The Richest Fictional People
OK, this doesn't have much to do with increasing your net worth, but it is a fun money story that I thought you'd get a kick out of. Seems that Forbes has named The Forbes Fictional Fifteen -- the richest fictional characters ever. The top 10:
1. Santa Claus
2. Richie Rich
3. Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks
4. Scrooge McDuck
5. Thurston Howell III
6. Willie Wonka
7. Bruce Wayne
8. Lex Luthor
9. J.R. Ewing
10. Auric Goldfinger
All of these are extremely wealthy, but they all have very different lives (versus the real Forbes list where most come from business backgrounds). If you could be one of them, who would you be? I'm partial to #7 myself. :-)
I guess the guy on the cover of Monopoloy, "Mr. Moneybags" I think, isn't well known enough to make the list. By the way, I watched Wall Street yesterday and the Gordon Gekko character is amazing.
Posted by: ceo in training | July 19, 2005 at 05:38 PM
Watch out Willy Wonka, Bruce is comin' to getcha :)
Posted by: Bruce Wayne | July 22, 2005 at 08:19 AM
Not familiar with #9 & 10 --- but, as it stands, where are the rich fictional females? Hmmm...
Posted by: Shai Coggins | July 22, 2005 at 10:21 AM