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  • Andrew Barber
    Managing the Windfalls of the Rich and Techy
    Wealth management firms offer advice on the particular challenges faced by newly enriched tech entrepreneurs.
    Andrew Barber March 26, 2014
    Images of WhatsApp As Facebook Inc. Makes Acquisition For $19 Billion

    The WhatsApp Inc. mobile-messaging application WhatsApp and a Facebook Inc. logo are displayed on an the screens of mobile handsets in this arranged photograph taken in London, U.K., on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Facebook, the worldís largest social network, agreed to acquire mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion in cash and stock, seeking to expand its reach among users on mobile devices. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

    Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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