“We pound the pavement and put in the hours to come up with the best, most defensible list out there,” Kroll says. Valuation is both science and art—the ultimate value of any private asset, after all, is what someone is willing to pay. But Dolan and Kroll have a few hard-and-fast rules: Take no one solely at their word. Taken collectively, The Forbes 400 offers incredible insights into how to succeed in America. “My answer: Give away enough money that your net worth falls below the cutoff,” says Dolan.

Source: Forbes October 03, 2019 17:26 UTC