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City dwellers quit their jobs, move to the desert and max out their credit cards to renovate an old inn; a dream condo in Hawaii.

A group of three guys turn an abandoned high school into a modern apartment building; how one man bought an out of commision jetliner, dragged it into the woods and made it his home.

A tour of the most expensive mansion in Malibu; investor Kevin O'Leary orders $65K worth of rare whisky; a real estate tycoon drives his car straight into the bay; an adrenaline junkie spends $120K to summit Mt. Everest; billionaire's mansion.

Kim Kardashian's gold-eating bestie, Foodgod; an over-the-top mega-mansion in New Jersey has been sitting empty for nearly a decade; rare $350K Ferrari; a zipline ride to a $31 million winter wonderland; the remote desert palace of a Gucci heiress.

A surfer has a cool bachelor pad in Southern California; a Wall Street bigwig transforms his private jet into a flying office; a billionaire beer lover creates an expensive brew; moon rocks are turned into cufflinks; the wheel of a Ferrari.

Musician Lenny Kravitz designs a Hollywood mansion; a $30 million yacht; a helicopter trip to a heart-shaped private island; a home on "billionaires' row" in Aspen, Colo.; a jeweler known as Diamond Joe; the priciest cheese steak in Philadelphia.

An "asset protection" guru steals millions from the famous, elderly and sick; he makes money disappear in a Ponzi scheme.

Philantropist, diplomat, international man of mystery, and criminal Dr Henry Jones led a double-life that was unknown to all he knew.

A group of hackers live it up and decide to get rich or die trying.

Trusted adviser and a philanthropist Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his favorite causes, but he carries with him a dark, devastating secret.

Scott Rothstein, a Ft. Lauderdale attorney making millions, is the life of the party and a guy who wants the world to love him, while also secretly playing the part of criminal mastermind.

A group of wannabe-celebs make off with millions from Hollywood's rich and famous.

A rising business star buys an NHL team with stolen money.

An "asset protection" guru steals millions from the famous, elderly and sick; he makes money disappear in a Ponzi scheme.

Philantropist, diplomat, international man of mystery, and criminal Dr Henry Jones led a double-life that was unknown to all he knew.

A group of hackers live it up and decide to get rich or die trying.

Trusted adviser and a philanthropist Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his favorite causes, but he carries with him a dark, devastating secret.

Scott Rothstein, a Ft. Lauderdale attorney making millions, is the life of the party and a guy who wants the world to love him, while also secretly playing the part of criminal mastermind.

A group of wannabe-celebs make off with millions from Hollywood's rich and famous.

A rising business star buys an NHL team with stolen money.

At the dawn of the '80s, America finds itself in deep decline; New York seems to symbolize everything that's gone wrong; it's crime-ridden, strapped for cash, dark and dirty.

It's 1983, and the Big Apple is back; Wall Street is booming; yuppies are crowding the clubs.

By the mid '80s, five larger-than-life New Yorkers -- Donald Trump, Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, John Gotti and Rudy Giuliani -- start to change the way people think about power and success.

In 1986, New Yorkers fawn over five seemingly unstoppable icons: Donald Trump, Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, John Gotti and Rudy Giuliani; every day seems to bring a new celebration of their success.

Black Monday hits, the market crashes, and the great bull market of the '80s goes down with it; New York and the country as a whole are left with a brutal hangover, ending the party for the Emperors of New York as well.

At the dawn of the '90s, the titans who helped remake New York City are either sitting in jail, awaiting sentencing, or licking their wounds after humiliating defeats; the same public that celebrated their success celebrates their fall from grace.

An "asset protection" guru steals millions from the famous, elderly and sick; he makes money disappear in a Ponzi scheme.

Philantropist, diplomat, international man of mystery, and criminal Dr Henry Jones led a double-life that was unknown to all he knew.

A group of hackers live it up and decide to get rich or die trying.

Trusted adviser and a philanthropist Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his favorite causes, but he carries with him a dark, devastating secret.

The founder of the iconic lifestyle brand reveals how a challenging childhood shaped her entrepreneurial spirit, her journey overcoming cancer and anxiety, and why she's still brimming with new business ideas.

IOI Corp. is a major palm oil producer based in Malaysia; Christine Tan travels to one of the group's plantations to talk to CEO Lee Yeow Chor, and to see firsthand how the oil is produced.

On this episode of Managing Asia, retiring Link Asset Management's Group CEO George Hongchoy opens up in a revealing, candid conversation about the risks, tough calls, and bold bets that helped reshape one of Asia's largest real estate investment trusts.

Converting a century old house into a net zero energy home; YouTube creator's $43k/month southern California home/office.

How one family travels the world while living on their sailboat.

City dwellers quit their jobs, move to the desert and max out their credit cards to renovate an old inn; a dream condo in Hawaii.

A group of three guys turn an abandoned high school into a modern apartment building; how one man bought an out of commision jetliner, dragged it into the woods and made it his home.

Converting a century old house into a net zero energy home; YouTube creator's $43k/month southern California home/office.

How one family travels the world while living on their sailboat.

City dwellers quit their jobs, move to the desert and max out their credit cards to renovate an old inn; a dream condo in Hawaii.

A group of three guys turn an abandoned high school into a modern apartment building; how one man bought an out of commision jetliner, dragged it into the woods and made it his home.

Converting a century old house into a net zero energy home; YouTube creator's $43k/month southern California home/office.

The founder of the iconic lifestyle brand reveals how a challenging childhood shaped her entrepreneurial spirit, her journey overcoming cancer and anxiety, and why she's still brimming with new business ideas.

IOI Corp. is a major palm oil producer based in Malaysia; Christine Tan travels to one of the group's plantations to talk to CEO Lee Yeow Chor, and to see firsthand how the oil is produced.

On this episode of Managing Asia, retiring Link Asset Management's Group CEO George Hongchoy opens up in a revealing, candid conversation about the risks, tough calls, and bold bets that helped reshape one of Asia's largest real estate investment trusts.

The hosts provide in-depth coverage of Asian stock markets and invite experts to offer their predictions and investment tips.

Business journalists Yousef Gamal el-Din and Hadley Gamble are co-hosts of this show that profiles the people who are shaping the Middle East's global ambitions. From CEOs and entrepreneurs to philanthropists and politicians, the episodes give viewers an idea of what is being done to make the Middle East a bigger player in the financial marketplace. Episodes also profile Middle Eastern businesspeo

The founder of the iconic lifestyle brand reveals how a challenging childhood shaped her entrepreneurial spirit, her journey overcoming cancer and anxiety, and why she's still brimming with new business ideas.