it is an investment for a lifetime but none of the longterm investing rules apply past performance is irrelevant growth reviews are futile and diversification strictly nono if you snag a billionaire spouse read investment just hang on to himher till kingdom comes and if you must let go make sure heshe has left a slice of heaven in your bank balance but that is another story first how do you land an uberrich partner the competition is tough according to the forbes richest indians list only 69 indians belong to the elite club most of them are taken thankfully they have procreated the scions who havent made it to any list yet are being groomed think siddharth mallya nisa godrej shravin mittal and their ilk an agile indian economy helps spawning selfmade multi millionaires at a fast clip capgemini and merrill lynchs 2010 asiapacific wealth report says the number of high net worth individuals in india swelled by 51 between 2008 and 2009 dont scrunch up your nose at them infosys didnt debut as a blue chip multimillionaires are the stars of tomorrow add them to your target list with google and microsoft excel digging out and sorting basic information about the richie rich is easy narrowing focus on four or five potential partners is not there is no benchmark use your gut but keep your pragmatic side awake mark zuckerberg scores high on the cuteness quotient but the odds of gaining access to his lair can beat you in fact the journey from your suburban twobedroom apartment to a seaside villa is the most critical part of the plan to flash on the radar of a billionaire you must be seen around and talked to regularly where can you do it at work of course you didnt think those billions stack up by frolicking in beach parties the rich spend maximum hours in their office be there and you can get noticed this was how bill gates met melinda a general manager at microsoft and rupert murdoch lay eyes on wife no 3 wendi deng then vicepresident of star tv hong kong to follow their footsteps you need a meaty resume specifications differ but safe to say that an mba from a top bschool indian or global should see you there melinda had hers from dukes fuqua school of business a reputable degree cant be bought off a department store you may end up investing two to five years earning it if that is too long to wait opt for careers that bring you in the billionaires circle though not is his boardroom specialists in corporate social responsibility public relations heads of philanthropic foundations dealers of superluxury goods and art experts are the lucky profiles you can hope for a chance encounter that ends in saying i do truth is these fantasy tales only make great movies in reality heartbroken billionaires dont wander into ac compartments of trains however if you want