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I’m in the wrong business!

The top 25 earners were paid a collective $25.3 billion. The lowest earner on the list earned a puny $350 million — a shanda! — making it embarrassing to even show his face at the country club. (What a loser).
Here’s your top 10 list:

Top Earning Fund Mangers
1.David Tepper, Appaloosa Management
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $4 billion
2. George Soros, Soros Fund Management
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $3.3 billion
3. James Simons, Renaissance Technologies
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $2.5 billion
4: John Paulson, Paulson & Company
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $2.3 billion
5: Steve Cohen, SAC Capital Advisors
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $1.4 billion
6. (tie): Carl Icahn, Icahn Capital
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $1.3 billion
6. (tie): Edward Lampert, ESL Investments
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $1.3 billion
8. (tie): Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investment Group
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $900 million
8. (tie): John Arnold, Centaurus Advisors
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $900 million
10. Philip Falcone, Harbinger Capital Partners
Est. 2009 personal earnings: $825 million

All data, NYT, Absolute Return + Alpha.com
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