[9] Much of the wealth of the richest is held in shares in start-up companies. Some of these paper fortunes, analysts agree, could easily be wiped out, although the wealth-generating effects of the internet revolution seem to be here to stay.
[10] New economy entrepreneurs are to be found in all parts of Britain, but the City is a particular beneficiary of the stock market's internet boom. The number of those earning more than -- 1m a year in salaries and bonuses has risen to 3,000 from 750 five years ago.
[11] A Sunday Times Young Rich List confirms that people are becoming wealthier younger. It includes the 60 richest millionaires aged 30 or under. At the top, on --600m, is the "old money" Earl of Iveagh, 30, head of the Guinness brewing family. In second place is Charles Nasser, also 30, who launched the Clara-NET internet provider four years ago and is worth --300m. The remaining eight in the top 10 young millionaires made their money from computing and the internet.
[12] The richest woman is Avneet Sahni, 29, who runs the Manchester-based VIP Computer Centre with her husband Jatti and is worth 50m. Martha Lane Fox, 27, of lastminute.com, is 15th equal in the list.
[13] David and Victoria Beckham, jointly worth --25m, are 18th equal along-side boxer Naseem Hamed. The youngest millionaire is the singer Charlotte Church, 14, who is worth -- 10m.
[8]虽然英国最富有的人们正在经历财产的最强劲的攀升,其他老百姓也从股市的繁荣和房价的升高中获得了利益。根据萨洛蒙·史密斯·巴尼投资银行的计算,去年的财富增长了16%,达到创纪录的42670亿英镑。自 20世纪80年代末以来,实际上财富已增长了三分之一强。
[9]最有钱的那些人的大部分财富都集中在新创建公司的股份中。分析家认为:虽然因特网革命带来滚滚财源的势头似乎会持续下去,但新兴公司尚未兑现的财富可能会轻而易举地被一扫而光。
[10]新经济企业家在英国随处可见,但是网络股的繁荣使伦敦商业区的居民特别受益。年薪和分红挣到100万英镑的人数由5年前的750人增加到了3000人。
[11]《星期日泰晤士报》的一个青年财富排行榜确认,人们在更年轻的时候变得更有钱了。排行榜上60位最富有的百万富翁的年龄只有30岁或更年轻。排在榜首的,是“有祖传财产的”、拥有6亿英镑财产的艾弗伯爵,30岁,吉尼斯酿酒业家族的首领。位居第二的是查尔斯·纳赛尔,也是30岁,4年前创办了“克拉拉网”互联网服务公司,拥有3亿英镑。头10位年轻的百万富翁中的剩下9位都是从计算机产业和因特网赚到钱的。
[12]最富有的女性是29岁的阿弗尼特·萨尼,她和丈夫贾蒂一起经营一家总部在曼彻斯特的名人电脑中心,总资产5000万英镑。 27岁的玛莎·莱恩·福克斯经营“最后一分钟网站”(lastminute.com),在排行榜上排在并列第15位。
[13]戴维和维多利亚·贝克汉姆的总资产为2500万英镑,与拳击手纳希姆·哈米德并列第18。最年轻的百万富翁是14岁的歌星夏洛特·丘奇,现有1000万英镑的财产。
