Top 100 Homes of Celebrities

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Forbes just released its annual list of the Celebrity 100, a ranking of the most powerful stars including film and television actors, TV personalities, models, athletes, authors, musicians and comedians, based on both fame and annual pre-tax earnings (from May 2011 to May 2012). Here's a round-up of where these moneyed stars spend their nights catching beauty sleep and dodging paparazzi. Realtor.com, Trulia.com and others helped us unearth properties bought and sold in the past year as well as a few long-term abodes A-listers have clung to. There are even a few rentals, like this Calabasas estate called Chateau Suenos where pop star Britney Spears rented until last year following her infamous "meltdown."

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How To Be The Next Steve Jobs

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Nearly a year after his death, of pancreatic cancer, Steve Jobs has become an American legend and a continuing source of fascination. Walter Isaacson’s biography, Steve Jobs remains a bestseller. Steve Jobs’s 2005 Stanford Commencement Address inspires everyone from recent graduates to career changers. Apple products have a devoted following, and many of those who invested in the company’s stock have built a handsome nestegg.

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20 Highest-Paid Celebrities According To Forbes Magazine

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It's clear that Forbes and I disagree on what constitutes a celebrity, but it was nice to see both Howard Stern and Dr. Dre may their way into the top 10 this year!

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Five Reasons Americans Are Not As Wealthy As They Could Be

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We can’t blame the economy, President Obama, Congress, our employer or our ex-spouse for our lack of wealth. In my role as a financial educator and experience for 25 years as a financial planner, I have observed that most people’s financial problems for the most part are self-created. The financial mistakes I have personally made in the past were no one’s fault but my own – when I was being too optimistic or greedy in investments, and I ended up losing money. I can spot it right off when an employee calls our financial helpline, and is placing blame on circumstances or other people instead of looking for ways to take responsibility for creating their own wealth. There are, of course, callers who are a victim of circumstances they had no way of preventing— like unexpected medical emergencies– but those are exceptions, not the rule. From the work I’ve done with tens of thousands of individuals over the course of my career (myself and extended family members included), the cold, hard reality is that most working Americans could be dramatically wealthier if they made some changes in their focus and in their behavior.

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How To Make Money Without A Job

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Before joining the staff of Forbes in July, I was happily self-employed for 23 years. For much of this time my husband and I ran two mostly unrelated home-based businesses. He worked in his office in the front of the house, while I was in mine across the hall. Our office doors were usually closed and we knocked before interrupting each other.

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5 Strategies For Avoiding Unnecessary Risks

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Outflows from domestic equity funds totaled $6.67 billion last week. This was the largest estimated amount of weekly withdrawals since August 10, 2011, according to the Investment Company Institute.

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Business Advice from Steve Forbes: The Credit Crunch

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Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine, discusses the challenges of getting credit in a tough economy.

Interesting Video.

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