This enormous increase in wealth is the result of significantly changed government policies, the effects of new technology, and increased competition and globalization around the world. All these changes have opened the door to a wide range of enterprising people who created great fortunes for themselves, their investors, and the country-all in two short decades, the 80's and the 90's.

In The Wealth Creators, Roy C. Smith describes how it all happened. From his twenty years as a top investment banker at Goldman Sachs and an additional twelve years as Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at New York University, he explains how the really big money was made. He takes the reader into five core areas of opportunity today as well as the career turning points of key individuals in each:

• Entrepreneurs like Mike Bloomberg, Sam Walton, and Ted Turner,
• Dealmakers such as Kirk Kerkorian, Ron Perelman, and Larry Tisch,
• Investors like Warren Buffett and speculators like George Soros,
• Corporate executives such as Jack Welch, Sandy Weill, and Michael Eisner,
• And entertainers like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and Tiger Woods.