Shirin Tajani, 46, went back to school in 2011 to get her nursing degree, and she’s been practicing in the field ever since. Tajani moved from Pakistan to the US when she was 10 years old, and her parents wanted her to have the opportunity to benefit from the higher education system in the US.
Football season is right around the corner — when millions of Americans will bet on everything from who will win the Super Bowl in February to how many passing touchdowns Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will throw during his rookie season. For the majority of gamblers in the 38 states plus DC, where sports betting
Larry, 60, graduated from law school in 1990 with just over $68,000 in student debt. Due to scholarships — along with Pell Grants from his undergraduate education — Larry, who requested his last name be withheld for privacy, was able to finish his higher education with what he said was a manageable balance at the
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Rutherford, a recent University of Pennsylvania graduate, who interned at JPMorgan Private Bank and is starting at Unilever this fall. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his offer letters. I didn’t have a career plan sketched out before joining
On the global stage, few have been as active in flaunting their cash in recent years as the Middle East’s most powerful money men. Leaders of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala — sovereign wealth funds that oversee assets worth more than $1 trillion combined — have been on a busy
Tess Waresmith’s first major investment was a small single-family home in Tampa, Florida. She put 20% down on the $84,000 property and rented it to a long-term tenant. She simultaneously hired a financial advisor to invest some of her savings in the stock market. If she could go back, Waresmith says she would’ve prioritized stock
After decades of working full-time for a software company while building a 100-plus unit real estate portfolio on the side, one New Hampshire-based investor quit his job in early 2024 and is now retired at 46. Matt, who goes by “The Lumberjack Landlord” for privacy reasons, purchased his first property in 2001 and has predominantly