79. EDWARD JOHNSON III

$7 BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: % SOURCE: MONEY MANAGEMENT AGE: 89 RESIDENCE: BOSTON PHILANTHROPY SCORE: “Ned” joined mutual fund giant Fidelity, founded by his father, in 1957 as an analyst. He took over as chairman and CEO in 1977 and held those roles for nearly 40 years before passing them to daughter Abigail (No. 34). An enthusiastic art collector, his Brookfield Arts Foundation buys art and loans it to museums and institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.