JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Wednesday October 1 2014:

1. Becoming a billionaire: Ascendis founders have joined the exclusive club

2. Viv Govender: Trevor Manuel should not have joined Rothschild

3. Rand selloff looms: Pressure to reverse Carry Trade reaching boiling point

4. MUST WATCH!  Videos that helped billionaire Douw Steyn become super-rich, and other wealth-building steps

5. Piet Viljoen on game changers, supporting Ketso Gordhan and not Sasol

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