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Charles Schwab

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

The man who famously brought Wall Street back to Main Street by undercutting the big brokerage houses in the late 1970s was also one of the first to bring investing online. Today, Charles Schwab & Co. holds close to $1.65 trillion of client assets and a $25 billion bank. Schwab himself boasts a net worth …

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George Roberts

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Roberts is one of the three original partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, where he amassed an impressive net worth of $3.4 billion. In 1989, Roberts led one of the most famous leverage buyouts in the takeover of RJR Nabisco. His involvement in the deal was profiled in the novel and movie Barbarians at the Gate.

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Rupert Johnson Jr.

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Together with his brother Charles and nephew Gregory, Rupert runs Franklin Resources, Inc. The firm, known for acquisitions, like Fiduciary Trust in 2001 and Templeton Funds in 1992, has Rupert as vice chairman and his brother Charles as chairman.

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Charles Johnson

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Charles Johnson is the chairman of Franklin Resources, which he runs with his half-brother Rupert, who serves as the vice chairman. In 2011, the Yale grad clocked in at No. 72 on the iconic Forbes 400 list and No. 200 on the Forbes Billionaires list with a net worth of $4.4 billion.

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William H. Gross

Friday, January 13th, 2012

He’s a chief investment officer and legendary bond investor. The co-founder of PIMCO is one of the financial geniuses of our time and has authored several books.

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