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20. Abby
Joseph Cohen Goldman Sachs Chief Equity Strategist
Regarded as "Princess of Wall Street", her 5% asset allocation
change can easily move Dow up or down over 100 points.
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19. Stan
ONeal President and COO, Merrill Lynch.
Only black in this list makes him look like Colin Powell in Washington. CEO
David Komansky gave him free hands to reconstruct bulky brokerage house but
he can be easily topped out the list if failed.
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18. Steve
Forbes Owner of Forbes Financial Publications
Since Forbes Magazine are on every top executives' desks, he is kind of
Wall Street Priest.
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17.
Howard W. Lutnick Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald
9/11 tragedy disclosed one of the most hidden Wall Street powerhouse Cantor
Fitzgerald, which handles almost 40% of government bonds.
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16. Alan
Ace Greenberg - Retired Chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns
Famous for asking employees save paper clips. Even with Buffett and
Greenspan as best buddies and over 50 years on trading floor, his influence
on the street is usually understated by major media.
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15.
Burton G. Malkiel - Princeton University Professor.
Only Academician in the list. Author of "A Random Walk Down Wall
Street", which can be appreciated by both PhDs quants and high school dropout
day traders.
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14. Peter
Lynch Vice Chairman of Fidelity Investments
Although he no long manages Magellan Fund, his books are still appreciated
by people living on Main Street rather Wall Street.
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13.
Robert R. Gauber - Chairman and CEO of National Association of Security
Dealers
As "Boss of Wall Street Workers Union", he deals with all NASDAQ
trading related issues.
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12. Dick
Grasso - Chairman and CEO of New York Stock Exchange
Call up this guy if you want to ring NYSE opening bell. But most of his job
is to keep NYSE as a highly regarded symbol of Capitalism.
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11. John
F. Jack Welch Adviser to J.P. Morgan Chase
As retired Chairman and CEO of General Electric, his influence on the
street will certainly be increased in the future.
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10.
George Soros Chairman of Soros Fund Management
He bets big and talks loud, but has few followers.
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9.
William J. McDonough - Chairman of Federal Bank of New York
He is Greenspan's eyes on the street. By successfully organizing big bands
to bail out Long Term Capital, he acts like COO of Wall Street &
Incorporated.
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8.
Maurice R. Greenberg Chairman and CEO of AIG
With his son Jeff leading Marsh & Mclennan, Greenberg certainly has
more buying power than anyone on the street.
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7.
Sanford I. Weill Chairman and CEO of Citigroup
By taking Salomon Brothers, Smith Barney, Travelers Group and Citibank
under the red umbrella, he is at the helm of this financial empire.
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6. Warren
Buffett Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway With his wisdom, his humor and his
money, he certainly has more say than anyone else on the street. But he is
hided in an Omaha cave and takes low-key approach to the daily activities
on the street.
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4. Robert
Rubin Former Secretary of Treasury; Co-Chairman of Citigroup
By successfully handling Russian crisis, Asian crisis and terrorism crisis,
he is the best person to be ambassador from Wall Street to Pennsylvania
Avenue.
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4. Harvey
L. Pitt - Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission
Although he is not a household name, he is at the helm of SEC - which has
monopoly power of making rules, interpolating rules and executing rules.
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3. Alan
Greenspan Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank
He should be at a spot higher than here if most of his recent interest rate
cuts were not "as expected".
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2. Mike
Bloomberg Owner of Bloomberg L.P. and future Major of New York City
His company constantly feeds street people market data from weather
derivatives to exchange rate with Afghan currency. From next year, he will
decide how much tax breaks can be given to whom on the street.
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1. Miss
Market - She makes
you laugh and makes you cry; she makes you fear and makes you greedy. No
one can consistently predict her next move. The most successful ones on the
street are the most humble ones in front of her.
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