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Forbes Ranks Saddle River Billionaire Among Richest People In America Forbes Ranks Saddle River Billionaire Among Richest People In America
Forbes Ranks Saddle River Billionaire Among Richest People In America "Forbes" has released its list of richest American residents. And, yet again, three New Jersey residents were named. Rocco Commisso, John Overdeck, and Peter Kellogg all made the cut. The billionaire trio also were ranked among the richest billionaires in the world last April by Forbes. On the Forbes 400 list of Americans, Overdeck came in at No. 160, with a net worth of $7.4B; Commisso at No. 200 with a net worth of $6.4B; and Kellogg at No. 288 with a net worth of $4.6B. Commisso, 74, of Saddle River is the founder and CEO of cable company Mediacom based in Chester, New York, and the ri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Forbes Names Saddle River Billionaire To List Of Richest People In The World — AGAIN Forbes Names Saddle River Billionaire To List Of Richest People In The World — AGAIN
Forbes Names Saddle River Billionaire To List Of Richest People In The World — Again Some Garden Staters are raking in the dough. New Jersey residents once again made Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires, with three ranking in the top 800, based on net worth. The Garden Staters you most want to hit up for cash are: No. 322: Rocco Commisso, 73, is the founder and CEO of cable company Mediacom based in Chester, New York and the richest man in New Jersey with a net worth of $8.8 billon. The Saddle River resident immigrated to the United States from Italy when he was 12 years old. His first job was playing the accordion during movie theater intermissions. No. 364.…

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by Sam Barron
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Saddle River Billionaire Makes Forbes 400 List Of 'Richest In America' Again Saddle River Billionaire Makes Forbes 400 List Of 'Richest In America' Again
Saddle River Billionaire Makes Forbes 400 List Of 'Richest In America' Again Some Garden Staters are raking in the dough. Three New Jersey residents made Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans, based on net worth. The New Jerseyians you most want to hit up for cash are: 114. Rocco Commisso, 73, is the founder and CEO of cable company Mediacom based in Chester, New York and the richest man in New Jersey with a net worth of $8.8 billon. The Saddle River resident immigrated to the United States from Italy when he was 12 years old. His first job was playing the accordion during movie theater intermissions.  137. John Overdeck, 53, is the co-founder of …

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by Sam Barron
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Three NJ Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America Three NJ Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America
Three NJ Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America Three New Jersey residents were named to the Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America. The nation's wealthiest citizens are worth $4 trillion — $500 billion less than last year, Forbes said. The minimum net worth required to make the list also fell for the first time since the Great Recession, by $200 million, to $2.7 billion. The wealthiest man in the world is Elon Musk, who is worth $251 billion, and the second wealthiest is Jeff Bezos, who is worth $151 billion. Fortunes were calculated on Sept. 2 using stock prices and exchange rates. The New Jersey residents who made the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3 NJ Residents Named To 'Forbes' List Of Richest In America 3 NJ Residents Named To 'Forbes' List Of Richest In America
3 NJ Residents Named To 'Forbes' List Of Richest In America Three New Jersey residents were named to the "Forbes" list of the 400 richest people in America. The nation's wealthiest citizens saw their collective fortune rise 40 percent over the last year to $4.5 trillion, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Forbes said. Former President Donald Trump was dropped from the list for the first time in 25 years, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Larry Page taking the top five spots. To make the list, you must have a net worth of at least $2.9 billion, and an increase of $800 million from the previous year. Net worths were ca…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Forbes Says This Millburn Resident Is NJ's Wealthiest Person Forbes Says This Millburn Resident Is NJ's Wealthiest Person
Forbes Says This Millburn Resident Is NJ's Wealthiest Person Forbes magazine has recently published its list of the wealthiest residents in each of the 50 states, and once again a Millburn resident with family ties to Westfield is on it.  John Overdeck, 49, a mathematical prodigy as a teen who went on to help found Two Sigma Investments -- one of the world's most successful hedge funds -- has a net worth of about $6.2 billion, according to Forbes. That's enough to make him the state's richest person.  Overdeck shares a place on the list with New York's Michael Bloomberg, founder of the eponymous media company, Facebook founder and Californi…

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
FORBES: New Jersey's 8 Billionaires Named To Annual List FORBES: New Jersey's 8 Billionaires Named To Annual List
Forbes: New Jersey's 8 Billionaires Named To Annual List Yes, that's billionaires. With a B. And there are eight of them in New Jersey, according to Forbes' 33rd annual list of the wealthiest people in the world. The ranking includes 2,153 people -- down 55 from last year -- who altogether are worth $8.7 trillion. With a T. The wealthiest person in the world is Amazon's Jeff Bezos, $131 billion, topping Bill Gates who is worth $96.5 billion. The youngest on the list is Kylie Jenner, who is 21 years old and worth $1 billion. New Jersey's billionaires are: John Overdeck of Millburn: $6.1 billion Rocco Commisso of Saddle River: $4.5 bi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
New Forbes Rankings Of 400 Wealthiest Americans Include These New Jersey Residents New Forbes Rankings Of 400 Wealthiest Americans Include These New Jersey Residents
New Forbes Rankings Of 400 Wealthiest Americans Include These New Jersey Residents Some of the richest people in the U.S. are calling New Jersey home, according to the brand-new Forbes magazine annual rankings of the wealthiest 400 Americans. For the first time since 1994, Bill Gates has not claimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes' list of 400 richest Americans: That goes to Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos -- clocking in at $160 billion. Additionally, Donald Trump has dropped 11 places from last year. With a net worth of $3.1 billion, Trump is now the 259th-richest person in the 2018 Forbes 400. He was 248th in the 2017 Forbes 400 when his net worth fell from $3.7 billion…

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by Cecilia Levine