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Godin: Forbes wealth rankings are a toxic pox on culture
“I think the Forbes is actually a toxic pox on our culture because that's no way to measure someone's contribution.”
Sanchez: Finance is the top category of individuals on the Forbes 100 list
“So the number one category of people on the Forbes, 100 list is some version of finance, whether that's buying and selling companies, whether that's being an active investor in equities, whether that's being in, in hedge funds, but that's the number one way.”
Rey Flemings: 'Self-made' is the most coveted designation on Forbes billionaire lists
“And if you look at Forbes, so Forbes publishes the billionaire list, and 26, 2700 names on it, that's actually not the most important designation. The most important designation is self-made. So within the Forbes billionaire list, there's heirs, there's all th…”
Forbes Ranked Teledyne First in ROE Among Multi-Companies in 1980
“Among over 1000 major American companies, Teledyne ranked 12th in profitability, 15th in growth, and sixth in market performance. In the multi-companies category, Teledyne was first in return on equity, first in return on total capital, and second in growth in…”