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Vanessa Trump Just Inherited A Massive Pasta Sauce Fortune – And That Might Be Why She Filed For Divorce From Donald Trump Jr

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Unlike her husband Donald Trump Jr, Vanessa Trump has stayed largely in the background in the last few years. She seems to avoid the media as much as possible, instead choosing to focus on her five children. As far as I can tell, she has not given a single public interview since her father-in-law, Donald Trump, launched his 2016 Presidential campaign. In fact, the most recent public interview I can find of Vanessa took place in 2011 when she and Don Jr. appeared on Fox News to promote Autism Awareness. Unfortunately for Vanessa, it was hard to avoid the spotlight when she filed for divorce from Don Jr. on March 15, 2018. And today we are learning that her courage to file divorce might have been born from a massive inheritance that can be traced back to… pasta sauce!

Vanessa Haydon grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the daughter of a lawyer and a model agency executive. Her mother ran the Kay Models agency which probably helped when teenaged Vanessa decided to pursue a modeling career. She was somewhat successful and even briefly dated Leonardo DiCaprio in the 90s (Leo's publicist denies they ever dated and says the two maybe made out once, at most).

She met Donald Trump Jr. at a fashion show in 2003. They were actually introduced by the elder Donald Trump. They were engaged a year later and married in 2005. Within a year they had their first child, a daughter named Kai, who was followed by three sons and another daughter for a total of five children.

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Jumping back to the 90s… Around the same time when Vanessa may or may not have been dating Leo, her father Charles made an investment in a company that produced marinara. Specifically Rao's Homemade, maybe you recognize the bottle?

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In 1992, Vanessa's dad Charles invested $1 million to buy a 30% stake in the marinara business. Over the next two decades, Rao's became extremely popular. It's definitely my pasta sauce brand of choice.

Unfortunately, Charles died in 2005. At that point, his 30% stake in Rao's was reportedly left in equal parts to his widow and Vanessa.

In 2017, Rao's was acquired by a competing consumer brand conglomerate for $415 million. Vanessa and her mother therefore split a $125 million windfall, $62 million a piece, pre-tax.

The windfall was big enough that Vanessa's 71 year old mother was able to buy the Fifth Avenue penthouse of former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes for $6.4 million in cash shortly after the deal was finalized. It has been reported that upon the death of her mother, Vanessa will be the sole heir of the Rao's windfall. Her full inheritance is estimated to be north of $100 million all-in with real estate and other sources of family wealth that were created outside of marinara.

Is this sudden windfall what gave Vanessa the courage to file for divorce from Donald Jr? That's the story being reported today. It somewhat lines up with recent revelations that Jr. has reportedly not been faithful to Vanessa in recent years and rumblings that Vanessa has hated the increased attention her family has received in recent years (including an fake anthrax scare at their home).

Don Jr. himself is curious about his wife's net worth. Earlier this week Jr. filed a motion in divorce court seeking a wealth disclosure from Vanessa. That should provide some extremely saucy financial information! Pun intended.

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Avicii Cause Of Death Revealed To Be Self-Inflicted Wound

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Music fans were shocked last month at the news that Swedish DJ Avicii had died. He was just 28 years old. He had long struggled with alcohol abuse. A report just came out with details of his death. Apparently, the DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, died due to blood loss after cutting himself with glass from a broken wine bottle. Avicii was found dead in Muscat, Oman on April 20th.

Last week, his family wrote an open letter in which they said that he "could not go on any longer and wanted peace." The letter went on to describe Avicii as a "fragile artistic soul and a sensitive guy not made for the machinery he ended up in."

The letter was signed "The Family"  and went on to disclose that Avicii had struggled with the meaning of life and happiness.

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Although he died from massive blood loss due to a self-inflicted wound from the broken wine bottle, his death has not yet been ruled a suicide.

A Swedish entertainment news website reported that just hours before Avicii's death, he spoke to a member of his family. That person was so worried by how he sounded that he hopped on a plane to Oman. He arrived two hours after Avicii had died.

His family was aware that he struggled with a mental disorder. Something happened in Oman that made it much worse, according to a source close to the family.

Avicii rose to fame fast, with the release of his 2011 single Le7els. In 2016 he announced that he would no longer tour, due to stress and severe anxiety as well as health problems caused by alcohol abuse. Prior to his retirement from touring, he performed 320 shows in a single year and turned to alcohol to help him with his anxiety.

He had been suffering from acute pancreatitis since the age of 21. This disease was brought on by his excessive drinking.

At the time of his death, Avicii had a net worth of $85 million

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Warren Buffett Says Bitcoin Isn't A Real Investment

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As you might expect, real estate billionaire Warren Buffett has opinions on cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. And in a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, he explained exactly why his conclusion is that paying for bitcoins does not represent an actual investment. Rather, he says doing so falls more accurately under the category of speculation:

"If you buy something like a farm, an apartment house, or an interest in a business… You can do that on a private basis… And it's a perfectly satisfactory investment. You look at the investment itself to deliver the return to you. Now, if you buy something like bitcoin or some cryptocurrency, you don't really have anything that has produced anything. You're just hoping the next guy pays more… You aren't investing when you do that. You're speculating. There's nothing wrong with it. If you wanna gamble, somebody else will come along and pay more money tomorrow, that's one kind of game. That is not investing."

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Basically, Buffett's take on Bitcoin and any other currency is that since it doesn't have any intrinsic value, any value it does have stems from speculation and is essentially an abstract quantity. And he's had the same basic take going back to at least 2014, when he expressed similar views on the idea of cyrptocurrency in an interview with CNBC.

Going hand-in-hand with his views on Bitcoin is his prediction that the crytocurrency will eventually bring a bad end to most of its investors, or as he would more likely refer to them, speculators (or even gamblers). Other financial experts like Jim Cramer, Kevin O'Leary, and Tony Robbins have also gone on the record describing cryptocurrencies in a similar way.

People with a sizable stake in cryptocurrencies would argue that Buffett doesn't really understand the systems behind them, which he has more or less admitted. But for his own investment purposes, don't plan to see Buffett spending any of his money on bitcoins any time soon.

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Two Years Ago, Baker Mayfield Was Driving For Uber. How Much Will He Make Now?

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What a difference a couple of years makes.

Baker Mayfield wasn't always a hotshot quarterback. After transferring to Oklahoma from Texas Tech, he wasn't guaranteed a starting job with the Sooners. While still trying to prove himself on the field, Mayfield spent some time working as an Uber driver.

In 2015 and 2016, Mayfield drove around Norman, giving his fellow Oklahomans rides. The average Uber driver gets about two rides per hour. Assuming Mayfield drove about 30 hours a week (and even that might be a high estimate), he made $590 a week, or $30,680 per year.

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Fast forward to last week, when the Cleveland Browns selected Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. He'll make about $32.5 million guaranteed over the duration of his rookie contract.

Mayfield joins a Browns team that went 0-16 last year, so there's literally nowhere to go but up. Expectations will be high, but Mayfield's already come a long way.

One fan shared a screenshot of his experience riding with Mayfield. Let's just hope the quarterback's receivers run more precise routes than the one he took here.

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Vanessa A. Williams Net Worth

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Vanessa A. Williams net worth: Vanessa A. Williams is an American actress and producer who has a net worth of $2 million. Vanessa A. Williams was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York in May 1963. From 1992 to 1993 she tarred as Rhonda Blair on the television series Melrose Place. From 1995 to 1996 she starred as Lila on the TV series Murder One. Williams starred as Maxine Chadway on the series Soul Food from 2000 to 2004. Starting in 2016 she starred as Dr. Valerie Grant on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Vanessa A. Williams began starring as Ida Turner on the television series Famous in Love in 2017. She has also had recurring roles on the TV series The Cosby Show, Chicago Hope, The Bay, and Te Flash. Williams has starred in several films including New Jack City, Candyman, Like Mike, Our America, Flirting with Forty, and more. In 2003 she won an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Soul Food.

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Tim Cappello Net Worth

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Tim Cappello net worth: Tim Cappello is an American musician, composer, and singer who has a net worth of $3 million. Tim Cappello was born in Silver Lake, New York in May 1955. He plays saxophone, keyboards, and percussion. He played saxophone for Tina Turner in the 80s and 90s. Cappello was a musical performer in the movie The Lost Boys in 1987. He is recognized by musical muscular figure and he often performs shirtless with his skin oiled up and his hair put in a ponytail. Tim Cappello has played with artists including Billy Crystal, Peter Gabriel, Garland Jeffreys, Ringo Starr, and more. He was the front man of the band The Ken Dolls from 1981 to 1982. Cappello was a composer for the 1987 film Radium City. He was portrayed by Jon Hamm on Saturday Night Live in 2010 and a video or someone portraying him went viral in 2011.

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Charlie Robison Net Worth

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Charlie Robison net worth: Charlie Robison is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician who has a net worth of $4 million. Chris Robison was born in Houston, Texas in September 1964. His debut studio album Bandera was released in 1996 and he released the albums Life of the Party in 1998 and Unleashed Live (with Jack Ingram and Bruce Robison) in 2000. Robison released the album Step Right Up in 2001 which reached #23 on the US Heatseekers chart and #27 on the US Country chart. His albums Live in 2003, Good Times in 2004, Beautiful Day in 2009, Live at Billy Bob's Texas in 2013, and High Life in 2013 all made the US Country chart. He was a judge for season one of the reality TV series Nashville Star. Robison opened up the Alamo Icehouse in 2014 with professional baseball player Brooks Kieschnick. He was married to Emily Erwin from The Dixie Chicks from 1999 to 2008. Charlie Robison's brother is singer/songwriter Bruce Robison.

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Dan Cummins Net Worth

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Dan Cummins net worth: Dan Cummins is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster who has a net worth of $800 thousand. Dan Cummins was born in Riggins, Idaho in May 1977. He has released the albums or specials Comedy Central Presents Dan Cummins in 2008, Revenge Is Near in 2009, Crazy With A Capital F in 2010, Hear This in 2012, Chinese Affection in 2015, Don't Wake the Bear in 2016, and "Maybe I'm the Problem" in 2018. In 2015 he worked as a writer for the television series The Playboy Morning Show. Cummins also served as a consulting producer for the TV series Porter Ridge in 2013, Duck Dynasty from 2013 to 2014, LeAnn & Eddie in 2014, and Town of the Living Dead in 2014. Dan Cummins has appeared in episodes of the TV series The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, World's Dumbest, Conan, I Love the 2000s, and more. Dan Cummins created the Pudy and Joo-Joo comic series and is the host of the Timesuck Podcast.

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John Lodge Net Worth

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John Lodge net worth: John Lodge is an English musician, singer, and songwriter who has a net worth of $18 million. John Lodge was born in Erdington, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom in July 1945. He is best known for being the bassist and a vocalist for the band The Moody Blues. The Moody Blues formed in 1964 and released 16 studio albums through 2003 including the #1 albums in the UK On the Threshold of a Dream in 1969, A Question of Balance in 1970, and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour in 1971. The Moody Blues' albums Seventh Sojourn in 1972 and Long Distance Voyager in 1981 both reached #1 in the US and Canada. Their most popular singles include "Nights in White Satin", "Go Now", "Question", and "Tuesday Afternoon". Lodge joined in 1966 after the band's first album was recorded. As a solo artist he released the album Blue Jays with Justin Hayward in 1975 which reached #4 in the UK. He has also released the albums Natural Avenue in 1977 and 10,000 Light Years Ago in 2015.

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Toby Mac Net Worth

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Toby Mac net worth: Toby Mac is an American Christian hip hop artist, songwriter, music producer, and author who has a net worth of $4 million. Toby Mac was born in Fairfax, Virginia in October 1964. Before becoming a solo artist he was a member of the group DC Talk. DC Talk formed in 1987 and released their self-titled debut studio album in 1989. They released the album Nu Thang in 1990 and their albums Free at Last in 1992, Jesus Freak in 1995, and Supernatural in 1998 all reached #1 on the US Christian chart and Supernatural also reached #4 on the Billboard 200. Toby Mac released his debut solo album Momentum in 2001 and the album Welcome to Diverse City in 2004. His albums Portable Sounds in 2007 and Tonight in 2010 both reached #1 on the US Christian chart. Toby Mac released the album Christmas in Diverse City in 2011. His album Eye on It was released in 2012 and reached #1 on both the Billboard 200 and US Christian chart and his 2015 album This Is Not a Test also reached #1 on the US Christian chart. Altogether he has sold more than 10 million albums and won seven Grammy Awards.

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Colin Blunstone Net Worth

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Colin Blunstone net worth: Colin Blunstone is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who has a net worth of $12 million. Colin Blunstone was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in June 1945. He was the lead singer of the rock band The Zombies and then had a solo career. The Zombies formed in 1961 and released their debut self-titled studio album in 1965 which reached #39 in the US. The band released the albums Odyssey and Oracle in 1968, New World in 1991, As Far as I Can See… in 2004, Breathe Out, Breathe In in 2011, and Still Got That Hunger in 2015. Their single "She's Not There" reached #1 on the US Cashbox chart and #2 in the US and Canada. The Zombies had another hit with "Time of the Season which reached #1 on the US Cashbox and in Canada and #3 in the US. Colin Blunstone released his debut solo album One Year in 1971 and released the albums Ennismore in 1972, Journey in 1974, Planes in 1977, Never Even Thought in 1978, Late Nights in Soho in 1979, Echo Bridge in 1995, The Light Inside in 1998, Out of the Shadows (with Rod Argent) in 2001, The Ghost of You And Me in 2009, and On The Air Tonight in 2012.

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Lack The Entrepreneurial Spirit? Here's How To Get Rich Working For Someone Else

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If you thought that the only way you could become a millionaire is by starting your own business, we've got some good news for you. If you lack in entrepreneurial spirit, read on. Tom Corley is the author of the book "Rich Habits," and he explains what executives can do to make themselves more valuable to their employers.

Corley explains that there are three types of millionaires. There are the savers – this takes the longest, an average of 32 years. There are the entrepreneurs. Of course, this is the group that gets rich the fastest and amasses the most month. There are the executives – people who work for large companies, participate in their stock plan, and get bonuses. The key to this last group is in figuring out how to make yourself invaluable.

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People who make themselves invaluable to their employers do certain things that set them apart from their peers. Maybe they become experts in a particular industry; they develop a niche within the company or industry; they are constantly improving and learning everything they can about their company, job, and industry. Perhaps most importantly, they build networks and relationship like master sales people. They make a lot of phone calls and it's not all business. This class of executive makes calls to wish someone a happy birthday or check on a sick family member – things like that.

This type of self-made millionaire also develops a powerful network of business relationships with influencers. They join trade groups. They look for ways to be influencers themselves.

Someone who embodies this "executive" profile is Xerox's Ursula Burns, a true success story. She is a first-generation American who was raised in the housing projects of New York City by her single, Panamanian mother. She got her bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from NYU in 1980 and her Master's from Columbia in 1981. She joined Xerox as a summer intern in 1980 and worked her way up through the ranks until she was named CEO in 2009.  She is ranked as the 14th-most powerful woman in the world. Burns served as CEO of Xerox from 2009 to 2016 and chairman of Xerox from 2010 to 2017.

Are you this kind of employee?

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Elon Musk's "Tesla Tantrum" Cost Him $300M In One Day

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Tesla's Elon Musk is known for having a bit more personality than your typical financial heavyweight, speaking off the cuff and generally following an idiosyncratic approach to the public billionaire life. That's been good for his image and for his bottom line, but a recent Bloomberg article illustrated how it can be bad for his bottom line, too, since what they call a "Tesla tantrum" from Musk during an earnings call cost him around $300 million in the value of his stock in the company.

On Wednesday, Musk was asked about Tesla's financial status, but he balked at the line of questioning, saying the questions just weren't interesting enough to hold his attention:

 "We're going to YouTube. These questions are so dry. They're killing me."

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It's tough to blame him for that, but his performance during the call reportedly spooked investors, and led directly to a significant plunge in the value of Tesla stock that in turn reduced Musk's own personal fortune by some $300 million. James Albertine is an analyst at Consumers Edge Research, who summed up the tenor of the call like this on Bloomberg TV:

"Clearly, he seems fatigued and frustrated, and this is the wrong time to lash out at the investor community. It was a regrettable moment, to say the least, and the stock reflects that today."

Most of the discomfort surrounding the call comes from Musk's repeated claim that Tesla isn't going to have to raise any more money in the near future, despite big projects like a new factory in China (the company's first) and the development of new vehicles like a Tesla semi truck and the upcoming Model Y. But perhaps his most pointed and maybe ultimately regrettable comment was this:

"If people are concerned about volatility, they should not buy our stock."

That was one part of the call that many investors seemed to take literally, and now Musk is around $300 million poorer for it.

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Lindsay Lohan's Mother Dina Loses Home In Foreclosure After Owing $1.5M To Bank

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Dina Lohan, mother of actress Lindsay Lohan, is reported by The Blast to have lost her Long Island home to foreclosure, owing the bank $1.5 million after fighting to keep the house for years. The house was Lohan's childhood home, and she even gave her mom $40,000 to go towards keeping it in the family in October of 2012, but it was ultimately all for naught as the house has now been ordered by a New York court to go before the auction block sometime in the next 90 days.

As of December of last year, the elder Lohan owed exactly $1,492,784.21 on the two-story home, stemming from a $1.3 million loan she reportedly borrowed against the property after purchasing it outright in 2004 for $650,000. In 2013, JPMorgan Chase sued Dina Lohan for foreclosure on the house, claiming that she "failed to comply with the conditions of the mortgage … by failing to pay portions of principal, interest or taxes, assessments, water rates, insurance premiums, escrow and/or other charges." But after a few months, a deal was struck and the process was halted, at least until now: Earlier this year, the bank resumed its foreclosure lawsuit, and Dina was not present in court to respond, nor has she made any statements to the press.

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The home was last the subject of headlines in 2012, when Lindsay's aforementioned $40,000 gift to her mom so she could keep the house was the subject of a recorded phone call between Lindsay and father Michael that made its way to the public.

The true value of the old Lohan family home where Lindsay, as well as half-siblings Michael Jr., Ali, and Dakota grew up, will be determined once a sale is made but it's estimated to be worth around $900,000 as of right now. It's got a three-car garage, three and a half bathrooms, and a swimming pool.

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At His Current Pace, When Will LeBron James Be A Billionaire?

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It's good to be the king. After the last few games in Toronto, one could argue that nobody in the NBA is better than LeBron James. Thanks largely to LeBron, the Cavs have won conference titles in 2007, 2015, 2016 and 2017. They have won their division in 2015 though 2018. They won the NBA Championship in 2016. If LeBron keeps his momentum, there's a decent chance they'll win another Championship this year.

Outside of his on-court stats, LeBron will also be remembered for his business acumen. Criticize "The Decision" all you want, the man has made some terrific business choices throughout his career. We've already written about how he's earned $500 million throughout his career, and how his recent small contract with the Cavs was actually a genius move. And with Michael Jordan becoming the first billionaire baller a few years back, it's certainly not out of line to ask WHEN (not if) will LeBron James reach billionaire status. Let's take a look!

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NBA Money

Let's start in the present day. LeBron is worth $400 million right now. So that's still a long way to go.

In August 2016, LeBrons signed a three-year $100 million contract. He's making an NBA-record $33 million in salary this year and will earn $35 million next year. As of this writing, LeBron has earned $236 million in salary during his career so far. When his current deal runs out, he'll have earned $271 million.

From this point on, LeBron will arguably be on the decline in his career, and it's doubtful anyone would sign him to a max deal (or if they did, it would only be for two or three years, tops). Hypothetically, let's say the Cavs want to keep LeBron in a mentor role, with the occasional request for a 30 point, 12 rebound, 14 assist kind of night, and they offer LeBron a three-year, $75 million contract–about 25% of the salary cap. That will bring his total NBA career on-court earnings to $346 million. For perspective, the player who currently holds the record for highest on-court career earnings is Kevin Garnett who earned $343 million. So if all goes to our plan, LeBron will top KG's record by around $3 million.

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Endorsement Money

Now, $346 million is a ton of money, but that's only a small percentage of what LeBron will be raking in. Consider his final season in Miami, the 2013-14 campaign: LeBron's salary was $19.1 million, but he made $53 million off the court. His endorsement income has either stayed the same or risen every year he's been in the league, so let's conservatively say he's making $60 million off the court for the rest of his career. That's $540 million by the time he finally clears out his locker, just from off the court endorsements and investments. Put the on court and off court numbers together, and LeBron will have made $886 million.

Oh, but wait. Despite being a great basketball player, LeBron isn't safe from taxes. The IRS has to grab its share, which we can assume will be about half of the total. By our estimate, LeBron James' net worth by the time his ready to retire will be $680 million.

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But as Michael Jordan has proven by making $125 million per year from Nike, even at age 52, retiring from the sport doesn't mean you have to stop earning. It's unlikely to think that companies will stop asking LeBron to endorse things, even if he's not lighting it up on the court.

We'll get to some more endorsements momentarily, but first, let's talk about coach LeBron.

Prior to a few years ago, it'd seem absurd to think LeBron could earn a coaching gig as soon as he retired. But Jason Kidd, Derek Fisher and Steve Kerr have shown that you don't really need any coaching experience at all to move from player (or in Kerr's case, GM and broadcaster) right into the coach's chair. Kerr and Fisher both signed contracts worth five years and $25 million, though Fisher's had a few lines of fine print; with the way the Knicks are playing, he probably won't see that full $25 million.

Though Fisher and Kerr have an absurd amount of rings between them, neither player was anywhere near as good as LeBron is on the court, so it's safe to think he'd also earn somewhere around $25 million over five years. Not all former players turn out to be great coaches, but if LeBron wanted to take that route, it'd add a little more money to his bank account.

Nike Contract

The biggest endorsement of all is LeBron's shoes, though. In May 2016, it was revealed that LeBron had signed a lifetime deal with Nike that will ultimately pay him around $1 billion. Today it is estimated that LeBron earns around $30 million per year from his shoe deal. That number will continue to climb into his retirement.

We'll say LeBron continues earning an average of $50 million per year for the foreseeable future, call it $30 million from his shoes, and $20 million from other endorsement deals and potential coaching salaries. At that pace, he'll be taking home $25 million per year after taxes. After 13 years he would have tacked on $325 million in post-tax income onto his net worth. When you combine this $325 million, with LeBron's $680 million net worth at retirement, at this point his net worth would be $1,005,000.

That means, by our rough conservative estimation, LeBron James will be a billionaire at age 51 in the year 2035. The exact same age when Jordan hit the billion dollar status. Spooky.

Obviously, this is all just hypothetical at this point. So many things can still happen between now and the time LeBron turns 51. For example, it was just revealed that LeBron's investment in the Liverpool soccer club has gone up in value 5X from $6 million to $32 million.

Bottom line, there's a real possibility LeBron James will be a billionaire someday. It's really almost a certainty.

Do you think LeBron James will be a billionaire before or after our 51 years-old estimate? Let us know in the comments!

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Here's How Megyn Kelly's $23M Salary Compares To Other TV Hosts

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NBC famously broke out the cash machine in order to woo former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly to their side at the end of her Fox contract. Now, recent reports suggest that Kelly's poor ratings have caused NBC execs to regret their gamble, and their three-year, $69 million deal with her. With that in mind, it might be interesting to take a look at the yearly salaries of the other top TV hosts in or around Kelly's sphere, which you can do at your leisure below. First, the Three Million Dollar Club:

Mike Myers / "Tommy Maitland" for The Gong Show: $3 Million

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Jamie Foxx for Beat Shazam: $3 Million

Alec Baldwin for Match Game: $3 Million

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If I were Myers I'd have a talk with my agent – after all, neither Jamie Foxx nor Alec Baldwin have to spend hours being outfitted in makeup and prosthetics to look like a fictional British entertainer in order to earn their $3 million a year.

Next up is the $12 Million Club:

Ryan Seacrest for American Idol: $12 Million

Conan O'Brien for Conan: $12 Million

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David Letterman for My Next Guest Needs No Introduction: $12 Million

Anderson Cooper for Anderson Cooper 360: $12 Million

Next we have the $15 million tier, which includes one familiar face from the previous level, which in turn proves the value of doubling up on regular TV gigs when you can:

Ryan Seacrest for Live with Kelly & Ryan: $15 Million

George Stephanopoulos for ABC News: $15 Million

Pat Sajak for Wheel of Fortune: $15 Million

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Jimmy Kimmel for Jimmy Kimmel Live: $15 Million

Stephen Colbert for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: $15 Million

Now, once you get past the $15 million mark in annual salary, things tend to spread out a bit and become less clustered.

Jimmy Fallon for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: $16 Million

Robin Roberts for Good Morning America: $18 Million

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Kelly Rippa for Live with Kelly & Ryan: $22 Million

Katy Perry for American Idol: $25 Million

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Judith Sheindlin for Judge Judy: $47 Million

Ellen DeGeneres for The Ellen DeGeneres Show: $50 Million

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Cardi B's Former Manager Sues Her For $10 Million

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Cardi B is living good right now. Her debut album, 'Invasion of Privacy,' debuted at the #1 spot on Billboard last month, she's pregnant with her first child, and she's even hanging out with Sasha Obama. But a lawsuit filed against the New York native last week is looking to dampen Cardi's mood.

Last week, Cardi B's former manager Klenord "Shaft" Raphael, filed a $10 million lawsuit for breach of contract and defamation against the "Bodak Yellow" rapper. In the lawsuit, Raphael claims that he "conceived, arranged and orchestrated Cardi B's rise to become the biggest music sensation on the planet." In addition, he claims that the 25-year-old's "rapid rise as a recording artist and performer is attributable to Shaft."

In the lawsuit, Shaft says that he arranged for Cardi B to appear on VH1's 'Love & Hip Hop," in addition to providing the Bronx native with a "stable of producers and writers that he managed to create music for her." Shaft claims in the suit that the two parties split after one of Cardi's stylist's made Cardi believe that he was stealing money from her.

After Cardi decided to end her business relationship with Shaft, she switched over to Quality Control Management, who also manages Migos. Shaft is also suing Quality Control Mangement for $10 million.

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In response to the lawsuit, Cardi B's lawyer, Paul LiCalsi, said,"After a full investigation of the facts, we will be responding to these allegations in detail in court. But even on its face, Shaft's claim raises a huge question. For a hefty commission, a manager promises to carefully counsel and guide an artist in her or his career. In exchange, the law imposes a high fiduciary duty on the manager to always act in the artist's best interest, not engage in conflicts of interest, not overreach, and not self-deal."

LiCasi went on to suggest that Shaft signed on as Cardi's manager for a 20 percent commission, then went on to sign her up through a different company in a "deal that takes 50 percent of her music royalties from Atlantic Records, 50 percent of her music copyrights, and 25 percent of her other earnings."

"How does that comport with his fiduciary duty as her manager?" Licasi asked.

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Jack Dorsey Believes Bitcoin Will Replace Currency

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While billionaire Mark Cuban would rather have a pet rock than bet on Bitcoin, Jack Dorsey feels exactly the opposite. The Twitter CEO predicts that Bitcoin will replace not just the dollar, but all world currencies in about a decade.

However, the nominee to be the new head of the New York Federal Reserve does not agree with Dorsey. In a speech last Friday, John Williams spoke about why cryptocurrencies cannot replace paper money. Williams pointed out that cryptocurrency's value is volatile. How would one pay the correct price for something with a currency that has a value that changes from hour to hour?

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies also have a fixed supply. Paper money is regulated by the amount of cash circulating and the world's central banks can stabilize the economy by increasing or decreasing that as needed.

Cryptocurrency's fans are hoping the shortcomings of the digital money can be solved. A new project called Basis seeks to set the price of a cryptocurrency at $1. Basis raised $133 million in venture capital funding. Basis is the brainchild of founder Nader Al-Naji, who is uncomfortable spending the Bitcoin he owns because he thought it could gain in value.

Currently Bitcoin is trading at $8,800. Jack Dorsey thinks that it won't be long before Bitcoin is used as money. He believes the world will move towards a single currency and that will be Bitcoin.

Dorsey's opinion comes at a time when the debate over cryptocurrency is centered around how to regulate it. Further complicating Dorsey idea is the fact that there are a number of different digital currencies besides Bitcoin. How do you combine them all?

Where do you fall on the Bitcoin debate? Is it a passing fad or the future of currency?

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Billionaire Roundup: Beach Fight Goes To Supreme Court And Other Shenanigans

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Billionaire Vinod Khosla just cannot let go of his fight to make Martin's Beach private. Despite being denied at every turn, he is determined to keep the public off his beach – and is going to the Supreme Court to do so. Everyone is sad that Toys R Us is closing, but possibly no one more than billionaire toy executive Isaac Larian. His bid to buy the ailing toy store was rejected, but he's not giving up. Billionaire heiress Chloe Green has gone and gotten herself knocked up by her boyfriend, "hot felon" Jeremey Meeks. That's one way to pull yourself out of the gutter, I suppose: impregnate an heiress. And finally, Elon Musk's dad got his step daughter pregnant. This is your Billionaire Roundup!

Vinod Khosla Takes His Beach Access Fight To The Supreme Court
The legal battle breaks down like this: Vinod Khosla wants a secluded bit of beach in San Mateo county, called Martin's Beach, all to himself. On the other side, beachgoers, fishermen, and picnickers who have been enjoying Martin's Beach for decades, want to keep doing so. Khosla has locked the gate, blocking the only access to Martin's Beach. His opponents want continued access to a beach that has been available to the public for about 100 years. The Denney family had previously owned the Martin's Beach land. They maintained a public bathroom, parking lot, and general store. Surfers, sun worshippers, fishermen, and picnickers paid 25 cents for beach access. Over time, that fee went up to $10.

Khosla admitted in legal filings that he tried to keep that same practice in place, but the business was operating at a considerable loss. So, he shut the gate, posted do not enter signs, and hired security guards.

The battle kicked off all the lawsuits. Khosla wanted the legal right to gate off the road and keep the public out. Each and every lawsuit has denied the billionaire that right. You'd think he'd back down. But no, he is a billionaire with unlimited resources to throw at this battle. So, Khosla is now attempting to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Bratz Billionaire Won't Stop Trying To Save Toys R Us
Isaac Larian is the billionaire toy executive who gave the world Bratz dolls and Little Tykes toys. He bid $675 million to save 274 U.S. Toys R Us stores from closure. That bid wasn't successful but he's not giving up. He has dropped Canadian Toys R Us stores from his bid and trying again. The 274 stores and headquarters that he wants to keep provide between 7,000 and 10,000 jobs that would be saved. Toys R Us had 31,000 employees in the U.S. across 735 stores when it announced in March that it was closing all stores.

Larian believes that if Toys R Us completely shuts down, it will hurt the entire toy industry for a long time. Hasbro's sales are down 16% since the Toys R Us liquidation announcement.

Chloe Green Pregnant With Hot Felon's Baby
Topshop heiress, Chloe Green, is reportedly pregnant with her boyfriend of nearly a year, "hot felon" Jeremy Meeks. Reports are surfacing that she is planning to marry Meeks very soon, shotgun style. There's only one problem, Meeks is still married to his wife Melissa. It is believed the pair will be married in Miami surrounded by Chloe's rich and famous friends once Meeks' divorce is final.

Elon Musk's Dad Has Kid With Stepdaughter
Errol Musk is the 72-year-old father of billionaire Elon Musk. He recently announced that he fathered a child with his step daughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, who is 42 years younger than he is. Jana had a baby boy named Elliot, who is Errol's sixth child. She reportedly turned to him for comfort after she was thrown out of her house by her boyfriend.

As for Elon, he is reportedly furious about this news. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the billionaire Tesla founder said:

"…such a terrible human being, you have no idea. My dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil. He will plan evil. Almost every crime you can possibly think of, he has done Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done. It's so terrible, you can't believe it."

Errol responded to Elon's tirade by saying his son needs to "grow up."

Errol's other children reacted to this news similarly to Elon.

Errol has known Jana since she was four years old and he was married to her mother Heide. They were married for 18 years and had two daughters together.

Talk about keeping it all in the family!

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Jeff Bezos Plans To Spend Most Of His Huge Fortune On Space Exploration

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When you're one of the richest people in the history of the world, it's natural that most people might wonder what you plan to do with all of that money. In the case of most billionaires, we have to just keep on wondering, but Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has always been pretty clear about his plans for his $126 billion fortune, and his ultimate prize is to sink all of that money and more into space travel. He reiterated this point recently in a Business Insider interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner:

"The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel. That is basically it."

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And he also made it very clear that he considers his space travel company, Blue Origin, to be an absolute top priority for him:

"I believe on the longest time frame — and really here I'm thinking of a time frame of a couple hundred years, so over many decades…that Blue Origin, the space company, is the most important work I'm doing … I am currently liquidating about $1 billion a year of Amazon stock to fund Blue Origin. And I plan to continue to do that for a long time. Because you're right, you're not going to spend it on a second dinner out."

Despite his pledge to spend the bulk of his fortune on space, Bezos doesn't appear to be a financial ascetic in other areas. He recently took his family on a vacation to Norway (just a three-day trip, but still), that he also raved about in the Döpfner interview. And he's also continuing his interest in philanthropy, telling Döpfner "I am going to end up doing a mixture of things" with regards to charity.

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