Among the alumni of the London School of Economics, many have gone on to earn vast fortunes.
The illustrious list includes Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, French billionaire Delphine Arnault, and financier George Soros.
One of its less conventional former students is Sir Mick Jagger, whose estimated £190m stash looks measly compared to the wealth of those above.
But while those riches are ultimately down to his song writing, singing and guitar playing - business nous has undeniably played a part.
His band, The Rolling Stones, have released about 90 singles and more than two dozen studio albums.
There was a small period from 1970 to 1997 where people did get paid and they got paid very handsomely
Sir Mick Jagger
And still selling out huge arenas and stadia, they also control the touring, the merchandise and sponsorship side of the business.
But in a rare interview, Sir Mick admitted to the BBC that he was lucky in the timing of his career.
"When the Stones started out they didn't make any money out of records because record companies didn't pay you," he said.
"Nobody got paid. I always wonder if Frank Sinatra got paid.
"Your royalty was so low. If you sold a million records you got a million pennies. It was all very nice, but not what you imagined you were going to get."
Rich lists
However things changed as musicians became more adept at controlling their creations.
This came at about the time the Stones hit what many see as their peak, which included the 1972 release of the critically acclaimed Exile on Main Street.
Later the boom in music sales through the development of the compact disc bolstered the earnings of those on lucrative royalty deals.
"There was a small period from 1970 to 1997 where people did get paid and they got paid very handsomely," Sir Mick said.
The introduction of the CD meant a lot of established artists with good royalties deals did well and of course a lot of the record companies did incredibly well
Horace Trubridge British Musicians' Union
"They did make money but now that period's done. If you look at the history of recorded music from, say, 1900 to now, there was that period where artists did very well but the rest of the time they didn't."
A quick glance at this year's Sunday Times UK Music Rich List confirms the thinking.
All the artists in the Top 20 were prominent in the 1970s or 1980s and include Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the family of fellow Beatle George Harrison.
Also on the list are Sir Elton John, Sir Tom Jones, Eric Clapton and Robin and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. Sir Mick's fellow Rolling Stone Keith Richards also makes the cut with £175m.
However with the Rolling Stones saying another tour next year is "very likely", there seems little chance of Sir Mick and company drifting away from the spotlight just yet.font:[
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