Top 10 Alternative Investment

Yahoo today gives an interesting top 10 - the top 10 ways to get rich Here are the top 10:

1. Classic Cars - Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: 10 years ago the car was worth US $520,626 and now the car is worth between US $1,214,848 and US $3,431,391, a return between 133% to 559% in 10 years.
2. Rock Memorabilia - Beatles Lyrics: "All You Need is Love" lyrics 10 years ago was worth between US $34,707 and US $52,060. Last year it was sold for US $1,197,397 at auction, a return between 2200% to 3350% in 10 years.
3. Property - Prague: a flat near centre of Prague was worth between US $754 to US $1,048 per square metre 10 years ago. Now the property is worth between US $2,095 to US $2,515 per square metre.
4. Furniture - Eileen Gray Chair: the Art Deco armchair by late Irish furniture designer Eileen Gray was worth US $240,740 10 years ago and is now worth US $2,106,480 while one sold for record high US $10,852,585, return as high as 4400%.
5. Millennium Champagne - Louis Roederer Cristal: produced in 1990 to commemorate the millennium for delivery in 1999 and was worth US $1,909 10 years ago. A bottle was sold rencently for US $14,514 at an auction.
6. Books - Russia: an 1856 Alexander II Nikolaevich coronation album was worth US $10,000 10 years ago and is sold for US $160,250 at recent auction, a 1500% return.
7. Chinese Art - Ming bowl: a blue-and-white ceramic Chenghua palace bowl dating back in the 1400 was worth between US $520,865 to US $694,486 10 years ago and is now worth US $1,736,217.
8. Stocks - Canadian companies - no, not Microsoft. Niko Resources, a Canadian oil and gas exploration company was worth 29 cents US 10 years ago and is now trading at $49.5 Canadian or $42.22 US. Find a penny stock that will give you a 14458% return in 10 years.
9. Jewellery - Cartier bracelet: a Tutti Frutti bracelet from Cartier was worth $540,000 US 10 years ago and was sold for $1,039,000 last November.
10. Indian Art - MF Husain: the Indian artist's oil paintings were worth between $1,940 and $5,553 US 10 years ago and one painting was sold for a million in a private sale in London

The Top 10 Richest Billionaires

Billionaires Forbes lists the top billionaires of the world. Here are the top 10 richest billionaires:

1. William Gates III - $50 billion
2. Warren Buffett - $42 billion
3. Carlos Slim Helu - $30 billion
4. Ingvar Kamprad - $28 billion
5. Lakshmi Mittal - $23.5 billion
6. Paul Allen - $22 billion
7. Bernard Arnault - $21.5 billion
8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud - $20 billion
9. Kenneth Thomson & family - $19.6 billion
10. Li Ka-shing - $18.8 billion

World's Top 10 Best-Paid Athletes

Forget about the fat compensation packages for the CEOs. In the world of sports, there are also many eye catching pay packages for the athletes. Today on Forbes lists the world's best paid athletes. Here are the top 10 according to the amount paid:

1. Tiger Woods - 30 - Golf - $87 million
2. Michael Schumacher - 37 - Auto Racing - $60 million
3. Oscar De La Hoya - 33 - Boxing - $38 million
4. Michael Vick - 25 - Football - $37.5 million
5. Shaquille O'Neal - 34 - Basketball - $33.4 million
6. Michael Jordan - 43 - Bsketball - $33 million
7. David Beckham - 30 - Soccer - $32.5 million
8. Kobe Bryant - 27 - Basketball - $28.8 million
9. Valentino Rossi - 27 - Motorcycling - $28 million
10. Lance Armstrong - 34 - Cycling - $28 million(*)

* In case there's a tie, the younger one will be on the top as the athlet has the potential to earn more in the future.

Top 10 Hawaiian Beaches

The Hawaii Islands are probably one of the most popular tourist spot in the world as every year visitors go there for surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving or sun bathing. Since most activities occur on the beach, you may want to know what's the top beaches in Hawaii. Here are the top 10 Hawaiian beaches listed on MSN today:

1. Lanikai Beach, Oahu: best sunrise on Oahu
2. The North Shore, Oahu: popular surfing spot
3. Punalu'u Beach, The Big Island: popular snorkeling spot and black-sand beach
4. Hookipa Beach, Maui: finest windsurfing conditions
5. Lahaina Beach, Maui: one of the world's most romantic beaches
6. Poipu Beach, Kauai: popular for families with small children with protected bays
7. Kauna'oa Beach, The Big Island: limited entry preserves healthy coral and fish life
8. Kaanapali Beach, Maui: home of Hawaii's most exclusive resorts
9. Honaunau Bay, the Big Island: popular scuba diving spot offering colorful coral and green sea turtle.
10. Waikiki Beach, Oahu: popular beach with 4 million tourists yearly.

Top 10 Walking Cities in U.S.

Let's Walk Today on MSN lists to best walking cities in U.S. To be qualified the city must have high perentage of people who regularly walk and must be the nations 100 most populous. Here's the list:

1. Portland, Oregon
2. Colorado Springs, Colorado
3. Madison, Wisconsin
4. Boise City, Idaho
5. Las Vegas, Nevada
6. Austin, Texas
7. Virginia Beach, Virginia
8. Anchorage, Alaska
9. Fremont, California
10. Raleigh, North Carolina

Top 10 Best Paid Actors

Top 10 Actors Today Forbes lists the top 10 best paid actors and actresses in Hollywood. Take a look and see if your favorite celebrities are in them.

Here are the top 10 best paid actors in Hollywood with current age and earnings:

1. Will Ferrell - 38 - $40 million
2. Johnny Depp - 42 - $37 million
3. Ray Romano - 48 - $36.5 million
4. Will Smith - 37 - $35 million
5. Tobey Maguire - 30 - $32 million
6. Tom Cruise - 43 - $32 million
7. Denzel Washington - 51 - $30 million
8. Adam Sandler - 39 - $28 million
9. Matt Damon - 35 - $27 million
10. Brad Pitt - 42 - $25 million

Top 10 Best Paid Actresses

Top 10 Actresses Today Forbes lists the top 10 best paid actors and actresses in Hollywood. Take a look and see if your favorite celebrities are in them.

Here are the top 10 best paid actress in Hollywood with current age and earnings:

1. Drew Barrymore - 31 - $22 million
2. Jennifer Aniston - 37 - $18.5 million
3. Jennifer Lopez - 36 - $17 million
4. Nicole Kidman - 38 - $14.5 million
5. Jennifer Garner - 33 - $14 million
6. Cameron Diaz - 33 - $13 million
7. Naomi Watts - 37 - $11.5 million
8. Sandra Bullock - 41 - $10.5 million
9. Patricia Heaton - 47 - $9 million
10. Julia Roberts - 38 - $8 million