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Win Ben Stein's Money
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ceo/articles/0,15114,612547,00.html
Kamprad made headlines in early April, when the leading Swedish business
weekly, Veckans Affarer, reported that he was worth $52.5 billion, which
would top Bill Gates' $46.6 billion. Ikea quickly denied the claim. So did
Forbes, which places Kamprad at No. 13 on its rich list. (Kamprad declined
to comment for this article. In fact, he rarely talks to the press. On one
of the few times he has spoken to FORTUNE, in 1989, he tried to defend
himself against charges of cheapness: "I seldom wash disposable plastic
glasses anymore.")
Kamprad made headlines in early April, when the leading Swedish business
weekly, Veckans Affarer, reported that he was worth $52.5 billion, which
would top Bill Gates' $46.6 billion. Ikea quickly denied the claim. So did
Forbes, which places Kamprad at No. 13 on its rich list. (Kamprad declined
to comment for this article. In fact, he rarely talks to the press. On one
of the few times he has spoken to FORTUNE, in 1989, he tried to defend
himself against charges of cheapness: "I seldom wash disposable plastic
glasses anymore.")