled a list of books that top Wall Streeters have recommended over the years that have helped them get ahead.

Dave Ramsey, a personal finance star, advised people to save up for the Christmas splurge and set a strict budget so they don't overspend.

McKinsey's Aamanh Sehdev spoke with Business Insider about what it felt like to make partner after just seven years at the strategy consulting firm.

Deloitte UK plans to cut spending on travel and expenses by 50% amid a sharp slowdown in consulting since the pandemic.

Citi CEO Jane Fraser's has made major moves, including laying off staffers, hiring new execs, and starting a multibillion-dollar tech initiative.

It's not just about a retirement account. Planning for how your social life might look can be just as important.