The 20 Richest People in Finance: Forbes

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Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires rankings tracks the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people, with ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire, including those in finance and investments. 

Individuals whose fortunes are significantly tied to private companies have their net worths updated once a day, while the value of those with public holdings are updated every 5 minutes when respective stock markets are open (with a 15-minute delay for stock prices). 

In cases where an individual owns a stake in a private company that accounts for 20% or more of his or her net worth, the value of the company will be adjusted according to an industry- or region-specific market index provided by Forbes’ partners at FactSet Research Systems when available. 

See the gallery for the world’s 20 wealthiest people in finance as of Thursday, according to Forbes.

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