In sixth position is Bruce Kovner, owner of the largest hedge fund in the world: $11 billion Caxton Associates in New York City. After working as a cabbie in the big apple, Kovner borrowed $3,000 and began trading stocks and worked his way up to $2 billion net worth. Not bad for a taxi driver. He started Caxton in 1983 and although the fund is currently closed to new investors, those who were in last year earned a 30 percent return.

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