Fidelity Family’s Vast Wealth Is Matched by Passion for Privacy

(Bloomberg) -- The wealthiest family in Yankee New England is exactly what you’d expect.The Johnsons, led by polymathic patriarch Edward “Ned” Crosby III, built a $46.3 billion fortune with Fidelity Investments, whose products shape the finances of about 32 million people worldwide. His daughter, Abigail “Abby” Pierrepont Johnson, now chief executive officer of the family business, is among the most influential people in money management.Yet for a firm that encouraged a cult of personality...