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The World's Billionaires 2008

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Warren Buffett Takes Top Spot Forbes The number 13 has long been considered unlucky by superstitious people around the globe. How fitting, then, that Bill Gates' reign as the world's richest person ends after his 13th year at the top. Despite being worth $58 billion, $2 billion more than last year, Gates is now the world's third-richest person, ceding the top spot ranking to his good friend and partner in philanthropy, Warren Buffett, whose net worth jumped $10 billion to $62 billion. Ranked No. 2 is Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helú, whose fortune has doubled in just two years to $60 billion. Read more...
1. Warren Buffett 2. Helú Slim & Family 3. William Gates III 4. Lakshmi Mittal 5. Mukesh Ambani 6. Anil Ambani 7. Ingvar Kamprad & Family 8. KP Singh 9. Oleg Deripaska 10. Karl Albrecht		11. Li Ka-shing 12. Sheldon Adelson 13. Bernard Arnault 14. Lawrence Ellison 15. Roman Abramovich 16. Theo Albrecht 17. Liliane Bettencourt 18. Alexei Mordashov 19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 20. Mikhail Fridman
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Billionaires That Bask in the Limelight In an era when business news commands the front page, it was inevitable that the richest men and women would become famous simply for being rich. But some billionaires doggedly cultivate celebrity themselves. Read more... Are You Born to Be a Billionaire? Self-made billionaires don't dominate industries -- they transform them and spawn new ones. That takes more than intelligence, courage, and luck. It takes divine-like vision. Read more...
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• Mortgage

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  30 Year Fixed	5.34%	5.51%
  15 Year Fixed	4.94%	4.92%
  1 Year ARM	4.07%	4.06%
  30 Year Fixed Jumbo	6.49%	6.54%
  5/1 ARM	4.94%	4.84%
  3/1 ARM	5.38%	5.17%

  Source: Bankrate
• Home Equity

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  $30K Home Equity Loan	8.38%	8.35%
  $50K Home Equity Loan	8.23%	8.21%
  $75K Home Equity Loan	8.22%	8.20%
  $30K HELOC	5.06%	5.04%
  $50K HELOC	4.80%	4.77%
  $75K HELOC	4.80%	4.77%

  Source: Bankrate
• Savings

  Savings Type	Today	Last Week
  6 month CD	1.38%	1.33%
  1 year CD	1.73%	1.76%
  3 year CD	2.24%	2.22%
  MMA	1.27%	1.28%
  $10K MMA	1.28%	1.30%
  $25K MMA	1.51%	1.53%

  Source: Bankrate
• Auto

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  36 Month New Car Loan	7.14%	7.15%
  48 Month New Car Loan	7.30%	7.30%
  60 Month New Car Loan	7.40%	7.39%
  36 Month Used Car Loan	7.77%	7.78%
  48 Month Used Car Loan	7.89%	7.90%

  Source: Bankrate
• Credit Cards

  Card Type	Today	Last Week
  Balance Transfer Credit Cards	10.14%	9.98%
  Low Interest Credit Cards	10.41%	10.41%
  Business Credit Cards	11.41%	11.24%
  Cash Back Credit Cards	11.56%	11.20%
  Reward Credit Cards	12.10%	12.03%
  Instant Approval Credit Cards	12.99%	12.49%

  Source: CreditCards.com

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