LIST: 15 Signs You're Destined to Be Rich

The Daily Beast has turned its list-making prowess to wealth, following up articles on how to know you'll get married ... or cheat ... with one that outlines 15 signs that you'll be rich. Cross your fingers, and read on:

1. It's good to be good looking: Attractive men earn 9% more than their homely counterparts; women earn 4% more.

3. People who were popular in high school earn 10 percent more than people who weren't.


5. For every three inches taller than average they are, women earn 5 to 8 percent more money than women of average height; men earn 4 to 10 percent more for every extra three inches in height

6. Being married and staying married increases your net worth by 77 percent

9. Each one-unit increase in a typical young person's body mass index is associated with an 8 percent reduction in wealth

7. Drinkers have something to toast to: Those who tipple earn 10% to 14% more than abstainers.

11. 21 percent of white Americans and only 2 percent of African Americans and 8 percent of Hispanics buy real estate or make other investments at young ages, which economists consider a key predictor of future wealth

12. Blonds have more than fun: Blonds women earn 7% more than the rest of the female population. Bonus: Blonds also marry men who earn 6% more than the hubbies of non-blonds.


13. Nonsmokers' net worth is about 50 percent higher than that of light smokers, and more than twice as much as that of heavy smokers.


14. 36 percent of American children born to parents in the uppermost economic bracket remain there as adults.  54 percent of American children who are born to parents in the uppermost economic bracket and who then earn college degrees remain at the top