Staff Writer at Forbes Magazine covering finance, investments, and billionaire dealmakershttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mjf5mv4quk2kThis is wild. One of the world’s richest men has saved ~$1 billion in taxes over decades—just by plowing his dividend income into real estate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf5mv4quk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mitdeiowjs2lDoes AI threaten your 401k? Legendary advisor Bill Bengen thinks it might. He's cut his tech exposure to zero on the uncertainty. After years of dominance, software and mega-cap valuations are straining under AI. That poses a risk to savers everywhere. Read more @forbes.com 👇 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2026/04/05/tech-stocks-powered-retirement-portfolios-for-years-now-ai-is-crashing-the-party/06 Apr 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitdeiowjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mi4vhkokyk2fSo much for the cage fight [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4vhkokyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mhip5qifvc2yNew for @forbes.com: The richest people in private equity including Trump pal Stephen Schwarzman and former Epstein client Leon Black have lost ~$40B amid private credit and AI fears battering their stocks. Full story here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2026/03/20/why-wall-streets-masters-of-the-universe-are-losing-billions-in-private-markets-pullback/20 Mar 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhip5qifvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mgahrktgkk23Private equity billionaire Marc Rowan (cofounder of Apollo with Epstein friend Leon Black) says that Epstein is "wasting my time from the grave." Shareholders sued Apollo, Black & Rowan on Monday for ‌allegedly defrauding by concealing Epstein interactions. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/apollo-s-rowan-says-epstein-wasting-my-time-from-the-grave04 Mar 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgahrktgkk23https://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mftz4e7fgc27NEW: How rich was Mexican druglord 'El Mencho'? What happens to his multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise now that he's dead? And where will his personal fortune go? My latest for @forbes.com seeks to answer these questions👇 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2026/02/27/why-drug-kingpin-el-menchos-billion-dollar-fortune-will-likely-remain-untouched-by-authorities/27 Feb 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftz4e7fgc27https://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3meqwugk32k2dThe Dubai tycoon who told Epstein he “loved the torture video" has resigned from his company. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/2026/02/13/dubai-ceo-resigns-after-released-email-showed-epstein-thanking-him-for-torture-video/13 Feb 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqwugk32k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mebnstrbtc2fNEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2026/02/07/how-picasso-van-gogh-and-czanne-helped-finance-epstein-client-leon-blacks-billionaire-lifestyle/07 Feb 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebnstrbtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mebnstrbtc2fNEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2026/02/07/how-picasso-van-gogh-and-czanne-helped-finance-epstein-client-leon-blacks-billionaire-lifestyle/07 Feb 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebnstrbtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mdnlisvhjk2bWhat happens when an ambitious AI startup creates a fake company to help it take on a PE-backed software giant? You guessed it: Litigation. Here's how a Silicon Valley success story has devolved into a cautionary tale. Read about it @forbes.com 👇 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2026/01/30/how-an-insurance-software-goliath-is-crushing-an-ai-david/30 Jan 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnlisvhjk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mchmrvsfgc25Ah, yes, because what America needs at this moment more than anything is Karoline Leavitt’s “takes on vaccines”15 Jan 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchmrvsfgc25https://bsky.app/profile/johnhyatt.bsky.social/post/3mcbf3pbvzc2c"The one constant in Marco Rubio’s career is that he has betrayed every mentor and every principle he’s ever had in order to claim power for himself." https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/marco-rubio-profile?_sp=5be3ba09-6b7b-4582-b7c9-285ff03589a1.176826689480213 Jan 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:avs5ifcnshtgfprggynv75e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcbf3pbvzc2c