Carlos SlimThat’s right. Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico has now surpassed Mr. Gates. What’s even more interesting is how this man made it to the top.

Fortune magazine’s senior writer, Stephanie M. Mehta provides the details in her article, “Carlos Slim, the Richest Man in the World”.

The article does not really go into great detail about the rise to fame of the elder Slim. After researching on the web, I gather that Slim’s father, Julian Slim Haddad, passed on his business acumen to Slim.

For those of you Kiyosaki fans, it should be noted that Slim is both an astute investor and business owner. This is a friendly reminder that those of us in the employee and self-employed quadrants need to stop trading time for dollars.

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