Have you ever wondered why Warren Buffett is so good at investment? How about why Michael Jackson is King of the Pop?

Too much stuff is taking its toll on Americans.

How hedging portfolio risk became gambling with the global economy.

The biggest business people are behind the scenes working to make themselves rich.

We’re going to hell in a handbasket, and screaming at the top of our lungs all the way. Maybe we should put our hands over our ears, close our mouths and laugh at a good joke.

The last in a five-part series interpreting current economic data with a rational, no-spin analysis to further your understanding of what’s going on in the economy and what that means to you and your financial future.

What does it take to become a billionaire? Are rich billionaires rags to riches stories or did they inherit their wealth? Are there any similarities in the way people get rich so you can detect a pattern and copy it to get rich?