Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of private investing firm Altimeter Capital, says the U.S. is increasingly becoming a country of haves and have-nots. “I think in this country, everybody knows the wealth gap is at historic levels,” Gerstner said last week at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha investor summit. “We have increasing frustration, disenchantment, a growing gap between capitalism and democracy.” Skip to main content cnbcmakeit CNBC Make It View profile Related videos 87 18 7 Watch more exciting...

When it comes to building wealth, Americans say one thing and do another. When asked the best way to build personal wealth, 23% of adults said investing in real estate, according to the recent CNBC Make It: Your Money survey, conducted in partnership with Momentive. That makes it the most popular would-be wealth building method, ahead of investing in stocks (16%), starting your own business (15%) and getting a second job or side hustle (12%). But that’s not what those looking to increase...

If earning more money is on your to-do list in the upcoming year, it’s worth examining the actions other Americans say they took to do so in 2022. When asked which steps they took to build their personal wealth in 2022, 27% of Americans said they invested in the stock market. That makes it the most-popular wealth-building move this year, according to the recent CNBC Make It: Your Money survey, conducted in partnership with Momentive. Other popular answers include getting a second job or side...