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With a minimum net worth of $2 billion, it is tougher than ever to stay on the Forbes 400. Meet the 26 who dropped off this year.

Rocco Commisso, founder and chief executive of cable company Mediacom, is among 22 new additions to The Forbes 400 in 2017.

Hedge fund managers have been displaced on the Forbes 400 over the last two years not only by tech billionaires, but by a fish stick king, meat processor, vodka distiller and ice tea brewer. Eddie Lampert, Louis Bacon and James Dinan are the latest drop-offs.

A tough New York real estate market, a costly lawsuit and an expensive presidential campaign all contributed to the declining fortune of the 45th president.

They may not be growing in number, but the women on Forbes’ new list of America’s 400 richest people have grown significantly wealthier.

With a name like Bert Beveridge, the founder of Tito’s Handmade Vodka was destined to strike it big in the spirits business.

He joins the ranks of Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans for the first time this year, with a net worth of $2.2 billion.

The barrier to entry for The Forbes 400 was higher than ever in 2017, with a cutoff of $2 billion. Despite that difficult hurdle, 22 individuals managed to make the list for the first time this year.

The tech billionaires on the 2017 Forbes 400 list are worth a combined $701.5 billion, up 19% from last year.

The average member of The Forbes 400 is, at 67, old enough to retire. But 14 members of the new Forbes list of America's 400 richest people -- including the fourth richest person on the list -- are under 40.

Twenty-six members of The Forbes 400 played a varsity sport in college. The most popular sport was football, followed by basketball.

The price of admission to the exclusive club of America's 400 richest jumped nearly 18% to a record $1 billion this year.

Here are the most popular billionaire alma maters. Does your school make the cut?

Distributed ledgers, smart contracts, and other blockchain technologies embed integrity in every digital asset and transaction. That could make blockchain the ideal foundation on which to combine and scale other exponential technologies — with revolutionary results for cities and the entire economy.

Don’t follow the dumb-luck principal, and coast into 2018 as if everything is going to be alright. Now is the time to recognize the successes and challenges of 2017, and develop a 2018 attack strategy that will achieve greatness, push the envelope, and grow your business.

Billion dollar family offices are leading the trend to greater professionalism. They are paying very well to access the highest levels of talent internally as well as for external experts.

US men are six times more likely than US women to have an oral HPV infection with the highest risk strain, HPV-16.

Aaron Rodgers was the latest in a string of fantasy football superstars lost to a significant injury in 2017. Read on to find out how to replace the Packers star, plus find out more about the emerging talent you can't afford to miss out on when making your waiver claims for Week 7.

The popular Comedy Central animated series is making another splash in the gaming universe following 2014's "South Park: The Stick of Truth." Taking a more active role in their latest foray, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone really went all out to craft a "sweet" game--the former in particular.

Regulation A+ is a good partner for ICO's when used carefully: Reg A+ allows investors worldwide, of any wealth level, to participate – providing very democratic access to capital -- which is one of the mainstays of ICOs. Marketing to investors is allowed in Reg A+, which suits ICOs.

You're not just spinning your wheels...you're Making A Difference. Really. Cartoon by Shannon Wheeler.

The world of crypto is now beginning to intersect with the physical world, with the first unicorn minted and a first hardware ICO.