Forbes employs more than 50 reporters from various countries every year to keep track of the actions of the richest people around the globe[66. In some cases, Forbes also tracks the activities of groups and families of wealthy people who are able to share their wealth. Surveys are sent out to anyone who may be eligible to join the list. Forbes says they have received three different responses: some attempted to build wealth, others cooperated but withheld details, and others refused to respond. Deals between businesses are scrutinized, and valuable assets like houses, land, vehicles as well as art and more are analyzed. The estimates are then made. Interviews are conducted to confirm the data and improve the probability of a person's assets. Stocks that are traded publicly are priced according to market prices about a month before the publication date. Privately-owned businesses are priced based on the price-to-sales and earnings-to-price ratios. To determine the value of an individual in dollars, assets must be deducted from debts that are known. Prices for stocks fluctuate rapidly, so the actual wealth of an individual and rank could be different from what was available when the list was made.
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