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Dejan Zlaticanin Net Worth

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Dejan Zlaticanin net worth: Dejan Zlaticanin is a Montenegrin professional boxer who has a net worth of $400 thousand. Dejan Zlaticanin was born in Podgorica, Montenegro in April 1984. He is a lightweight who made his professional boxing debut in May 2008 when he defeated Wladmir Borov in Montenegro. Dejan Zlaticanin continued fighting in Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In February 2011 he defeated Felix Lora to win the vacant WBC Mediterranean lightweight title. Dejan Zlaticanin won the vacant WBC International lightweight title by defeating Godfrey Nzimande in November 2011. In June 2014 he beat Ricky Burns to win the vacant WBC International lightweight title. Dejan Zlaticanin won the vacant WBC lightweight title by defeating Franklin Mamani in June 2016. He lost his first fight in January 2017 to Mikey Garcia when he lost the title. His second loss came to Roberto Ramirez in June 2018 to bring his record to 23 and 2 with 16 knockouts.

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With A Net Worth Of $150 Billion, Jeff Bezos Is Now The Richest Human In Modern History And The 10th Richest Human Ever

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As of this writing, a single share of Amazon is trading for $1831. That's an all-time high for the company which coincidentally launched its first website 23 years ago today. When 2017 ended, AMZN traded at $1100. At $1831, Amazon's current market cap is $888 billion which puts it within striking distance of Apple's $938 billion market cap. But perhaps most importantly, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos just crossed an absolutely stunning milestone. As of today he is officially the richest human in modern history without having to adjust for inflation.

Jeff Bezos' net worth just topped $150 billion. That's $150,000,000,000.

At that level, Jeff has officially topped Bill Gates' record net worth from 1999.

Back in 1999, at the peak of the dotcom bubble, Bill's net worth broke $100 billion. That's nearly 20 years ago. If you adjust that $100 billion to today's dollars, Bill Gates essentially had a net worth of $149 billion. So until today, Jeff has been the richest person on the planet but he had not yet broken the Gates record when inflation is taken into account.

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And, as we mentioned in the opening paragraph, by total coincidence, Jeff broke the record 23 years to the day since Amazon uploaded its first version of a website. Here's what you would have seen for the first time if you went to Amazon.com 23 years ago today, back in 1995:

Amazon's website in 1995

At $150 billion, Jeff Bezos still has quite a ways to go to be the richest human being of all time.

By our account (which is linked above in the previous sentence), $150 billion makes Jeff Bezos the 12th richest human being of all time when taking inflation into account. He's $25 billion away from the Cornelius Vanderbilt fortune, $44 billion from the Henry Ford fortune, $160 billion from the Andrew Carnegie fortune and $190 billion away from John D. Rockefeller. Below is our list of 11 richest people of all time, inflation adjusted:

#11 Bill Gates – $149 Billion
At the peak of the dotcom bubble, Gates' Microsoft stock soared, giving him a net worth equal to $136 billion in today's dollars. That's enough to make him the 12th richest human ever.

#10 Jeff Bezos – $150 Billion
Jeff Bezos is the founder, chairman, CEO, and president of Amazon.com. He single-handedly changed the way the world shops. He famously wrote the business plan for Amazon while driving across country with his wife to start the business. His net worth peaked in the summer of 2017, when he was briefly richer than Bill Gates, making him the richest person in the world for a few hours.

#9 Alan Rufus – $178.65 billion
Alan Rufus was the 11th century military companion of William The Conqueror. Going to war with William was a very profitable endeavor. Rufus was given 250,000 acres of land in England, which at the time was worth the equivalent to $178.65 billion.

#8 Cornelius Vanderbilt – $185 Billion
Cornelius Vanderbilt is the third richest American ever, the 10th richest person in history and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's great-great-great-grandfather. Cornelius Vanderbilt made his first fortune in the steamboat industry but didn't see his wealth really explode until he invested in railroads at the age of 70. When he died, his estate was worth the equivalent of $185 billion.

#7 Henry Ford – $199 Billion
Ford motor company founder Henry Ford built an iconic brand which we all still know and see today. At the time of death in 1947, he had accumulated a net worth equivalent to $199 billion modern dollars.

#6 William The Conqueror – $229.5 Billion
William The Conqueror lived from 1028-1087 and was most famous for invading and subsequently seizing England in 1066. When you spend a lifetime conquering other kingdoms, you tend to acquire quite a bit of money. In Williams case, when he died he left the equivalent of $229.5 billion to his sons.

#5 Mir Osman Ali Khan –  $230 billion
Mir Osman Ali Khan, also known as The Nizam of Hyderabad, was the ruler of Hyderabad until the country was invaded by neighbor India. Mir Osman Ali Khan had a personal collection of gold that was worth more than $100 million and owned over $400 million worth of jewels including the famous Jacob Diamond which is worth $95 million today. Khan used the diamond as a paperweight in his office. He supposedly owned more than 50 Rolls Royces.

#4 Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov – $300 Billion
Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov, also known as Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, ruled the Russian empire from 1894 to 1917 when Bolshevik revolutionists overthrew and murdered him and his family. In 1916, Tsar Nicholas II's net worth was nearly $900 million which is the inflation adjusted equivalent to $300 billion in 2012 dollars. With $300 billion makes him the fifth richest person in history and since the Russian Orthodox canonized him, he is the richest saint in human history.

#3 Andrew Carnegie –  $310 Billion
Andrew Carnegie made his vast fortune when he sold his Carnegie Steel Company to JP Morgan for $480 million in 1901. That equates to a peak net worth equivalent to $310 billion in modern dollars. When he sold his company to JP Morgan, Carnegie took home $230 million worth of gold bonds and received a 5% annual coupon to top it off. The bonds sat in a bank in New Jersey which Carnegie never visited. After selling his company, Carnegie retired from business life and dedicated his time to charity. He gave away the majority of his fortune during his lifetime and his final $30 million was donated after his death. Many universities and foundations still bear his name today.

#2 John D. Rockefeller –  $340 Billion
John D. Rockefeller is the richest American who ever lived. At the time of his death in 1937, Rockefeller was worth the equivalent of $340 billion in today's dollars. His company, Standard Oil, dominated American Oil production and was eventually broken up by the US Government for being a monopoly. Standard Oil was broken into smaller companies that you probably recognize today: Amoco, Chevron Conoco, and ExxonMobil. Rockefeller was the first American to ever have a net worth over $1 billion.

#1: Mansa Musa I –  $400 Billion
Mansa Musa I of Mali is the richest human being in history with a personal net worth of $400 billion! Mansa Musa lived from 1280 – 1337 and ruled the Malian Empire which covered modern day Ghana, Timbuktu and Mali in West Africa. Mansa Musa's shocking wealth came from his country's vast production of more than half the world's supply of salt and gold. Musa used his wealth to build immense mosques that still stand today, nearly 700 years later. His kingdom and wealth didn't last much longer after his death. His heirs were not able to fend off civil war and invading conquerors. Just two generations later, his world record net worth was gone.

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Journalist Who Studies Millionaires Has Determined The Three Best Ways To Get Rich

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Tom Corley is an author who's made it his life's work studying the habits, proclivities, and patterns in the lives of the financially successful. He's the author of a book (or, more accurately, several books) on the subject, and for Rich Habits he interviewed 233 wealthy people (and 128 "poor individuals") between 2004 and 2007. In a recent CNBC column, he outlined his findings and shared what he says are the three most common "types" of rich individuals around, the idea being that you should try and pick a type and stick with it if wealth is something you see for your own future. Here are the types:

Type 1: Savers

Corley says that fewer than 22 percent of the wealthy in his study for Rich Habits fall into this category. The basic qualifier for wealth under this classification is "zero debt and the passive income generated by your wealth is enough to meet or exceed your standard of living," and the average net worth of these diligent savers comes to about $3.2 million accumulated over 32 years. Corley says virtually all of his so-called "savers" have these five things in common:

  1. They have a low standard of living.
  2. They typically make a modest income.
  3. Still, their income exceeds their low standard of living.
  4. They save 20 percent or more of their income for many years.
  5. They invest their savings prudently for many years.

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Type 2: Virtuosos 

Virtuosos, Corley says, get richer and take less time to do it than savers. They took around 20 years to accumulate an average of $4 million, and they did it by being "among the best at what they did" in whatever business or financial sphere they chose. If you have something that you're extraordinarily good at, keep grinding at it and maybe you'll find yourself rich and content after two decades or more. This group took up about 27 percent of his study.

Type 3: Dreamers

Corley's Dreamers are the folks who got lucky with a wild business idea and struck it rich, not quite overnight but over the relatively scant period of 12 years. They earned an average of $7 million over that period, and they did it by pursuing their "big dream … usually an ambitious business idea, and were able to turn that dream into a reality."

If you clicked on this story hoping to find some way to get rich quick, you're likely disappointed now. And Corley acknowledges this in sharing the one common element that all of the financially successful people he studied have in common:

"If you want to be rich, the only important thing is to pick one path and stick with it for many years. The one common denominator all levels of wealth share is time – it takes many years to become rich."

Good luck out there, Dreamers, Virtuosos, and/or Savers.

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Massimo Agostinelli Net Worth

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Massimo Agostinelli net worth: Massimo Agostinelli is an Italian American contemporary artist and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $33 million. Massimo Agostinelli was born in London, England in 1987 and grew up in Switzerland. Today he lives in Manhattan, New York. His father is billionaire financier Robert Agostinelli and his mother is Parisian Greek sculptress Pascale Gallais. Massimo reportedly attended 13+ schools and graduated from Webster University (Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts).

In 2014 Agostinelli's London solo show sold out on the opening night. In 2015 Agostinelli's New York solo show was hosted by 2x Grammy winner Maxwell. His work has been exhibited at museums such as the Zeitz MOCCA in Cape Town, Zona Maco in Mexico City, Tsinandali in Georgia and the Saatchi Gallery in London. He has staged two consecutive highly controversial and provocative performance art installations at Art Basel in Switzerland. Agostinelli has collaborated with Quiksilver, VistaJet, WeWork, and Formula 1. His collectors include Leonardo DiCaprio, Elizabeth Hurley, John Voigt and Bernie Ecclestone.

Agostinelli and his brother Giovanni are also joint partners of their venture capital firm Tech 1 Partners (T1P.com). He is married to Luciana Agostinelli and they have 2 children. His step aunt is Victoire de Castellane and his uncle in law is Errol Arendz.

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Elon Musk Hates Being Called "Billionaire Elon Musk"

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For someone who has his hands in so many businesses and causes, billionaire Elon Musk spends a lot of time on Twitter. Just the other day he decided to share his thoughts on the media's use of the word "billionaire." In a series of tweets, he waxed philosophical about the word and its application. Rather than seeing it as a description—after all, Elon Musk IS a billionaire—he sees it as an insult. OK then. He started his twitter stream on this top off with this Tweet:

"Ironically, the "billionaire" label, when used by media, is almost always meant to devalue & denigrate the subject. I wasn't called that until my companies got to a certain size, but reality is that I still do the same science & engineering as before. Just the scale has changed."

I'm not sure Elon Musk understands that billionaire is something simply used to describe him and other billionaires. He does have a net worth of $19 billion, after all. The Twitterverse was just as confused and immediately called him out on it. Musk could not leave well enough alone and went after one female Twitter user, who was then slammed with replies from Musk's fan base.

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I don't know folks, seems to me Musk set out to "devalue and denigrate" this particular Twitter user.

"No, it means I created jobs for 50,000 people directly and, through parts suppliers & supporting professions, ~250,000 people indirectly, thus supporting half a million families. What have you done?"

She replied:

"lmaaaaooooooooo in two seconds I have like 138 notifications, I think Elon Musk said something mean about me but I haven't seen it because I have him muted

— erin ????"

Musk's Twitter meltdown (it really came across as a temper tantrum) seems to have been set off by the fact that the team that rescued the Thai soccer team and their coach decided not to use the mini submarine Musk built to aid the rescuers. The person overseeing the rescue called the submarine "not practical." Musk claimed to be in direct contact with the divers going down into the tunnels to save the boys. (Because I'm sure they had a lot of time to check their Twitter feeds while racing against the clock and declining oxygen down in those tunnels. But Musk would not accept defeat and he left the submarine in the tunnels "in case its needed in the future."

"Just returned from Cave 3. Mini-sub is ready if needed. It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids' soccer team. Leaving here in case it may be useful in the future. Thailand is so beautiful."

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Buzz Aldrin Suing Two Of His Children And His Business Manager

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is suing his children for elder exploitation, conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty. The 88-year-old is the second man to walk on the moon in 1969. A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, he is taking exception to his children's claims that he is in cognitive decline. Two of Aldrin's three children, 60-year-old Andrew and 51-year-old Janice have petitioned a Florida court to appoint them as his guardians, which would give them power over his finances and business dealing and allow them to make decisions on behalf of their father. They claim that Aldrin has been experiencing confusion and paranoia, pointing to a clear case of cognitive decline.

The court documents reveal that Andrew and Janice believe their father is affiliating himself with people who were attempting to manipulate and exploit him. They have asked Aldrin to agree to have his competency evaluated by multiple, court appointed mental health specialists. Aldrin has denied Andrew and Janice's claims and filed a lawsuit on June 7thagainst them and Buzz Aldrin Enterprises business manager Christina Korp. His lawsuit accuses Andrew and Korp of elder abuse, converting his property for their own use, and unjustly enriching themselves at his expense. Aldrin accused his daughter Janice of conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duty. All three defendants hold high ranking positions in Aldrin's companies.

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Aldrin accused his son and Korp of using his credit cards and money from his bank accounts without his permission. He claims that they moved $500,000 from his personal savings account to Buzz Aldrin Enterprises and ShareSpace Foundation accounts in order to use that money for themselves. He has also accused them of taking control over his social media accounts, space-related memorabilia, and "all elements of the Buzz Aldrin brand." He has accused them of slandering him and sabotaging his romantic relationships.

Aldrin has undergone a voluntary mental health examination by Dr. James Spar of the UCLA Medical School. Spar reported that Aldrin is "cognitively intact and retains all forms of decisional capacity." Aldrin was scheduled for two more mental health examinations during the last week of June.

Korp was hired in 2007 as an executive secretary. She began taking over his business in 2013, according to Aldrin. She is a director at his ShareSpace Foundation and the VP of marketing at Buzz Aldrin Enterprises. Aldrin has accused Korp of firing the agency he used to book speaking engagements. Instead, she made those arrangements herself and took a 5% commission on anything she booked. By 2016, Aldrin was being booked for events he didn't want to attend or speak at and being forced to endorse products that didn't interest him such as perfume and Faberge eggs. Also, his foundation hadn't granted any scholarships since Korp took over. The legal documents also revealed that Aldrin's 2017 salary was $36,000. Andrew and Korp each made $153,000 as well as reimbursement for first class flights and other expenses.

Andrew and Janice have issued a statement through their lawyers in response to their father's lawsuit.

"We are deeply disappointed and saddened by the unjustified lawsuit that has been brought against us individually and against the Foundation that we have built together as a family to carry on Dad's legacy for generations to come. We love and respect our father very much and remain hopeful that we can rise above this situation and recover the strong relationship that built this foundation in the first place."

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The Most Expensive Homes Ever Sold In The United States

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They say that home is where the heart is. Well, if you own one of these three homes, you must have a very big heart and a ginormous bank account. In 2013, the price of the average American home was a little less than $250,000. $250,000 wouldn't be enough to buy a shoe closet in the houses you are about to see. These are the three most expensive homes that have ever sold in the United States. All three sold for more than $100 million in the last two years. In case you were curious, if you bought a house for $100 million today and were somehow able to get a bank to give you a 30 year loan at 5% interest with 30% down, you would be looking at a monthly payment of $375,755 dollars. You would also have a massive property tax bill every year. In California, your property taxes alone would be around $83,000 a month.

With those numbers, you're spending nearly $500,000 a month to own a $100 million mansion. And you still haven't watered the lawn, mowed the lawn, cleaned the pool, hosed down the orgy room, or paid the heating bill! I might prefer to own a turnkey penthouse apartment in every major city in the world. On the other hand, people who are rich enough to buy a $100 million mansion, probably pay for the entire thing in cash with the stoke of a key on a computer at a Swiss bank. Right? And by the way, most people assume that Candy Spelling's Beverly Hills mansion is the most expensive of all time. The truth is, she put it on the market for $150 million and two years later sold it for $85 million. Not enough to make this list!

Here are the three most expensive homes that have ever sold in the United States:

#4: $117.5 Million – Nine Acre Estate in Silicon Valley
On November 27, 2012, an anonymous billionaire paid $117.5 million to buy a nine acre estate in Woodside, California. The property sits on top of a hill in the heart of Silicon Valley and features 360 degree views of the Woodside Mountains. Built in 2005, the main house alone is 8,900 square feet. A Los Angeles law firm purchased the home for a client using an LLC called "SV Projects". It was later alleged that the anonymous buyer behind that LLC is Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank. Masayoshi Son is worth $18.4 billion today, but might be more famous for setting the record for most money lost in human history. During the original dotcom bubble burst, Masayoshi saw his personal net worth plunge from a peak of $75 billion to an all time low of $1.1 billion.

#3: $120 Million – Copper Beach Estate in Greenwich, Connecticut
In May 2013, an absolutely stunning property in Greenwich, Connecticut went on the market for a mind-boggling $190 million. Almost exactly a year later, a buyer agreed to purchase the 50 acre estate for the low-low price of $120 million. The main house alone is 15,000 square feet. The driveway of this property is 1800 feet long. It was originally built in 1898 by one of the co-founders of Andrew Carnegie's US Steel corporation. It was then sold to a lumber magnate in the 1980s. Amazingly, the person who purchased the house recently will be only the third owner in over 115 years. The mansion sits on 50 acre property that is mostly open fields and forest. It features multiple grass tennis courts, sprawling gardens, two greenhouses, a private apple orchard and a 75 foot heated pool with hot tub that overlooks the Long Island Sound. The property nestled on 4000 feet of water views and private beaches.

#2: $132.5 Million – Broken O Ranch in Augusta, Montana
In November, 2012, real estate billionaire Stan Kroenke paid $132.5 million in cash for the 124,000 acre Broken O Ranch in Augusta, Montana. Kroenke, who owns the St. Louis Rams, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids, is worth $5.6 billion. The Broken O Ranch is an enormous property that actually took more than 25 years to put together. It's a working ranch that produces 700,000 bushels of grain and 25,000 tons of hay every year. It also is home to more than 5000 cows. In addition to being a fully functioning production ranch, the property also has a luxurious 10,000 square foot mansion that has gorgeous views of the rocky mountains and a nearby river. It should be noted that there is a bit of a debate over whether or not the Broken O Ranch should be considered one of the most expensive homes ever sold in the United States. Some believe that the ranch is more of a commercial property that happens to have a luxury home plunked down in the center.

 #1): $147 Million – East Hampton Estate, Long Island, NY
On May 3, 2014 it was revealed that a hedge fund manager named Barry Rosenstein spent $147 million to purchase an absolutely stunning estate in East Hampton. That makes it the most expensive house ever purchased in the United States. Rosenstein is the founder of hedge fund Jana Partners which has $4.5 billion under management. In 2013 alone, his fund reportedly delivered a 23% return and Rosenstein earned more than $140 million in salary and bonuses. If you'll notice, this record setting transaction occurred less than two weeks after the #3 house on this list sold for $120 million in nearby Greenwich. Little is known about the specific details of this East Hampton house.

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So there you have it! The four most expensive homes ever sold in the US! If you plan on owning an insane mansion like one the ones above, I have two pieces of advice: #1) Start saving your money. #2) Wait for a recession. This is just my opinion, but when you start seeing private houses selling for hundreds of millions of dollars, something wacky is going on. How much would any of these houses have been worth in October 2008 right after the financial crisis decimated the economy? On average, the United States has a recession at least once every 7 years. The average recession lasts 17 months followed by a little more than three years of expansion. If you want to live in an insane mansion some day, save up a ton of money, wait for huge market downswing then strike. It will happen eventually.

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Billionaire Roundup: Free Cash, Tiny Submarines, And Do Gooders Doing Good

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Hey there party people! Summer is in full swing and we hope you're enjoying it! In this edition of the Billionaire Round up we've got Richard Branson and his theory for income equality in the U.S. It's a doozy. We've also got our favorite eccentric billionaire Elon Musk and his plan to rescue the soccer team trapped in the underground tunnels in Thailand. Thank goodness that all 12 boys and their coach have been rescued! And finally, we've got Bill Gates giving away more of his money. This is the latest edition of the Billionaire Roundup.

Free Cash For You And You And You! Free Cash For Everyone!
Billionaire Richard Branson has a simple solution to the great income inequality in the United States: give free cash to everyone! This plan is officially called a universal basic income and he's not the first entrepreneur to tout its benefits. A universal basic income is a cash payment given to residents whether or not they are currently employed. Branson believes that a basic income should be introduced in America and in Europe.

A report published by Oxfam in January found that 82% of the growth in global wealth last year went to the top 1% of earners. The bottom 50% had no increase at all in their wealth.

Branson said:

"It's a disgrace to see people sleeping on the streets with this material wealth all around them."

He also cited the rise of artificial intelligence as another reason for a universal basic income.

"I think AI will result in there being less hours in the day that people are going to need to work," Branson said. "You know, three-day workweeks and four-day weekends. Then we're going to need companies trying to entertain people during those four days, and help people make sure that they're paid a decent amount of money for much shorter work time."

He has a point, but where is the money for it going to come from?

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Tiny Submarine To The Rescue?
Elon Musk offered a solution to the problem of how to rescue the 12 boys and their coach trapped in an underground tunnel in Thailand. He built and deployed a tiny submarine to rescue them of course! He proposed making the tiny kid sized submarine from part of one of SpaceX's orbital rockets. He made the suggestion on Twitter, saying he'd received "great feedback from Thailand."

"Construction complete in about 8 hours, then 17 hour flight to Thailand," he said in one of a series of Twitter messages.

That would get the mini-sub to Thailand early Monday, July 9th, local time. As of Tuesday, July 10th, the rescue mission is a success with all 12 boys and their coach rescued and safe!

Bill Gates Vs. The Mosquitos
Billionaire Bill Gates is determined to eradicate mosquitoes. He has donated $4.1 million to a lab that creates mosquitoes that self-destruct by producing offspring that dies before reaching adulthood. Gates' donation is part of his plan to eliminate malaria from the world within a generation. British biotech firm Oxitec is infecting female mosquitoes—the only ones that bite—with a hereditary gene that makes their offspring unable to survive outside of a lab. These scientists did a similar thing with the strain of mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus and saw success there. With Gates' donation, the scientists plan to identify a nee gene to infect malaria carrying mosquitoes.

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Microsoft Founder Paul Allen Lists Undeveloped 122-Acre Beverly Hills Mountain For $150 Million

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Extremely rich people have it pretty good. I'm not talking about the private jets, the lack of jobs, the permanent luxury… though I'm sure those trappings are very very nice. I'm talking about how rich people seem to make money by just breathing. They wake up and something they bought a decade earlier is worth a fortune. How many times have you read an article on CelebrityNetWorth where some rich person bought a house in 1985 for $300k and ended up selling it for like $30 million? Well, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen certainly fits into this extremely rich, extremely lucky category. Especially with the estate he just listed for sale.

Back in 1997, Paul Allen spent $20 million to acquire a 122-acre mountain top in Beverly Hills. That's right. Back in 1997, there was a 122-acre plot of land for sale in the heart of Beverly Hills for what today would barely buy a single home in the same area.

Three years after he bought the property, known as The Enchanted Hill, Paul tore down the original 10,000 square foot mansion that was built in 1925 by a married pair of silent film stars named Marian Seldes and Fred Thompson. At the time, the couple owned just 22 acres and primarily used the property as a horse ranch.

The house became somewhat haunted three years after the couple completed their dream home when Thompson stepped on a nail. Three weeks later he was dead at the age of 38, on Christmas day.

Marian Seldes sold the property a month after he husband died to an oil tycoon for $580,000. That's the equivalent of $8 million today. The oil tycoon held on to the property for 16 years until 1942 when he sold the property to German-American inventor Paul Kollsman. Kollsman was one of the most successful inventors of all time. He patented the first barometer and many of the instruments that are still used to this day in modern air and space travel.

In 1939, Kollsman sold his company for $4 million, equal to $72 million today. He used those funds to not only acquire the main property but also to buy 100 additional acres of surrounding land, eventually bringing the total expanse to 122-acres.

Kollsman was married twice. His first wife Julie died in 1951. He married his second wife Eva the following year. Paul died in 1982. Eva lived until 2005. It was Eva who sold the 122-acre property to Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997.

Allen quickly razed the original 1925 mansion with plans to build TWO 50,000 square foot mansions on the property. Either he struggled to get approval for the new mansions, or he simply grew tired of the project. Whatever happened, today it's mostly overrun with brush and other weeds. Though the property's 1.5 mile driveway does ultimately lead to a flat, well-kept grassy knoll.

Today he is seeking $150 million for the extremely unique parcel. If it sells, it would set a record for Beverly Hills and Los Angeles county. But getting a sale might not be as easy as you'd think. Several nearby properties that are asking for $100+ million have struggled to sell, sitting on the market for over a year at this point.

You need to check Paul's place out. Give this video a minute of your time:

FYI: In addition to The Enchanted Hill, Paul Allen's real estate portfolio includes:

  • 10 properties in Seattle
  • A 4,000-acre Idaho ranch
  • An island in the Pacific Northwest
  • A Beverly Hills mansion
  • A 22,000 square-foot home in Silicon Valley
  • A $25 million Malibu mansion
  • A $7.5 million estate in Hawaii
  • A $39 million apartment across two floors in New York City
  • A $30 million mansion in St. Jean Cap-Ferrat in France
  • A London apartment

Oh, and he also owns the 14th biggest yacht in the world (featuring two helicopter pads, a submarine, swimming pool, music studio and basketball court), a second yacht, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks.

The man likes to own cool things! But apparently he is done owning 122-acres of undeveloped mountaintop in Beverly Hills 🙂

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Vic Mignogna Net Worth

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Vic Mignogna net worth: Vic Mignogna is an American actor and musician who has a net worth of $4 million. Vic Mignogna was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in August 1962. He has nearly 300 acting credits and voice acting credits to his name dating back to 1972. Mignogna is known for his English voice overs of Japanese anime series. He won an American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007 for playing Edward Elric in the series Fullmetal Alchemist. He has also starred as Broly in the Dragon Ball Z film series and has voiced roles for other series including Ouran High School Host Club, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, D.N.Angel, Full Metal Panic!, Vampire Knight, Digimon Fusion, Naruto Shippuden, Bleach, Digimon Adventure tri., and more. Vic Mignogna has also voiced roles for video games including Sonic the Hedgehog. From 2012 to 2017 he starred as Captain Kirk in the fan production Star Trek Continues. Mignogna has also released albums and won multiple Behind the Voice Actors Awards.

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Debbie Macomber Net Worth

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Debbie Macomber net worth: Debbie Macomber is an American author who has a net worth of $10 million. Debbie Macomber was born in Yakima, Washington in October 1948. Her genres include romance and contemporary women's fiction. Several of her novels have gone on to become TV movies and her series Cedar Cove were adapted into a television series with the same name. She received a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America. Her first stand alone novel Starlight was published in 1983 and she has authored several books including the Legendary Lovers series, the Navy series, the Manning Sisters series, Those Manning Men series, the Orchard Valley trilogy, the From This Day Forward series, the Angel series, the Midnight Sons series, the Heart of Texas series, the Blossom Street series, and more. Debbie Macomber is credited as a writer and/or producer for the TV movies This Matter of Marriage, Mrs. Miracle, Miracle in Manhattan, Trading Christmas, and Mr. Miracle.

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Ed McCaffrey Net Worth

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Ed McCaffrey net worth: Ed McCaffrey is an American former professional football player who has a net worth of $6 million. Ed McCaffrey was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in August 1968. He was a wide receiver who played at Allentown Central Catholic High School. McCaffrey played his college football at Stanford where he was named First-team All-Pacific-10 and a First-team All-American in 1990. He was drafted #83 overall by the New York Giants in the 1991 National Football League draft. Ed McCaffrey played for the Giants from 1991 to 1993 and for the San Francisco 49ers in 1994. He played for the Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2003. During his career he won three Super Bowls and in 1998 he was selected to the Pro Bowl and named a second-team All-Pro. McCaffrey was named to the Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team. He finished his career with 565 receptions for 7,422 yards and 55 touchdowns.

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Urs Bühler Net Worth

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Urs Bühler net worth: Urs Bühler is a Swiss singer who has a net worth of $20 million. Urs Bühler was born in Willisau, Lucerne, Switzerland in July 1971. He is a classically trained tenor and a member of the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. The group Il Divo formed in 2004 and released their self-titled debut studio album in 2004 which reached #1 in the US, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. It also reached #2 in several countries and #4 in the US. Their second album Ancora was released in 2005 and reached #1 in the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada. Il Divo released the album Siempre in 2006 which reached #1 in multiple countries as did their 2008 album The Promise. They have also released the successful albums Wicked Game in 2011, A Musical Affair in 2013, and Amor & Pasion in 2015. The group Il Divo has sold more than 30 million albums and was named Artist of the Decade at the Classic Brit Awards in 2011. In 2006 they set a Guinness World Record as the most commercially successful classical-crossover group in history. Urs Bühler was the lead singer of the heavy metal band Conspiracy.

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Carlos Marín Net Worth

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Carlos Marín net worth: Carlos Marín is a Spanish singer who has a net worth of $20 million. Carlos Marín was born in Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany in October 1968. He is a baritone who is best known for being a member of the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. The group Il Divo formed in 2004 and released their self-titled debut studio album in 2004 which reached #1 in the US, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. It also reached #2 in several countries and #4 in the US. Their second album Ancora was released in 2005 and reached #1 in the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada. Il Divo released the album Siempre in 2006 which reached #1 in multiple countries as did their 2008 album The Promise. They have also released the successful albums Wicked Game in 2011, A Musical Affair in 2013, and Amor & Pasion in 2015. The group Il Divo has sold more than 30 million albums and was named Artist of the Decade at the Classic Brit Awards in 2011. In 2006 they set a Guinness World Record as the most commercially successful classical-crossover group in history.  Carlos Martin released the solo albums Little Caruso in 1976 and My Dear Mother in 1978.

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David Miller net worth: David Miller is an American singer who has a net worth of $22 million. David Miller was born in San Diego, California in April 1973. He is a tenor who is best known for being a member of the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. The group Il Divo formed in 2004 and released their self-titled debut studio album in 2004 which reached #1 in the US, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. It also reached #2 in several countries and #4 in the US. Their second album Ancora was released in 2005 and reached #1 in the US, the UK, Australia, and Canada. Il Divo released the album Siempre in 2006 which reached #1 in multiple countries as did their 2008 album The Promise. They have also released the successful albums Wicked Game in 2011, A Musical Affair in 2013, and Amor & Pasion in 2015. The group Il Divo has sold more than 30 million albums and was named Artist of the Decade at the Classic Brit Awards in 2011. In 2006 they set a Guinness World Record as the most commercially successful classical-crossover group in history.

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Shane Barbi net worth: Shane Barbi is an American model, author, and spokesperson who has a net worth of $4 million. Shane Barbi was born in San Diego, California in April 1963. She is best known for being one half of the famous duo The Barbi Twins. The twins started modeling at seven years old for the Sears catalog. They have also modeled for Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, and more. The Barbi Twins were on the cover of Playboy magazine in September 1991. They have been animal rights advocates over the years. The twins sued Larry Flynt and Hustler magazine in 2003 for publishing photos without their permission. They have authored the books Dying To Be Healthy: Millennium Dieting and Nutrition and The Eco Anti-Diet. They have also released a series of calendars. Shane Barbi married actor Ken Wahl in 1997. Shane and Sia Barbi are their given names and they are identical twins.

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Sia Barbi net worth: Sia Barbi is an American model, author, and spokesperson who has a net worth of $4 million. Shane Barbi was born in San Diego, California in April 1963. She is best known for being one half of the famous duo The Barbi Twins. The twins started modeling at seven years old for the Sears catalog. They have also modeled for Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, and more. The Barbi Twins were on the cover of Playboy magazine in September 1991. They have been animal rights advocates over the years. The twins sued Larry Flynt and Hustler magazine in 2003 for publishing photos without their permission. They have authored the books Dying To Be Healthy: Millennium Dieting and Nutrition and The Eco Anti-Diet. They have also released a series of calendars. Sia's sister Barbi married actor Ken Wahl in 1997. Shane and Sia Barbi are their given names and they are identical twins.

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Kim Kardashian And Kylie Jenner Make A Disgusting Amount Of Money For One Instagram Post

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The vast majority of Instagram's estimated 800 million users are happy to use the service for free, posting selfies and other pictures as a way to express themselves for the fun of it. But the app's power users use Instagram as a way to get some fast cash from sponsorship and endorsement deals, and it should come as no surprise that the Kardashian family are some of the best in the game at this practice. Take Kim, for example, who was recently reported by STAT to have made half a million bucks from a single notorious (we'll get to that in a minute) Instagram post in 2015.

Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram about Diclegis, a morning sickness drug from pharmaceutical company Duchesnay. But the post put Kim in the FDA's crosshairs, since she neglected to include the required list of possible side effects that can accompany use of the drug — so she ended up having to throw in a second Instagram post on the house. Since then, she (or the person at Duchesnay who writes the captions) has learned her lesson, and has remembered to include all the legally required information in subsequent posts.

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Half a million bucks per post doesn't even make Kim the highest paid member of the Kardashian clan on Instagram, though. Not after younger sister Kylie Jenner started commanding twice that, according to a recent D'Marie Analytics report. Frank Spadafora, CEO of D'Marie, released a press statement explaining how Kylie Jenner is able to earn so much by making a simple post on Instagram:

"Kylie is an undeniable global brand, which may make some roll their eyes … But the reality is this young, female entrepreneur's savvy helped her reach a milestone in the influencer marketing and advertising industry which many seasoned professionals have failed to achieve."

Sometimes, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian have both promoted the same product on their Instagram accounts, but since the terms of these endorsement deals aren't really a mater of public record we don't know whether they actually had different rates from one another. But regardless of whatever the specifics of their agreements with various companies may be, it is clear that the Kardashians have mastered the art of getting big bucks for their Instagram posts.

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For The Second Time In His Career, Jimmy Butler Is Betting On Himself… And Once Again, It Could Earn Him Millions Of Extra Dollars

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If there's one thing we know, it's that Jimmy Butler believes in himself. The Timberwolves guard once said no to a guaranteed $40 million back when he was still with the Chicago Bulls. At the time, he had only earned $3.2 million total during his first three years in the league, so it was a significant gamble on Butler's part.

It ended up being a great move. Butler played so well that he instead got a five-year, $95 million. Not a bad raise!

And now, it's deja vu all over again.

Butler has turned down a four-year, $100 million extension from the Minnesota Timberwolves. His camp has openly said he believes he can earn more money next offseason. The salary cap is expected to increase from $101.9 million this season to $109 million in 2019-20.

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So how much more does Butler stand to make? If he maintains his All-Star level of play, he could opt out of his player option (worth about $19.8 million) in the summer of 2019 and can earn a max of $32.7 million just in the first year of his new deal. That's a $13 million raise.

Of course, where it gets complicated is if Butler leaves the Timberwolves. Minnesota can offer him a five-year, $188 million contract next offseason. Any other team could only offer four years and about $140 million.

Will Butler take more money and years in Minnesota or head somewhere else, perhaps teaming up with another star? Or will he bet on himself one more time and sign a one-year deal so he can take advantage of an even larger salary cap two years from now?

At this rate, nothing would surprise us. Butler is leaving a lot of money on the table right now, but a year from now, we may be once again lauding him as a genius.

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How Scott Storch Blew Through A $100 Million Fortune

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Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler once admitted to an Australian news program that in his lifetime he wasted $6 million on cocaine. Tyler also explained that his cocaine habit cost him a marriage and severely damaged his relationship with his children. Tyler's admission is stunning. I can't imagine a world where $6 million of my money would be wasted in such a horrendously irresponsible way. And while Steven's admission may have raised some eyebrows, it absolutely pales in comparison to the life story of hip-hop producer Scott Storch.

Storch, who produced some of music's biggest hits between 1999 and 2006, literally makes Steven Tyler look like a complete chump. During his career, he amassed an impressive $100 million fortune churning out hits for artists like Dr. Dre, Christina Aguilera and 50 Cent. Unfortunately, while he rose the ranks of the music world, Storch also amassed one hell of a cocaine and luxury spending habit. Storch would eventually blow through the entire $100 million fortune and declare bankruptcy. If that's not shocking enough, incredibly he somehow wasted $30 million in less than six months. How in the world did this happen and what is Scott Storch up to now?

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Early Life And Rise To Stardom

Scott Spencer Storch was born on December 16, 1973 in Long Island, New York. His mother was a singer and his father was a court reporter. His uncle Jeremy founded a soul rock band called The Vagrants and performed on the side for artists like Eddie Money and Dave Mason. His parents divorced when Scott was 10 and he moved with his mother to Florida. High school was rough for Scott, so in the middle of his first year, he moved up to Philadelphia with his dad. He never made past the ninth grade. When he was 18 years old, Scott and his father moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey where they had family nearby. One of those nearby family members was Scott's cousin. This cousin introduced Scott to the world of music.

He slowly began producing beats and rising the music ranks. In 1991 Scott was hired to be a keyboard player for the hip hop group, The Roots. His rise to producer stardom did not take long.

Dr. Dre's "Still D.R.E" was Scott's first massive commercial hit. He followed up with songs like 50 Cent's "Candy Shop", Fat Joe's "Lean Back", Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River", Beyonce's "Me, Myself and I". He actually produced hundreds of hit songs during his prime.

At his peak, Storch would sell each track for $100,000. In 2005 alone, Storch produced more than 80 tracks for some of music's biggest stars and was considered the hottest maestro on the planet. He was even named ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year for 2006.

Unimaginably Lavish Spending

Not surprisingly, Scott's lifestyle quickly reflected his new-found fame, success and fortune. He dated some of the hottest women on the planet and Paris Hilton (zing!). He also began spending money at a furious pace. Storch owned a car collection that would impress Jay Leno. His fleet was made up of 20 high-end luxury cars that cost $250,000 – $700,000 a piece. Storch's collection included a Bentley, Maybach, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti Veyron and a limited edition McLaren SLR just to name a few. Storch admitted that he would wake up, blow some coke, and then head straight to the car dealership where he would drop hundreds of thousands of dollars, on a whim. He claims he bought at least 10 cars while high on cocaine.

Storch set up shop in a $10.5 million mansion on Miami's ultra exclusive Palm Island which he bought in 2006, right at the peak of the real estate bubble. The house was a 30,000 square foot, waterfront mansion that had nine bedrooms, an indoor pool, spa, movie theater, fitness center and game room. In front of the mansion, Storch parked his 117 foot, four bedroom $20 million yacht which he named "Tiffany".

Fast forward a few years, and a bank was forced to repossess both the yacht and the mansion due to lack of payment. Interestingly, in 2010 the house was bought out of foreclosure by Rockstar Energy Drink founder Russell Weiner for $6.75 million. Weiner owned it until October 2012, when he flipped it to rapper Birdman for $14.5 million. Storch also failed to pay as much as $700,000 in property taxes from the mansion to the IRS.

In addition to houses, cars, and yachts, Storch also had a penchant for expensive jewelry. He showered himself and his girlfriends with millions of dollars worth of diamonds, $100 thousand watches, necklaces and more. His left index finger was permanently adorned with a 32 carat canary yellow diamond ring that cost an estimated $7 million.

He also did not exactly fly coach. Whenever Scott traveled, it was by private jet, no matter the distance. While that may not be surprising, keep in mind that even some of the richest celebrities in Hollywood choose to fly commercial when they are going around the world because private jets cost so much money per hour. Storch, on the other hand, was not shy about spending $250,000 to fly his entourage to the French Riviera for a last-minute vacation. Mind you, that's $250,000 each direction! Perhaps the most jaw dropping aspect of Scott's story is that he spent a mind boggling $30 million in a six month coke fueled binge. By his own estimation, Scott was spending $250,000 a month on partying alone, at his peak.

In July 2018, Scott Storch visited Hot 97 and opened up about what it was like to lose $100 million, how it happened and how he is trying to pull himself back up. Check out the interview below, it's pretty amazing:

Scott's incredible rise and fall started to unravel in 2007. His hard partying ways began to affect his music. He stopped working for long periods of time and would make A-list musicians wait for hours upon hours at his studio. Storch reportedly made super star Janet Jackson wait 10 hours at the studio while he partied away. As this negative reputation spread, fewer artists lined up to buy Storch's beats. And as the money slowed down, his spending did not. By 2009, Storch had managed to blow through his entire $100 million fortune and was forced to declare bankruptcy. He was arrested on cocaine charges in Vegas in 2012.

In June 2015, Scott filed for bankruptcy again. In the filing he claimed to only have $3,600 in assets which was made up of $100 in cash, $500 worth of clothing and a $3000 watch. He valued his music company at $0. In the filing Scott said that he made $10,000 in 2014. Ouch.

So what's the lesson here? I mean, there are a hundred. Don't do drugs. Don't waste money on unnecessary lavish gifts. Don't date Paris Hilton. And most important of all, when you're doing well, put some damn money in the bank for a rainy day!!!

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