The total wealth of the members of the informal club “Golden Hundred” has exceeded $141 billion. The cheapest entrance ticket to this club is $280 million. But to get into the top ten of the ranking, you need to have at least $4.1 billion. 1. Roman Abramovich $14.7 billion Oil, aluminum 38 years old, married, five children A shoemaker makes boots, a metallurgist makes steel and cast iron, a cook makes cakes. Roman Abramovich makes money. Everything his hands touch turns into crispy bills.

In ancient times this city was great. At the beginning of the twentieth century - rich and cosmopolitan. Modern Alexandria has preserved evidence of its turbulent past In Aswan, on the crest of a giant dam, I was introduced to a short, stocky man of oriental appearance and a lady accompanying him. - My name is Abbas, Osama Abbas, and this is my wife. Together we had to go down the Nile by ship, traveling from Aswan to Luxor in three days.

Hereditary mathematician Andrey Movchan created a model for attracting wealthy clients The more money a person has, the more difficult it is to attract him to the financial services market. “Anyone who has enough money to buy a couple of management companies is reluctant to give money to someone else’s structure for management - due to the Russian desire to keep everything to themselves,” admits Andrei Movchan, president of Renaissance Capital Asset Management (RCAM).

A year ago, Forbes, presenting the first list of the richest businessmen in Russia, wrote: “Capitalism is the most dynamic of all socio-economic systems invented by mankind. In the pursuit of nine zeros, businesses win or die with amazing speed.” A year has passed. Our second list fully confirms the previously expressed judgment. There are 31 new names in the ranking. Most of the changes are a consequence of the events of the last year.

Rating of the most expensive football clubs in the world: former leader, main sensation - Chelsea Neither defeat in the last season of the English Premier League, nor Chelsea with Roman Abramovich's huge money, nor Real Madrid with its star-studded roster of players moved Manchester United from the top line of the ranking of the most expensive football clubs in the world.

Other people's opinions that inspire, irritate or surprise us Cruelty, like any evil, does not need motivation; she just needs a reason. — George Eliot, English writer Period of decay. The authorities haven’t talked so much about the possibility of the country’s collapse since the late 1980s.

In 1982, Forbes first published a list of the 400 richest Americans. He became an instant sensation This event changed the way Americans view wealth and rich people - at least it made it easier for them to count other people's millions. Twenty-three years ago, in the September 13, 1982 issue of Forbes, the list of the 400 wealthiest citizens of the world's largest economic power was first published.

How the consumer habits of Russian multimillionaires are changing Let Russian businessman Roman Abramovich not yet take first place in the world ranking of those who earned the most. But he holds the palm among those who spend the most. Consuming the blessings of life in one gulp, in full view of everyone and without counting money - this is a common idea about Russian millionaires. Although recently the consumption style of our rich has changed a lot. But first things first.

There are several places in Moscow with an impeccable reputation that provide custom tailoring services. A suit made to order by a tailor who works for a famous brand differs from a suit from a pret-a-porter line, albeit from the same excellent brand, just as a private jet differs from a passenger flight. Obtaining permission for takeoff, air corridor and landing at the desired point is more troublesome than simply buying a ticket.

Ecological tourism from former partners of Gennady Timchenko The island of Gogland in the Gulf of Finland has been closed to visitors since the Great Patriotic War - there was only a small border detachment guarding the gates to Russian territorial waters. Times have changed, and now a tourist complex has been built here for lovers of sea walks, fishing and wildlife.

Don’t believe those who say that it’s easy to get rich with “eternal metal” Gold can be viewed in two ways. From a rational point of view, it is a common commodity used in the jewelry and electronics industries, its price is determined by supply and demand. From an irrational perspective, this is almost an absolute symbol of wealth. Belief in gold is reinforced by the rich history of its use and by the fact that many central banks of the world still hold the “eternal metal” in their holdings.

The government does not need a guarantee service The Sony representative office, which has been operating in Moscow for almost 15 years, deals mainly with audio and video equipment. And from the beginning of April this year, Sony began official deliveries of Vaio laptops, popular all over the world, to Russia. Rapid entry into the market? Not quite: this equipment has long been sold in Russia through parallel import channels.

Who manages the personal money of the richest businessmen Big money creates big problems. Imagine: an international realtor tells you that you need to buy houses in Switzerland - they are getting more expensive in recent years. “You buy two of these houses, and then it turns out that the houses that are going up in price are not at all in the area where they were sold to you.

What's so special about olive oil that costs $50 a bottle? People often ask me about olive oil: why I love it so much and why it costs so much. When I had a liver attack (an occupational disease of many wine merchants), the only joy in life was bland diet food, garnished with extra virgin olive oil. It got me back on my feet. Since then, home-grown sunflower oil culture has not bothered me at all. I add olive oil wherever I can. In Italy, even desserts are prepared with it.

Judging by the Forbes list of world billionaires, you can make a billion in almost any field of activity In the Cirque du Soleil circus, which was created by the Canadian Guy Laliberte, there are no acts with trained animals and no clowns flirting with the audience. Here, none of the artists utter a word at all: Cirque du Soleil is acrobatics, lighting engineering and music.