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Ten percent of the 400 richest people in America are Harvard-affiliated, according to a report published in the upcoming Oct. 13 issue of Forbes magazine.
Of the Harvard affiliates on the Forbes 400 list, 16 have self made fortunes. Eighteen inherited their wealth and eight of those expanded their inheritance significantly.
And, many of the Forbes 400 have unusual success stories.
Atop the Forbes 400, as expected, is Harvard's favorite drop-out Bill Gates-who also happens to be the world's richest person.
And yet, together these gifts comprise less than six-tenths of one percent of Bill's swelling estimated worth. And as he settles into his gluttonous Seattle-area palace, the Microsoft mogul says he feels like waiting until he is 50 or 60 to give away the rest of his...