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With banks collapsing, the Fed still fighting inflation, and the government routinely having to raise the debt ceiling, it’s fair to ask how America’s largest retiree income source is holding up.  But before we analyze a snapshot in time, 2023, let’s discuss how we got here. The Past The most...

As of March 29, 2023, Georg Stumpf was the wealthiest person in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 8.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Johann Graf (No. 2, $7.2 billion), Rene Benko (No. 3, $6.0 billion); and Helmut Sohmen (No. 4, $5.4 billion). Wolfgang Leitner is the fifth-richest person in...

As of March 29, 2023, Vicky Safra was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 16.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 2, $16.5 billion), Eduardo Saverin (No. 3, $11.3 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.9 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of March 29, 2023, Li Xiting was the wealthiest person in Singapore, with an estimated net worth of 16.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Goh Cheng Liang  (No. 2, $14.7 billion), Wee Cho Yaw (No. 3, $7.4 billion); and Zhang Yong  (No. 4, $7.3 billion). Forrest Li is the fifth-richest person in Singapore,...

As of March 29, 2023, Andrey Melnichenko was the wealthiest person in Russia, with an estimated net worth of 25.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vladimir Potanin (No. 2, $23.7 billion), Vladimir Lisin  (No. 3, $22.1 billion); and Leonid Mikhelson (No. 4, $21.6 billion). Alexey Mordashov is the fifth-richest person in Russia,...

As of March 29, 2023, Ivar Tollefsen was the wealthiest person in Norway, with an estimated net worth of 7.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (No. 2, $5.9 billion), Kjell Inge Rokke (No. 3, $4.9 billion); and Odd Reitan  (No. 4, $4.5 billion). Gustav Magnar Witzoe is the fifth-richest person...

As of  March 29, 2023, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken was the wealthiest person in the Netherlands, with an estimated net worth of 14.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Frits Goldschmeding (No. 2, $6.1 billion), Wim van der Leegte (No. 3, $3.5 billion); and Hans Melchers (No. 4, $2.6 billion). Arnout Schuijff is the fifth-richest person...

As of March 29, 2023, Carlos Slim Helu was the wealthiest person in Mexico, with an estimated net worth of 92.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by German Larrea Mota Velasco (No. 2, $27.6 billion), Ricardo Salinas Pliego (No. 3, $11.0 billion); and Alejandro Bailleres Gual (No. 4, $7.6 billion). Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala is...

As of  March 28, 2023, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.3 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.2 billion); and  Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $8.1 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in the...

As of March 28, 2023, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest person in France, with an estimated net worth of 216.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (No. 2, $86.1 billion), Francois Pinault  (No. 3, $40.5 billion); and Gerard Wertheimer  (No. 4, $31.6 billion). Alain Wertheimer is the fifth-richest person in...