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My takeaway: Forbes rich list amounts are basically fictional. Do you think they are devoting the kind of resources it would take to unravel each billionaire's
by niobe 2y ago
My takeaway: Forbes rich list amounts are basically fictional. Do you think they are devoting the kind of resources it would take to unravel each billionaire's finances? Clearly not. If it's mostly large sharehioldings they might be in the ballpark in some obvious cases.
- seb1204 2y agoHow about the rich list is just a list of rich people that also desire others to know of their riches.
- umeshunni 2y agoFamously, there was the Saudi billionaire who would pump up the price of his stocks in the months prior to when they published the rich list.
- fakedang 2y agoAl Waleed bin Talal. Shrewd businessman, but also one of the most fragile egos out there.
- daedrdev 2y agoProbably more that it's easier to figure out wealth from public stocks compared to private businesses and real estate.
- 1oooqooq 2y agoforbes sell entertainment. their clients are not even who read it, but advertisers who but advertisement. readers and space for ads on the magazine pages are both called inventory in the biz.