Forbes lists first 1000 billionaires only. But there are more than 1000 billionaires. Maybe 2000 or more (not sure). I had a argument with a person who claimed to have earned 6% profit per month for some 11 years. There is a possibility there are some hidden billionaires in this world because some people say there are plenty of industries that provide high income (10% or 30% per month) for a long time. Online forums have many many stories who claim to earn high profits.
I am confident some billionaire must have read elitetrader at some point of time. Not always. Many people do not register.
Becoming a billionaire shouldn't really be a goal as much as acquiring wealth. The best book I could recommend along that line is "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," by Robert T. Kiyosaki http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1293937751&sr=1-1
So nowadays only being a billionaire can make someone happy/respected/statisfied/wealthy? Talking about inflation....
I think every successful and famous person is accused of being a fraud at some point of time by somebody. I have not read Rich Dad, Poor Dad but this has been recommended by many people.
Would definetely recommend "Rich Dad Poor Dad " Read it when I was mid to late twenties, when I had neither decent savings nor career and found quite a bit of good advice in this book. It's been a few years now and my situation has greatly improved but still remember sometimes parts of it. Simple and inspiring, although I've never been intoo real estate.