New York City's Fifth Avenue was once home to "Millionaires' Row," where the wealthiest business tycoons of the Gilded Age ...

Wealthy families in the Gilded Age spent conspicuously, from fancy clothes to European palace-inspired mansions to lavish ...

Anderson Cooper on money, history and the dark side of great fortunes. The CNN anchor confronted his own ancestors in ‘Vanderbilt.’ Now he’s tackling another American dynasty: the Astors.

Money doesn’t manage itself — at least not in your favor. Follow these rules for a lasting legacy. W hen Cornelius Vanderbilt died in 1877, the industrialist left behind roughly $100 billion ...

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt make money? After making his fortune in steamships, Cornelius Vanderbilt turned to railways. After establishing a steamship line in New York in the late 1820s, he started ...

As a result of Cornelius Vanderbilt's death, the majority of his fortune worth $95,000,000 was left to his son Willard. Approximately $2 is the current value of this fortune. There are 1 billion ...

Gertrude Vanderbilt, the great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, passed her Long Island art studio down to the younger generations, who put it on the market. After more than a year, it still ...

Gloria Vanderbilt built a career as an actress, artist, fashion designer, author and socialite, amassing a fortune on top of her inherited money — but the heiress most likely didn’t leave an ...

This was particularly significant also Cornelius had no intention of giving money to charity. She also worked on a Vanderbilt family history, which led to the photograph of the Harrison Homestead.

Big Money. The richest Americans in history. By Steve Hargreaves @hargreavesCNN June 2, 2014: 6:18 PM ET . 2. Cornelius Vanderbilt . 2 of 20. Adjusted wealth*: $205 billion ; Lived: 1794-1877 ; ...