Almanac of American Wealth
Wealth is relative, and the value of the dollar is far from fixed. So this ranking of American plutocrats measures their total wealth as a fraction of U.S. GDP at their time of death (or for Gates, 2006). ( more)
Hedge funds have their place, but America's richest embrace a cautious, diversified approach to investing. ( more)
With jewelry, yachts and vineyards available by the slice, even the superrich are learning to share. Here are seven ways to enjoy the luxury life. ( more)
Fortune's national sampling of what the rich get to choose from when they shop for real estate - from the top 10 states for sales of $1 million plus homes. ( more)
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![Wealthy eccentrics](https://i.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.rich_eccentrics.fortune/images/paul_allen.02.jpg)
Sometimes the rich are a little different. ( more)
![Private equity power list](https://i.cdn.turner.com/money/2007/02/20/magazines/fortune/lottery_winnings.fortune/lottery_powerballs.02.jpg)
Here's how one lucky winner spent his new-found fortune. ( more)
![Private equity power list](https://i.cdn.turner.com/money/magazines/fortune/privateequitypowerlist/2007/private_equity.02.jpg)
Fortune ranks and rates today's leading private-equity firms. Plus, how private equity is roiling the economy in a way that it never has before. ( more)
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![Zestimates of the rich and famous](https://i.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.Famous_Zestimates.fortune/images/winfrey.02.jpg)
From Larry Ellison to Oprah Winfrey, a look at estimates for some of the most prominent houses in Zillow.com's database. ( more)
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With Quincy Jones riding shotgun, Fortune's Sue Callaway straps in - and takes the sinister, sexy, $8 million Maybach Exelero for a spin. ( more)
![Could your neighbor be a millionaire?](https://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/video/business/2007/02/21/wealth.vs.jpg)
Fortune magazine's Almanac of American Wealth profiles where the rich, but not so famous, live, work and play. ( more)
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