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2017-12-27 — bloomberg.com
The 23 percent increase on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people, compares with an almost 20 percent increase for both the MSCI World Index and Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
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By the end of trading Tuesday, Dec. 26, the 500 billionaires controlled $5.3 trillion, up from $4.4 trillion on Dec. 27, 2016.
"It's part of the second-most robust and second-longest bull market in history," said Mike Ryan, chief investment officer for the Americas at UBS Wealth Management, on Dec. 18. "Of all the guidance we gave people over the course of this year, the most important advice was staying invested."
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