I&#x27;m a little sad to see Paul&#x27;s footnote 2, where he declares that &quot;the numbers in the Forbes 400 are nonsense. But it will do ...&quot;<p>Has Paul ever interacted with the Forbes Wealth team? My book research has overlapped their interests going back to the 1990s, and every time I&#x27;ve spoken with them, I&#x27;ve been impressed with how much work they put into trying to come up with the best possible approximations. Most of their numbers are pretty good -- and in some cases, their research trumps the public boasts that various rich people offer up on their own behalf.<p>If Paul had said Forbes&#x27;s numbers were &quot;imprecise,&quot; he could have made his point. But &quot;nonsense&quot; is a loaded word, and Paul has been around long enough to know that. If he wants to be taken seriously in this conversation, a better discernment&#x2F;name-calling ratio would be nice.