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Forbes Ranks Hollywood's Top-Earning Power Couples

SavvySugar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:30:00 -0800

If success is a turn-on, then the hot power couples in Hollywood must be lusting after each other to no end. These may be two-income households, but both halves can hold their own in millions. The jury is out on who tends to pick up the check, but Forbes has declared which pairs fit the bill as the top-earning couples in Hollywood. Here are the top 10 from the magazine's list of Hollywood's 20 Top-Earning Couples along with how much they earned this year.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart: $22 million
Tony Parker and Eva Longoria: $22.5 million
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman: $25 million
Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani: $28 million
Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann: $30 million
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: $34 million
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill: $35 million
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham: $58 million
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: $85 million
Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles: $162 million

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How Costs Vary Across the US

SavvySugar — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:30:50 -0800

We can use cost of living calculators to determine approximately how far our salaries will take us in another city, but it's more difficult to put a number on the nickels and dimes of daily living expenses. Forbes surveyed cities across the US and used its findings to name which cities pay the most and least for certain costs. Unsurprisingly, New York, NY appears as the priciest city for several expenses. Do any of these numbers surprise you?

Expense	Cheapest	Priciest
Monthly Rent (2 bdrm)	Charlotte, NC: $666	New York, NY: $3,500
Monthly Home Mortgage	Dallas, TX: $967	New York, NY: $5,831
Monthly Energy Bills	Seattle, WA: $119	New York, NY: $362.28
Monthly Landline Bill	Los Angeles, CA: $19	Boston, MA: $38.45

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Forbes Names Best and Worst Bang-For-the-Buck Cities

SavvySugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:00:16 -0700

The current economy has most of us in search of a magical land unaffected by high gas prices and the credit crisis. Sadly, there is no magical land, but there are places were you can stretch your dollar a little further than others. Forbes has put together a Best and Worst Bang For the Buck list that takes into account the rank of job-growth projections, inflation, median house price, and median household income, median income and cost of living index, and gas prices.

The Best Value Cities are:

Portland, OR
Denver, CO
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Dallas, TX
Columbus, OH
Charlotte, NC
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
San Antonio, TX
Austin, TX

For the list of America's Worst-Value Cities,

Interview Questions From Self-Made Billionaires, Part II

SavvySugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:00:45 -0700

I've already shared the go-to questions used by self-made billionaires when a job candidate first walks into their offices, and here's a list of the final questions they use when wrapping up interviews. Leaving on a strong note is always important — finish with a punch and prepare for your interviews by considering answers to some of these questions.

John Catsimiditis — What do you hate to do?
Leon Charney — How did you feel when you walked out?
John Paul DeJoria — Is there anything else you would like to ask me?
Tom Golisano — When are you available?
Michael Heisley — Are there any questions that you have?
R.J. Kirk: Highly variable.
Ted Lerner: Questions to elicit and evaluate integrity and character.
Rob Maguire — Do you have the passion necessary to succeed here or are you just looking for a job?

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Interview Questions From Self-Made Billionaires, Part I

SavvySugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:00:38 -0700

It's obvious Forbes had a good time playing 20 questions with 17 self-made members of the Forbes 400 — you know, the list of the 400 richest Americans. One question all of the billionaires were asked was "What are the first and last questions you ask in any job interview?" The answers range from practical to paranoid, and I've shared part one of the 16 answers with you here (Ron Perelman had no answer for this question). Listed below are the questions they typically ask at the beginning of an interview: Which of these questions would you have the most fun answering, and which would be most challenging for you?

John Catsimiditis — What do you like to do?
Leon Charney — How did you feel when you walked in?
John Paul DeJoria — Welcome, would you please sit down?
Tom Golisano — What can you do for the company?
Michael Heisley — Why are you seeking this position?
R.J. Kirk — Why are you here?
Ted Lerner — Questions to elicit and evaluate integrity and character.
Rob Maguire — Why are you here?

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How Money Are You: Who's Who of the Forbes 400

SavvySugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:00:15 -0700

The Forbes 400 can cause mixed feelings: On the one hand, it makes generating massive wealth seem out of reach because the person sitting at number 400 on the list is worth $1.3 billion. On the other hand, the various businesses that have made these people rich make it clear that success can be found in the most unassuming places.

The 400 richest people in the US have varied and interesting business backgrounds — can you guess what made them rich? Take the quiz!

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Do You Live in an Overpriced Zip Code?

SavvySugar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:30:31 -0700

The introduction of the new 90210 got me thinking about posh Beverly Hills, and with the never-gets-old theme song in mind, I went searching for information on real estate by zip code. Turns out I didn't have to look too far, because Forbes created a list of the most overpriced zip codes in the US. Forbes determined if a zip code was overpriced by looking at how much of a premium home owners pay in comparison to how much it costs to rent a similar home in the area.

10013: Tribeca, New York, NY
02111: Chinatown, Boston, MA
98104: Downtown, Seattle, WA
90038: West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
92103: Mission Hills, San Diego, CA
94122: Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA
85006: Coronado, Phoenix, AZ
75209: Greenway Parks and Devonshire, Dallas, TX
97213: Rose City Park, Portland, OR
95125: Willow Glen, San Jose, CA

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Ranked: 100 Most Powerful Women in the World

SavvySugar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:18 -0700

The women on Forbes's fifth annual list of the 100 most powerful women in the world control $26 trillion worldwide, and the list is an impressive grouping of government and company leaders. While these individuals are doing quite well for themselves, women hold just 15 percent of top corporate jobs in the US and are chief executives for less than 3 percent of the country's biggest companies. Here are the top 10 most powerful females; visit Forbes for the full list.

Angela Merkel: Chancellor, Germany
Sheila C. Bair: Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), US
Indra K. Nooyi: Chairman and chief executive, PepsiCo, US
Angela Braly: Chief executive and president, WellPoint, US
Cynthia Carroll: Chief executive, Anglo American, UK
Irene B. Rosenfeld: Chairman, chief executive, Kraft Foods, US
Condoleezza Rice: Secretary of state, US
Ho Ching: Chief executive, Temasek Holdings, Singapore
Anne Lauvergeon: Chief executive, Areva, France
Anne Mulcahy: Chairman, chief executive, Xerox Corp., US

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Forbes Ranks Best Cities to Earn a Living

SavvySugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:02 -0700

There are plenty of factors to consider when making a move, from a city's affordability to the quality of available jobs. Forbes ranked the best cities to earn a living in the US by considering the quality of the business environment, median income in each city compared to cost of living, and job-growth forecasts. How does your city rank?

Houston, TX
Minneapolis, MN
Boston, MA
Washington, D.C.
New York, NY
Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco, CA
Dallas, TX
Milwaukee, WI
Philadelphia, PA

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How People Spend Money Around the World

SavvySugar — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:30:56 -0700

Have you ever wondered how consumers around the globe spend their money, or how other citizens in your own country allocate their paychecks? Forbes did the legwork to satisfy our international curiosity and looked at the consumption patterns for 18 countries. Their figures don't reflect the most recent increases in food and energy costs, but the overall, global picture is very interesting. Hit click slideshow to see which countries spend the highest and lowest percentages of their income on everything from alcoholic beverages to education, and visit Forbes to see the exact percentages for all 18 countries.

Forbes Ranks Hollywood's Top-Earning Actors

SavvySugar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:46 -0700

If you thought Hollywood's A-list actresses made a killing with their big-screen paychecks, you'll be blown away by the guys' ability to rake it in. When Forbes compared the 10 best-paid actresses to their male counterparts, it discovered the men's paychecks over the past year totaled $487 million while the women's added up to $244.5 million.

With his estimated income of $80 million, Will Smith is sitting pretty at number one on Forbes' list of the best-paid actors in Hollywood. He's no stranger to high marks — he broke into the top 10 this year in the second annual PopSugar 100! Check out the actors who earn the most in the list below.

Will Smith
Johnny Depp
Eddie Murphy
Mike Myers
Leonardo DiCaprio

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Forbes Ranks Best Cities For Young Professionals

SavvySugar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:06:06 -0700

The term "young professional" never really sat right with me, and it still doesn't, but I'm not sure what should be used in its place. Any ideas? Forbes has released its list of the best cities for young professionals (hey, they said it, not me), which isn't to be mistaken with the best cities for new grads.

Their rankings of the 40 biggest cities in the US adjusts each category for population, and Forbes clarifies the purpose of the list is "to gauge which cities are attracting the next generation of top business talent." Drumroll . . . discover the top ten when you

Forbes Ranks College Majors by Average Starting Salary

SavvySugar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:36:46 -0700

Maybe your degree doesn't hold the title of most lucrative college major, but that hardly means all your four years got you was a meager paycheck.

Forbes gathered median salary information from PayScale.com for 20 popular majors, and while all jobs were included in the study anyone with an advanced degree was not part of it. PayScale's director of quantitative analysis commented that those with majors in economics, finance, and math have remarkable earning potential that can be realized with some experience.

Computer Engineering
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Finance
Mathematics
Civil Engineering
Political Science
Marketing

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World's Richest Person Is a Different Name After 13 Years

SavvySugar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:51:33 -0800

Bill Gates' fortune has been trumped by that of Warren Buffett, according to Forbes' annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people. While Gates topped Vanity Fair's 2007 Windfall Report earlier this week, he fell from his number one spot as world's richest person after 13 years of owning the title. Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway CEO) is now proclaimed to be wealthiest with his $62 billion and Carlos Slim Helú (Mexican telecom tycoon) is number two with $60 billion to his name, while Bill Gates settled in at three with his $58 billion.

This is the 22nd time Forbes has ranked the world's billionaires, and there are some stand out stats from this year's list. This is the first year that the number of billionaires crossed the 1,000 mark and reached 1,125 total, 226 of these are newcomers, and 50 are under the age of 40. The list has greater international representation this year — India has four in the top 10 (more than any other country), and while the U.S. still has the most billionaires overall Russia is the new number two with 87 billionaires.

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Forbes Names America's Top Pop Imports

SavvySugar — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:49:00 -0800

While the actor categories at this year's Oscars were swept by international talent spanning three countries, all of the artists who made Forbes' Top 10 Pop Imports come from either Canada or Britain. And while the Top 10 doesn't showcase a variety of nationalities, it certainly covers several musical genres. The artists who made the list had the most album sales and single-track download sales music in the U.S. last year. It's surely gives the bank accounts of foreign artists a boost when they can crack the U.S. market — check out the millions they brought in last year from U.S. sales alone.

Michael Buble (Canada) — $33 million
Nickelback (Canada) — $32.5 million
Amy Winehouse (England) — $20.5 million
Celine Dion (Canada) — $17.5 million
Nelly Furtado (Canada) — $14.6 million
Corinne Bailey Rae (England) — $13.3 million
Three Days Grace (Canada) — $10.5 million
Paul McCartney (England) — $9.5 million
Joss Stone (England) — $9 million
Feist (Canada) — $8.2 million

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Madonna Is Number One Cash Queen

SavvySugar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:27:38 -0800

Forbes, the maker of all lists that say cha-ching, just came out with its very first Cash Queens of Music list ranking female musicians earning major moolah. Madonna's blowout Confessions tour and biz savvy landed her the spot as number one Queen Bee. While Forbes is calling Madonna the Material Mom, she'll always be the Material Girl to me. These twenty divas earned a combined $420 million between 2006 and 2007 — not too shabby.

Madonna
Barbra Streisand
Celine Dion
Shakira
Beyoncé
Gwen Stefani
Christina Aguilera
Faith Hill
Dixie Chicks
Mariah Carey

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Forbes Names Savviest Celebs of '07

SavvySugar — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:43:43 -0800

What does savvy mean to Forbes? Oh, just multimillion dollar deals with stakes in big-name companies, self-named and designed clothing lines, and fragrances named after yourself with all advertising starring, of course, you.

Bottom line, these celebs are maxing out their potential by taking advantage of lucrative business deals. I know you've all seen Jennifer Aniston's SmartWater ads; the company is definitely capitalizing on her ability to appeal to guys and girls. She supposedly came out of this deal with about $10 million.

Other stars on the list include women you might have guessed. You know, the ones who don't even need last names? Madonna continues to top herself year after year, and 2007 was no different. Her biggest deal this year was the $120 million she got when she signed on with Live Nation. Then there are the models who've shown us the brains behind their beauty — the business tactics and projects of Tyra, Gisele, and Heidi that all made headlines this year.