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At the start of 2024, the pieces appeared to be falling in place for President Joe Biden in his re-election year.

Looking at the meaning of philanthropy, its roots lie in the Greek for ‘love of humanity’. That might go some way to explaining the ‘why’ which motivates some individuals to give, although the drivers are usually very personal and can vary.

The Goodwood Estate, in the heart of West Sussex, is an 11,000 acre estate, home to the Duke of Richmond for the last 300 years. Over the generations, the family has established many sporting pursuits on the estate including horse-riding, motorsport, cricket and golf.

The conventional wisdom behind raising interest rates is as follows: higher interest rates make the cost of borrowing more expensive, which tends to cool the housing market.

As events continue to unfold in the Middle East, we are reminded how precarious the geopolitical landscape is.

We live in an inter-connected world with traditional and online media alerting us to events within seconds of them happening. The 24-hour news cycle can sometimes feel negative, but it can also mobilise donors around the globe to respond quickly with financial help in response to an emergency.

For Jerome Powell and other members of the Federal Reserve (Fed), the Consumer Price Index (CPI) print this week was well and truly a fly in their ointment.

As the global population ages, retirees will need better health and social care options, more assisted-living housing, and flexible retirement solutions. That's good news for investors.

In the first quarter, bond and equity markets decoupled as investors pared back the number of expected interest rate cuts this year, driving a fall in bond prices.

They established what many consider to be the most successful investment partnership of all time: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. What can today's investors learn from them?