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The Forbes 400
Forbes.com
For the third consecutive year the rich got richer: The collective net worth of the nation's wealthiest climbed $125 billion, to $1.13 trillion. Surging real estate and oil prices drove up fortunes and paved the way for 33 new people to join the list. More.

The Top Ten


1. William H. Gates III 6. Christy Walton
2. Warren E. Buffett 7. Jim C. Walton
3. Paul G. Allen 8. S. Robson Walton
4. Michael Dell 9. Alice L. Walton
5. Lawrence J. Ellison 10. Helen R. Walton



It's better if you click on the link

please don't tell me this is that little margaritaville bastard.

It says:

#2 Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $40.0 billion
Source: Investments, Berkshire Hathaway
Self made

Age: 75 Marital Status: widowed, 3 children
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Education: University of Nebraska Lincoln, Bachelor of Arts / Science Columbia University, Master of Science


Revered investor taking it on the chin over Berkshire Hathaway's General Re insurance unit; SEC threatening civil fraud suit against General Re Chief Joseph Brandon over questionable transaction with American International Group. Also getting it for his board seat at Coca-Cola, where his "independence" might be compromised by Berkshire's ownership of Dairy Queen, which buys lots of Coke products. Buffett: "Do they want us to favor Pepsi?" At Berkshire set in place two governance reforms: regular meetings of directors without Buffett present; whistleblower line for employees. Sitting on $43 billion in cash, hoped to make some big acquisitions last year, "but I struck out." Instead, invested in foreign currencies: $21 billion bet against the dollar and in favor of various other currencies. "In no way does our thinking about currencies rest on doubts about America." Newspaper delivery boy filed first 1040 at age 13; claimed $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Applied value-investing principles to build Berkshire Hathaway. Portfolio includes utilities (MidAmerican Energy Holdings), insurance (Geico, General Re), apparel (Fruit of the Loom), flight services (FlightSafety, NetJets). Also chunks of American Express, Coca-Cola, Gillette, Wells Fargo. Instructs managers to run a business as if it's the only asset the manager's family will own over the next 100 years. Prefers his investors to buy equities only after careful analysis. "If they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful." Says he underestimated the severity of certain stocks' overvaluation during the tech bubble. "I talked when I should have walked." No matter. Since taking control of Berkshire 40 years ago, has delivered compound annual return of 22%. "No wonder we tap-dance to work."

I'm rich in personality.

Next year is my year.

Janfriend said:

The Waltons didn't look that rich.
Who would have thought?!?!


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[Edited 9/24/05 2:12am]

so rich... it's sick.

Larry Ellison (#5) is an asshole.....I know him through sailing!