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...took a lot to entice JIMMY BUFFETT to produce his first film. "I got to wear shorts," says the beach balladeer, who plays a casually attired marine-science teacher in Hoot, an adaptation of a book by Buffett's old friend and fellow Floridian Carl Hiaasen. "That's important." On the advice of his daughter, 13, Buffett bought the film rights to the mystery about scrappy 8th-graders trying to save endangered owls. Another daughter, 26, supervised the sound track. But don't expect cinema to surpass song as the Buffett family biz. "Too much sitting-around time," says...
Gold is also a traditional safe haven from a weak dollar, which many (including Warren Buffett) are betting on. Dollar pessimists point to the massive U.S. budget deficit, which if uncorrected should weaken the buck over time. With that in mind, insurers and pension funds have begun allocating 2% to 5% of their portfolios to precious metals and other commodities...
...Smith's rank on a Forbes.com list of the most financially savvy people, behind Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Milton Friedman and George Soros...
There's a lot of reasons you could be jealous of Barack Obama: he's a great public speaker, so handsome that after every public event long lines of mostly women rush to get a picture with him, and counts Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Warren Buffett among his admirers. And he just won a spoken-word Grammy for for the audio version of his memoir, "Dreams from My Father." But here's the killer: He doesn't really gain weight. People who've met with him note he's endlessly snacking on nuts or whatever...
Kinder instructed the planners to write their answers down, not just think about them. He introduced question No. 1: "It's a fun question," he said calmly, a gentle smile on his face. "Assume that you've got all the money you need. Maybe you're not Warren Buffett, but you'll never have to worry about money again. The question is, What would you do with it? How would you live? Think for a moment, then write the answer down." Instantly the room filled with the sound of scribbling...