California Boasts Most Millionaires

According to a new survey from research company TNS, and reported in the 5/5/08 Wall Street Journal "Wealth Report," California and other Western states had seven of the top 10 spots, with California dominating. New York rounded out the bottom with two spots. Click here to view counties with millionaires by rank - note that TNS defines millionaire households as those with at least $1 million in net worth, not including primary residence.

The World's Billionaire Women

When it comes to the ranks of the world's billionaires, the fairer sex is still very much the rarer sex. In 2008, Forbes counted 99 female billionaires, 16 more than last year, but still representing slightly less than 9% of the world's 1,125 billionaires. Just making it into the ranks of this uber-exclusive club is enough to turn these women into some of the most envied people in the world.

Find out who the world's richest women are.

The World's Billionaires

A special Forbes report on the 1,125 richest people on the planet, edited by Luisa Kroll.

Click here to view the 3.5.08 report.

50 Women to Watch in 2007

New faces at the top - a pipeline filled with fast-rising women - offer hope for the future.

• - Sortable list
• - Video series
• - Podcasts

View this Wall Street Journal report.

O'Neal Ranks No. 5 on Payout List, Group Says

Stan O'Neal got the fifth-largest exit-pay package for a U.S. executive when he left Merrill Lynch & Co. with $161.5 million in securities and retirement benefits, according to research group Corporate Library.

Read this 11.2.07 update from Bloomberg.com