As the child of fabulously wealthy parents, Dina Merrill grew up surrounded by luxury: Her summer home was a lavish 177-acre ...

The reputation of the iconic New York City thoroughfare began with a competition to build lavish mansions that came crashing ...

Groll of this section. Scotch Lassie won the half mile third race. H. L Postum is the owner. King Banka was second. October 23, 1940 Burglars Tuesday night entered the Schuhmacher Wholesale ...

Tapioca pudding is often flavored with sugar and spices like vanilla and cinnamon, or even raisins. Those chewy pearls can ...

Post inherited her father's $20 million Postum Cereal Company upon his death in 1914. She helped expand the company into the General Foods Corporation and served on its board of directors — one ...

Mar-a-Lago was built by Marjorie Merriweather Post, who was once known as the richest woman in the US. Post inherited her father's $20 million Postum Cereal Company upon his death in 1914. She helped ...

Marjorie Merriweather Post.George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images Post inherited her father's $20 million Postum Cereal Company upon his death in 1914. She helped expand the company into the ...

Post's father, CW Post, founded the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. When he died in 1914, Post took ownership of the $20 million company at 27 years old. She helped grow the cereal company into the ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) aims to reflect the stock market by tracking the titans of U.S. industry. What did ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Gordon Scott has been an active investor ...

Hillwood Estate was the home of breakfast-cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. She collected art from 18th-century France and imperial Russia for display in her 36-room mansion. Hillwood was her ...