Archive for January, 2010

People to Watch: Mark Zuckerberg

January 18 2010 No Commented

How many zeroes would you expect to find in a 25-year-old’s net worth? If you said nine, you’re probably thinking of Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind one of the Internet’s prized distractions: Facebook. Zuckerberg is current the 158th richest person on the Forbes 400 list with $2,000 million in assets. Like so many billionaires, Zuckerberg [...]

Billionaire Secrets: How To Get on the Forbes 400

January 11 2010 No Commented

What makes a billionaire a billionaire? Shrewd investing, innovative ideas, and the ability to adapt to a changing market, sure. All of these are important, but it’s hard to deny that most of the super-successful have a certain something that even the experts have trouble nailing down. Forbes recently took a stab at exploring what [...]

Person of the Year 2009 – Ben Bernanke

January 4 2010 No Commented

A bald man with a gray beard and tired eyes is sitting in his oversize Washington office, talking about the economy. He doesn’t have a commanding presence. He isn’t a mesmerizing speaker. He has none of the look-at-me swagger or listen-to-me charisma so common among men with oversize Washington offices. His arguments aren’t partisan or [...]