Misty Copeland, the first Black principal dancer at the esteemed American Ballet Theatre, and one of Worth’s Groundbreaking Women of 2024, joined my Zoom call with the same sunny smile that has charmed audiences for over a decade. But Copeland, the most famous prima ballerina in the world, has extended her impact beyond the theater […]
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The True Cost and Benefit of New York’s Migrant Crisis
Dayana and her family crouched in the 5 a.m. darkness, the desert air hot around her even at this early hour. When they moved, they did so quickly, tugging their children as fast as they could, darting between trees and scrub. When you reach the barrier, the human smugglers said, stay put and wait to […]
Read MoreHow the Introvert Economy Is Shifting Consumer Behaviors
The pandemic has catalyzed a shift in consumer behavior, giving rise to what’s now termed the “introvert economy.” This shift sees consumers increasingly favoring the comfort of their homes over traditional social outings—a trend with significant implications for businesses across industries. Consumers are choosing to go out earlier, if at all, to then enjoy the […]
Read More7 Nutritional Hacks for Depression & Anxiety
At any moment in time, approximately 26% of Americans are struggling with a diagnosable mental illness. So, if you have dinner with three friends, the odds are one of you is not doing well. Most common are depression and anxiety, with a 29% chance of receiving a depression diagnosis in a lifetime, and a 31% […]
Read MoreWhy Some Brilliant Geeks Do Stupid Things
Smart people can still do dumb things. That is one of Andrew McAfee’s key points in his latest book, The Geek Way. McAfee is the co-director of the Initiative on the Digital Economy at MIT and principal research scientist at the Sloan School of Management. The Geek Way is McAfee’s first foray into covering organizational […]
Read MoreHedge Funds Bet Big on AI Weather Prediction
There’s an expression: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” New technology may not be making any inroads in controlling the weather. However, artificial intelligence is helping a select few understand it better and make money from the knowledge. Venture capital firms are partnering with software engineers to train AI-driven machine […]
Read MoreWorth Magazine Survey: Blending Profit and Purpose
Worth, as a brand, is focused on embracing worth beyond wealth. Therefore, in an era where the intersection of wealth, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship is increasingly paramount, we look to further our understanding of high net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals in the realms of impact investing and philanthropy. Thus we have created a […]
Read MoreHow to Capitalize on the Booming Bond Market
Suddenly, investors can get real income from bonds again. Bonds had been moving up in price, and thus down in yield, for about 40 years—a trend that accelerated after the financial crisis in 2008. “There wasn’t much need for people to look at individual bonds,” says Kevin McPartland of Coalition Greenwich, a major benchmarking firm. […]
Read MoreDonor-Advised Fund Philanthropy Under Fire
There are so many acronyms to know these days, and DAF—for donor-advised fund—is not at the top of the list for most people. But these personal or family philanthropies are coming under growing criticism for a few reasons. Unlike foundations, which have to give away 5% of their net asset value annually, DAFs can sit […]
Read MoreAging is a Treatable Condition, says Dr. Nir Barzilai
There is a split in the medicine of aging. It’s between the established practice of treating individual ailments, like diabetes or heart disease, and a theory that the entire aging process can be slowed, maybe even reversed. This is not a hard divide. So-called traditional doctors encourage patients to watch what they eat, exercise, not […]
Read MoreThe Wild Science of Growing Younger
There are a lot of hyperbolic and crazy-sounding theories and assertions in the vast movement to counteract the inexorable march from the quick to the dead. Xprize founder Dr. Peter Diamandis thinks we may one day upload our consciousness to the cloud. As such, the 62-year-old is doing everything he can to keep his body […]
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