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Sarah Holcomb Net Worth

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Sarah Holcomb net worth: Sarah Holcomb is an American actress who has a net worth of $50 thousand. Sarah Holcomb was born in Weston, Connecticut in September 1958. Her debut role came in 1978 where she starred as Clorette DePasto in the movie Animal House. Holcomb starred as Sarah Lassiter in the 1979 film Walk Proud. She starred as Judith Hastings in the 1980 movie Happy Birthday, Gemini and as Maggie O'Hooligan in the 1980 film Caddyshack. In 1980 she was nominated for a The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Most Annoying Fake Accent: Female for Caddyshack. She was 18 when she starred as 13-year-old Clorette DePasto.

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Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Taking Efforts To Protect Swiss Holdings

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Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg probably thought he was pretty protected by setting up a number of his companies in Switzerland. However, he got hammered last week by investors when the U.S. sanctions were levied on him and his Swiss-based investment company, Renova Group.

Through Renova, Vekselberg owns stakes in three Swiss equipment manufacturers (Sulzer, OC Oerlikon, and Schmolz + Bickenbach) as well as a stake in the giant aluminum producer United Co. Rusal is owned by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, another oligarch hit by the sanctions. Shares in his companies dropped significantly while Vekselberg took steps to limit his personal exposure by selling stakes in Sulzer so that he did not own the majority. This effort was aimed at insulating the company as well.

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Vekselberg and his holding group, Renova, are a part of the list of oligarchs, companies, and government officials subject to sanctions as a result of their involvement in the U.S. Presidential election and for their actions in Syria, Ukraine, and Crimea.

Vekselberg founded Renova in 1990 and then set out to accumulate stakes in Russia's oil, gas and aluminum industries. He bought his stakes in the Swiss companies Oerlikon in 2006 and Sulzer in 2007 during his expansion outside of Russia.

The billionaire has a net worth of $15 billion and is a frequent guest at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Vekselberg also controls a group of regional Russian airports.

The Swiss company Sulzer is exposed to the sanctions because Vekselberg owns roughly 63% of the company. His plan to transfer 5 million shares back to the industrial pump manufacturer brings his holding to under 49% and protects Sulzer from the U.S. imposed sanctions. Vekselberg holds a 43% stake in Oerlikon and 25% of Schmolz + Bickenbach, so those companies are not at risk due to the sanctions.

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Michael Bloomberg To Write Check For U.S. Commitment To The Paris Climate Agreement

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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is. He has pledged to write a check for $4.5 million to cover the United States' financial commitment for this year to the Paris Climate Agreement. He made the announcement on Sunday morning's "Face The Nation" on CBS.

"America made a commitment and as an American if the government's not going to do it we all have a responsibility. I'm able to do it. So, yes, I'm going to send them a check for the monies that America had promised to the organization as though they got it from the federal government."

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Last year, Donald Trump controversially pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The U.S. is the only country not participating in the agreement. Bloomberg has not committed to paying the bill for the U.S.'s involvement in the agreement next year. He hopes that Trump will have changed his mind by then.

Trump strongly opposes the agreement designed to reduce and limit greenhouse gas emissions. He has abandoned or rolled back a number of other Obama-era environmental regulations.

Bloomberg blamed most of these rollbacks on Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Bloomberg said that Pruitt had completely abandoned his job of protecting the environment. Pruitt does not believe that the actions of humans have affected the climate. He has chosen to prioritize jobs over the environment.

Bloomberg, who used to be a Republican, spoke at the 2016 National Democratic Convention in an effort to keep Donald Trump from winning the Presidential race. Michael Bloomberg has a net worth of $56 billion.

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Murdoch Family Stands To Make Hundreds Of Millions From The Disney-Fox Deal

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Rupert Murdoch and his family are about to get a whole lot richer. According to a recent SEC filing, the family of 21stCentury Fox executives will make more than $206 million once the enormous Disney-Fox deal is completed and finalized.

In December 2017, Disney announced that it was buying Fox's film studio and much of its TV assets for a staggering $52 billion. The three Murdoch family members holding executive positions at 21stCentury Fox will each get huge golden parachutes – the compensation an executive is paid if they are fired or laid off after a company is sold – once the deal is final and Disney moves in and takes over.

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As CEO of Fox, James Murdoch will receive the largest payout of $70.6 million. Co-executive chairman of Fox Lachlan, and their father Rupert will each receive $66.7 million. Of that amount, $40 million will be cash. If James or Lachlan are fired before June 30, they will receive $22 million in severance six months later.

James Murdoch has a net worth of $500 million.

Rupert Murdoch has a net worth of $13 billion.

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A Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Sells For $2.8 Million At Auction

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Almost every child had a hobby growing up. Some played basketball, others rode bikes. And some, collected baseball cards. While collecting sports cards was once viewed as an activity strictly for kids, last week's sale of a rare Mickey Mantle baseball card proved that the hobby has morphed into an activity for adults as well.

Last Thursday, a 1952 Mickey Mantle Topps rookie card sold for $2.88 million; the second-highest price ever paid for a baseball card (a 1909 T206 Honus Wagner card sold for $3.12 million in October 2016). The Mantle card, which was graded a nine on a scale of 10, was via Heritage Auctions by retired NFL offensive lineman Evan Mathis, an 11-year NFL veteran.

Chris Ivy, who is the director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions said, "It's a remarkable price… It was 10 years ago when we last had a Mantle 9 sell [for $240,000], but this sold for 10 times that." The previous record for Mantle's Topps rookie card was a PSA traded 8.5, which sold for $1.13 million in 2016.

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But what makes the story of last week's sale so interesting is that nobody wanted the cards when they were first released in 1952. The 1952 Topps set that Mantle's card was a part of had nearly no interest from consumers, and the high number packs from the set remained in the Topps factory for seven years. In the 1960s, a Topps employee by the name of Sy Berger couldn't even find a way to give them away. At one point he was offering 10 cards from the set for a penny.

Topps still had a number of cases of cards left over in the factory after the fact, so to make space, Berger decided to dump over 300 cases into the Atlantic Ocean.

While the move does appear to be a mistake in hindsight, perhaps the cards wouldn't have been as coveted today had those 300-plus cases been in the open market.

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Welcome To The Billionaires Club Larry Fink!

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Larry Fink is the chairman and CEO of BlackRock, an investment management company. He is also the latest Wall Street investor to join the billionaires club. BlackRock is the largest money manager in the world with $6.3 trillion in assets. BlackRock's specialty is passive investments.

BlackRock's results from the first quarter were better than estimated, despite a general downturn in investments in low-fee exchange-traded funds. BlackRock's revenue rose 16% from the same time period last year.

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Roughly half of Fink's net worth comes from his stake in BlackRock, which is valued at $570 million. His salary in 2017 was $27.7 million. With the excellent first quarter results fueling a surge in BlackRock stock, this pushes Larry Fink's personal net worth over $1 billion. Fink started his career at Stephen A. Schwarzman's Blackstone Group. Blackstone offers high-fee investments in private equity funds. Fink added a bond shop to Blackstone before departing to found BlackRock in 1988. Originally a part of Blackstone, the two firms parted ways in 1994.

Blackstone manages $434 billion in assets in comparison to BlackRock's $6.3 trillion. Schwarzman has a net worth of $11.4 billion. Fink's personal net worth has grown more slowly because he owns only .7% of BlackRock. Instead of taking a huge ownership stake, Fink spread ownership among his employees. As a result, he has retained five of eight original management team members.

BlackRock IPO'd in 1999 and since that time its share price has returned more than 3,600%. Blackstone's shares have not changed significantly since its 2007 IPO.

Does Schwarzman have regrets about letting BlackRock break away from Blackstone? He once called it a heroic mistake.

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How Much Is The British Royal Family Worth?  

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The British royal family has just welcomed a new member: Kate and William had a baby boy on Monday. Suffice it to say, that kid will never have to wait tables or deliver pizzas to make a little extra cash. Queen Elizabeth II has a net worth of $600 million. Additionally, the monarchy pumps more than $2.5 million into the UK economy every year.

The taxpayers in the UK also support the royal family through a "sovereign grant" issued by the treasury. This year, that grant is $104.8 million, or less than a pound per British taxpayer. That doesn't sound so bad. After all, that won't even buy a latte or a candy bar.

American actress Meghan Markle is joining the royal family in May, when she marries Prince Harry. She's no slouch herself, she's bringing a net worth of $5 million to their marriage.

Let's take a deeper dive into how much the royal family is worth and how they've made their many millions.

Sovereign Grant
The British treasury pays an amount known as the sovereign grant to the queen to cover the expenses Queen Elizabeth incurs as part of her official duties. Some of these expenses include travel, entertaining, and maintenance of the various castles and properties.

The grant is basically calculated as 15% of the annual profit of the Crown Estates. The amount doled out cannot be less than the year before, even if the Crown Estate has a bad year. It can be audited, as it was in 2015, when it was largely thought that the queen was making too much money.

The grant also jumped from 15% to 25% to pay for renovations on Buckingham Palace.

The sovereign grant money is tax-exempt.

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Queen Elizabeth's Income
The Queen also has her own personal income. In fact, she paid income tax for the first time in 1992, after a fire damaged her favorite castle. Generally, she doesn't have to pay taxes on her $600 million net worth. That changed when Windsor Castle caught fire. The country was in a tizzy over who would pay for the damages. Queen Elizabeth began paying income tax. She was the first monarch to do so since the 1930s.

The Palaces
Queen Elizabeth does not own most of her many palaces. The Crown does. This includes the Crown Jewels. These are considered national treasures and part of the royal collection. The monarch is allowed to possess and use them during their reign. The royal collection includes paintings, furniture, tapestries, photographs and other items that are spread out amongst the royal residences. Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are also held in trust. They are there for the use of the reigning monarch but cannot be sold by them.

Queen Elizabeth does own the $65 million country estate Sandringham House and the $140 million Scottish estate Balmoral Castle.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles Additional Income
The queen and her son also have an income from two duchies that date back to the medieval age. Those duchies ended up in the Panama Papers leak. The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate that was established for John of Gaunt, the son of King Edward III. The estate has been passed down from monarch to monarch since 1399. Income from this duchy is private income for Queen Elizabeth. The Panama Papers revealed that $12 million of the money from this duchy was invested in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.

The Duchy of Cornwall is a 680-year-old duchy inherited by the eldest son of the reigning monarch. This duchy also was revealed to be investing profits offshore.

Both the Queen and Prince Charles came under fire for this, until an official pointed out that both royals voluntarily pay income tax, which ultimately benefits the country.

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Music Producer Zedd Gives A Tour Of His $16M Los Angeles Mansion

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Russian-German songwriter and music producer Zedd may only be 28 years old, but he's already had enough success to afford himself a $16 million mansion in Los Angeles's Benedict Canyon.

Zedd—whose recent hits and collaborations include "Starving," "The Middle," and "Get Low" – purchased the 9,400-square-foot, open-concept contemporary home in November, and describes it as, "really as close to perfect a house for me as I can get."

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The newly constructed home has picturesque views, a master suite that encompasses the entire second floor, multiple fireplaces, and expansive outdoor living areas.

The kitchen is decked out with incredible amenities like a built-in vacuum below the cabinets to quickly suck up crumbs, four ovens, and a pot filler above the stove, which Zedd says was the feature that made him decide to buy the house.

Although the renovation has not yet begun, the residence will eventually include his music studio.

Now, take a look around where the artist kicks back, exercises, and will soon even work:

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Lance Armstrong And The U.S. Postal Service Settle Their $100 Million For Just $5 Million

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Just as Lance Armstrong was preparing for a trial against the United States Postal Service next month, the two sides reached a settlement.

Armstrong will pay $5 million to the federal government in a lawsuit that could have resulted in $100 million in damages from the seven-time Tour de France winner. Those titles were stripped after Armstrong admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs while cycling.

The lawsuit was initially filed in 2010 by Armstrong's former teammate Floyd Landis. Landis was eligible for up to 25 percent of the settlement. The government became a part of the lawsuit in 2013 after Armstrong had a televised confession admitting his steroid use.

This settlement clears Armstrong, 46, of his most significant legal issues. He has previously paid more than $20 million in damages and settlements in other lawsuits and his major sponsors all dropped him.

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Armstrong became a national role model after recovering from cancer to win seven Tour de France titles. He built his charity, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, into a $500 million worldwide brand. The foundation has seen a huge drop in donations since Armstrong's confession and has renamed itself Livestrong after removing Armstrong from the board of directors.

Landis, who lost his 2006 Tour de France title after being convicted of doping himself, sued Armstrong under the federal False Claims Act. The lawsuit alleged that Armstrong and his team committed fraud against the government by doping while sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service. The contract paid the team $32 million from 2000 to 2004, with Armstrong making just under $13.5 million.

As a result of the settlement, Landis will make 25 percent, or an additional $1.65 million.

Though admitting to doping has cost Armstrong more than $100 million (by his own estimate), his net worth is still in the multi-millions thanks to luxurious homes in Texas and Colorado, as well as an extensive investment portfolio. Additionally, he hosts a podcast and owns two bicycle shops and an endurance events company.

His reputation may never fully recover. For now, though, Armstrong has one more legal battle complete.

Read more: Lance Armstrong And The U.S. Postal Service Settle Their $100 Million For Just $5 Million

Bill Cosby Net Worth: How The Comedian Earned His Fortune And How It Could Get Completely Wiped Out

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This is breaking news as I type – A jury in Pennsylvania just found Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault. He faces 10 years in prison. In case you aren't familiar with the details, dozens of women have accused Mr. Cosby of sexual assault. The jury deliberated for just one day. This particular case involved just one of the women's accusations but 5 women testified against. His first trial ended in mistrial. Cosby was charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. He was found guilty on all three counts. Cosby now faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. Bill also faces dozens of civil lawsuits from the remaining women accusing him of abuse and defamation. These civil lawsuits have the ability to wipe his fortune away.

Bill Cosby Net Worth:

Before these allegations surfaced, we all knew Bill Cosby as one of the most famous comedians and TV stars of all time. Even before he created The Cosby Show, he was one of the highest-earning celebrities on the planet. So much so that when his album contract was up in 1968, Cosby turned down a five-year $3.5 million contract (that's the same as $25 million today) to launch his own production company. He started pumping out his own comedy albums and would eventually go on to create the TV shows Fat Albert and The Bill Cosby Show (not to be confused with the sitcom of the 80s).

As we know, it was the long-running success of The Cosby Show that would turn Bill into one of the wealthiest people in the entertainment industry. The show ran from 1984 to 1992.  and at the peak of the show he was earning $4 million per episode (the same as $8 million today). In the last two decades alone, the show has generated over $1.5 billion from syndication. As the owner of 20% of the show's profits, he has earned at least $300 million from syndication deals alone.

Bill has also earned tens of millions more from endorsements (most notably Jell-O), movie appearances, live comedy shows and other (less successful) TV series. His 2014 comedy tour grossed $11 million over 100 shows.

His real estate portfolio is worth over $100 million. He has large properties in Pennsylvania and Beverly Hills.  His estate in Beverly Hills alone could be worth as much as $60 million based on comparable recent sales. Potentially closer to $80 million.

When you add it all up, we estimate that Bill Cosby's current net worth is in the range of $400 million.

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Falling Fortunes:

The sex assault accusations have already put a dent in Cosby's earnings. His endorsement deals are gone and his live shows are not really happening anymore. But worst of all, those extremely lucrative syndication deals have completely dried up. Prior to these trials, The Cosby Show was still airing multiple times a day on BET and TV Land. Both networks have dropped the program and syndication deals need to be renewed every 5-ish years. When they are up for renewal, they are basically bought all over again. This is why Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David seem to make $200 million every couple years. No one is buying Cosby re-runs anymore. Also, a new family sitcom was in development at NBC and a Netflix special was canceled.

Interestingly, Bill's legal defense costs (which will easily run in the tens of millions) are actually being covered by his insurance company AIG. AIG initially tried to remove itself from liability but in November 2016, a judge ruled in Bill's favor for the costs of his legal trial. AIG is not on the hook for any damages above and beyond legal defense.

As we alluded to earlier, the biggest threat to Bill's fortune are the civil lawsuits he faces from other accusers. If you recall from your OJ Simpson history, civil cases are much easier to prove. Juries just need a simple majority as opposed to all or nothing. Civil trials can't send someone to jail, but they can levy massive financial damages. OJ was ordered to pay the Goldman family $35 million which was exponentially more money than OJ had at the time and forced him into bankruptcy. Gawker was ordered to pay Hulk Hogan $140 million which put them out of business permanently.

Bill's massive wealth will have a major impact on the damages that are awarded. According to Florida sex abuse lawyer Brad Edwards:

"Any jury assessing this starts with, what amount of money punishes him given his net worth? Even if you said $20 million, you're talking about a fraction of his net worth."

And it's not just one lawsuit. It's at least 8, potentially 20 or more depending on which accusers are deemed to be credible. That's what is keeping Bill Cosby up at night.

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This Modigliani Nude Just Set A World Record With $150M Pre-Sale Value Estimate

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A painting by world-famous artist Amedeo Modigliani entitled Nu couché (sur le côté gauche), one of a series of 22 reclining nudes by the painter, has set a world record in the field of pre-sale price estimates. Auction house Sotheby's, which is auctioning the painting next month along with many other pieces of modern and impressionist art, recently announced they expect it to fetch at least $150 million. Here's Sotheby's co-head of the impressionist and modern art department, on what it is that makes this series of paintings, and this painting in particular, so valuable to collectors and art historians, as per The Guardian:

"This painting reimagines the nude for the modern era… Together these pictures signal a watershed in perhaps the greatest tradition in art. There is nude before Modigliani, and there is nude after Modigliani."

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In addition to being a pioneer in nude paintings, Modigliani is also part of a select community of only three artists whose work has been sold for more than $150 for a single painting. Should Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) outperform Sotheby's estimate and crack the $170.4 million that holds a spot on the list of the highest amounts ever paid for a painting at auction, it will be replacing yet another Modigliani in the process: The most famous painting in the Nu Couché series sold for that amount to art collector Liu Yiqian in 2015.

That scenario is well within the realm of possibility, but it's highly unlikely that this painting will be able to surpass the other figures on that list – Picasso's Women of Algiers (version O) went for almost $180 million in 2015, and Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi busted the record books wide open last year, when it sold for more than $450 million.

Regardless of what happens, it's a certainty that the sale of Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) will represent a massive profit for its current owner, John Magnier, who bought it for just under $27 million, back in 2003.

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Russian Billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov Loses $492M Yacht To Ex-Wife In Divorce

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Russian billionaire, Farkhad Akhmedov, isn't just losing one woman in his life in his ongoing divorce, but two: his wife, and also his $492 million yacht, the Luna, which the presiding judge says he tried to hide the fact that he owned it. She (the yacht that is, not the wife) is now in dry dock in Dubai, but a judge has ordered Akhmedov to transfer ownership over to his wife, Tatiana Akhmedova.

The ruling came to uphold a previous decision by the London judge of a $646 million payout in American dollars, which makes the Akhmedov divorce one of the most expensive in the history of the UK. According to Bloomberg, Judge Charles Haddon-Cave says that the Luna was moved to Dubai by Akhmedov in order to place it "well beyond the reach of an English court judgment," which he clearly took issue with if his decision is any indication.

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Befitting its place in the center of one of the most expensive divorces in UK history, the Luna is a nine-deck, 50-crew-member yacht. It measures 380 feet, with a 20-meter outdoor swimming pool, a mini-submarine, and two helipads, and according to the judge's ruling is valued at almost half a billion dollars. For Akhmedov, he released a statement blaming the decision not on a fair split but on political tension between the UK and his native Russia, where the divorce originally took place before Akhmedova's attorneys decided to file in London:

"'Can it really be a coincidence that this is all happening while the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's comments' make it plain that "the U.K. seeks to seize assets belonging to wealthy Russians,' Akhmedov said in an emailed statement."

In a separate statement, Akhmedov expressed defiance and skepticism that the transfer of the yacht will ever actually happen:

"Any idea that the yacht can be sold or handed over to Mrs. Akhmedova is fanciful. For that to happen – by the time all legal procedures were exhausted – would take years. By then the yacht could have depreciated."

The judge in turn expressed a desire to move quickly in order to enforce the transfer, given Akhmedov's alleged transfer of wealth outside the country in order to escape the ruling. That includes not just the Luna but a huge collection of modern art, which he has allegedly moved to Lichtenstein.

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Where Are All The Apple Billionaires?

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Apple is an enormous, successful company with nearly $230 billion in revenue. The company has a market capitalization of $879 billion. That's almost a trillion dollars! They are well-located in Silicon Valley, where it isn't hard to throw a stone and hit a billionaire. Several people have become billionaires at Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, and Sean Parker most notably. Google has several billionaires in their ranks. So, we have to ask, where are the billionaires created by Apple?

Only one Apple employee has attained billionaire status – Art Levinson. And even with Levinson, Apple stock is just 20% of his $1 billion net worth. The rest comes from Genetech, Inc., where he was previously Chairman and CEO, as well as an early bet on Google.

No other Apple employee even comes close to being a billionaire. CEO Tim Cook has a net worth of $800 million. His salary is tied to Apple's performance. He made $12.8 million last year. By contrast, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made $24.5 million.

Basically, the management team at Apple is a bargain. The company's cost of executive compensation is the lowest of the group of companies whose CEOs fall into the 200 best-paid bosses.

Apple was on the brink of bankruptcy in 1997. Since then, very few billionaires have been minted at the Cupertino, California company. This makes Apple different from other Silicon Valley firms that have never faced financial hardship. Less stock was given out at Apple as a result of past financial stumbles.

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The lack of billionaires at Apple is somewhat of a reflection on the company's history with Jobs. He had a 15% stake in Apple at its 1980 IPO. That holding would be worth $132 billion today. However, the late co-founder sold all but ONE SHARE of his then $100 million stake when he was fired from Apple in 1985. When he returned more than a decade later, he had to rebuild his holdings from scratch. Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, inherited all of Jobs' various holdings and has a net worth of $19 billion, making her the wealthiest Apple 'person,' though she had never worked there.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had a 7.9% stake in 1980, but he sold those off and gifted them over time. It is not known how much Apple stock he still owns. It is less than 5% though, because if he had more than that, the company would be required to make it public record. Surely Wozniack's holdings are worth millions, not billions.

Facebook has minted new billionaires like WhatsApp's Jan Koum through acquisitions. Apple, not so much. The company has been very selective about its acquisitions. The largest deal in company history was in 2014 when Apple paid $3 billion for Beats. That made Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine hundreds of millions of dollars richer. However, when Facebook bought WhatsApp during that same year, it made co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton instant billionaires.

It isn't out of the realm of possibility that there are unknown billionaires in Apple's ranks. Having just a 0.11% stake in the company is enough to make someone a billionaire. So, long-time employees like Jony Ive, Apple's Chief Design Officer, who has been with the company for more than two decades could have enough stake in the company to be a billionaire.

One thing is for sure, Apple is an outlier when it comes to successful tech firms. Others are minting many more billionaires much faster than Apple.

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Duncan Sheik Net Worth

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Duncan Sheik net worth: Duncan Sheik is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer who has a net worth of $4 million. Duncan Sheik was born in Montclair, New Jersey in November 1969. He plays guitar and piano and his styles include rock and pop. His self-titled debut studio album was released in 1996 and reached #1 on the US Heatseekers chart. Sheik went on to release the albums Humming in 1998, Phantom Moon in 2001, Daylight in 2002, White Limousine in 2006, Whisper House in 2009, Covers 80's in 2011, and Legerdemain in 2015. His debut single "Barely Breathing" reached #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart as well as #10 on the US Pop chart, #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #12 in Canada. His single "On a High" reached #1 on the US Dance chart and his single "Reasons for Living" reached #3 on the same chart. Duncan Sheik began composing for movies and Broadway and won a Grammy Award and two Tony Awards in 2007 for Spring Awakening.

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Pete Yorn Net Worth

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Pete Yorn net worth: Pete Yorn is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has a net worth of $4 million. Pete Yorn was born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey in July 1974. He plays guitar, harmonica, bass, drums, and piano and his styles include alternative and indie rock. Yorn released his debut studio album musicforthemorningafter in 2001. He released the album Day I Forgot in 2003 which reached #18 on the Billboard 200 chart. Yorn's album Nightcrawler was released in 2006 and reached #17 on the US Rock chart. His album Back and Fourth was released in 2009 and reached #14 on the US Rock chart and #32 on the Billboard 200. Yorn released the album Break Up (with Scarlett Johansson) in 2009 which also reached #14 on the US Rock chart. He released his self-titled album in 2010 and his 2016 album Arranging Time reached #7 on the US Rock chart.

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Harris Yulin Net Worth

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Harris Yulin net worth: Harris Yulin is an American actor who has a net worth of $3 million. Harris Yulin was born in Los Angeles, California in November 1937. He has more than 130 acting credits to his name and has hard recurring roles in multiple TV series including How the West Was Won as Deek Peasley in 1978, WIOU as Neal Frazier from 1990 to 1991, Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Quentin Travers from 1999 to 2002, Mister Sterling as Chairman Wilson in 2003, 24 as Roger Stanton from 2002 to 2003, Nikita as Admiral Bruce Winnick from 2011 to 2012, Veep as James Whitman in 2016, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt from 2016 to 2017, and Ozark as Buddy Dieker in 2017. Yulin has starred in several films including Scarface, Ghostbusters II, Clear and Present Danger, Looking for Richard, The Hurricane, and Training Day. In 1996 he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Frasier.

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Brittney Powell Net Worth

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Brittney Powell net worth: Brittney Powell is a German-American actress who has a net worth of $700 thousand. Brittney Powell was born in Wurzburg, West Germany in March 1975. In 1997 she starred as Beth Hooper on the television series Pacific Palisades. From 2002 to 2003 Powell starred as Summer Holloway on the soap opera General Hospital. In 2009 she starred as Dr. Randy Minki on the TV series Safety Geeks: SVI. She first appeared in Playboy: Girls of Spring Break in 1991 and then went on to star in movies including Airborne, The Unborn II, Dragonworld, That Thing You Do!, and Fled. Brittney Powell has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Harry and the Hendersons, California Dreams, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Weird Science, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Beverly Hills, 90210, Xana: Warrior Princess, and more. Powell was in a relationship with actor Verne Troyer from 2007 until his passing in 2018.

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James Comey Net Worth

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James Comey net worth: James Comey is an American lawyer who has a net worth of $14 million. James Comey was born in Yonkers, New York in December 1960. From January 2002 to December 2003 he served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Comey served as the 31st United States Deputy Attorney General from December 2003 to August 2005. From September 2013 to May 2017 he was the 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was a republican before 2016 and then became an independent. In 2005 he became general counsel and senior vice president of Lockheed Martin. James Comey became general counsel at Bridgewater Associates in 2010 and in 2013 he became a Senior Research Scholar and Hertog Fellow on National Security Law for Columbia Law School. Comey oversaw the Hillary Clinton email controversy but was dismissed by President Donald Trump. He earned his BS from the College of William and Mary and his JD from the University of Chicago. When he was director of the FBI, James Comey's salary was $185,000. The vast majority of his net worth comes from his time at Bridgewater. In his final year of work at Bridewater alone, his salary was $6 million. He also earned a $3 million profit participation payout the year after he left.

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Rosa Salazar net worth: Rosa Salazar is a Canadian actress who has a net worth of $4 million. Rosa Salazar was born in British Columbia, Canada in July 1985. In 2011 she had a recurring role as Maria on the television series American Horror Story. From 2011 to 2012 she starred as Zoe DeHaven on the TV series Parenthood. Salazar had a recurring role as Rosa on the series Man Seeking Woman in 2016. She has starred in the movies Jamesy Boy, Search Party, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Night Owls, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Submerged, CHiPs, The Kindergarten Teacher, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, and more. Rosa Salazar has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Law & Order: LA, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and more. In 2014 she was nominated for a Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game for Batman: Arkham Origins.

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Benny Mardones Net Worth

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Benny Mardones net worth: Benny Mardones is an American singer and songwriter who has a net worth of $2 million. Benny Mardones was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November 1946. His musical genres include blue-eyed soul and soft rock. Mardones released his debut studio album Thank God for Girls in 1978. He has also released the albums Never Run, Never Hide in 1980, Too Much to Lose in 1981, Unauthorized in 1985, American Dreams in 1986 as Benny Mardones & the Hurricanes, Benny Mardones in 1989, Stand By Your Man: Best of Benny Mardones in 1996, Bless a Brand New Angel in 1998, A Journey Through Time in 2002, Let's Hear It for Love in 2006, Extended Versions in 2008, and Timeless in 2015 as Benny Mardones & the Hurricanes. His best known hit is the song "Into the Night". The single reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1980 and in 1989 it reached #20 on the same chart.

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