The Recipe for Wealth

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Did you learn anything from the recent publication of the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans? You should have. Just look at the top 10:

1) Bill Gates
2) Warren Buffett
3) Paul Allen
4) Helen Walton
5) S. Robson Walton
6) John Walton
7) Jim Walton
8) Alice Walton
9) Larry Ellison
10) Michael Dell ...