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Barbara Piasecka Johnson: The Maid Who Launched 1,000 Prenups

You may not recall Barbara Johnson, who died this week at 76. But her rags-to-riches tale blazed the way for women like Anna-Nicole Smith, Ivana Trump and Kimora Lee Simmons.

10 of the Ugliest Celebrity Bankruptcies in History

There's nothing quite like America's obsession with celebrities -- unless, of course, you consider our obsession with celebrity failures. After all, the shine of a rising star is always eclipsed by the blazing fire caused by a big bank account going up in smoke.

America's Fourth-Richest Woman? Only Her Accountant Knows For Sure

Bloomberg thinks it has found the fourth-richest woman in the United States, someone who has heretofore "avoided the spotlight that ordinarily accompanies great wealth": Anna Nicole Smith's 70-year-old daughter-in-law, Elaine Tettemer Marshall.

The 10 Most Infamous Family Inheritance Feuds

Nothing is certain but death and taxes, and where those two intersect -- wills -- there's supposed to be some certainty as well. Wills should be final. But unsurprisingly, sometimes heirs don't see them that way. 24/7 Wall Street lines up the 10 nastiest, most interesting family feuds over mega millions -- and, in one case, a frozen head.