Meanwhile, much of Mr Gerstner's fortune remains tied up in IBM shares and unexercised in-the-money options.
Her fortune remains her jump, but Aurora is not principally a jumping role or even a spectacular role.
The magnificent Lever House, financed by a soap-manufacturing fortune, remains "bright, minty-fresh, and smacks of prosperity".
In 2005, well before the initial public offering, he transferred his stake in the company to two trusts in Cyprus, where much of his fortune remains.
Whether they is bigger or smaller than they used to be, Mr. Romney's personal fortune remains a bone of contention for his rivals in the GOP field.
Juan Carlos, whose personal fortune remains a closely kept secret, was forced to apologise, but it did little to turn the tide of public opinion.
Certain designers may have, as Mr. Murphy maintained, "sold out," and yet the impetus to make fashion instead of merely a fortune remains strong.
And for that matter, can Mr. Diller, who will oversee Vivendi Universal Entertainment with no salary and no contract, devote his energies to that operation while most of his personal fortune remains tied up in a separate company -- the newly created USA Interactive, which he will run even as he tries to do Mr. Messier's bidding?
As a result, his fortune remains stable at $30 billion, at least for now.
