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Diego Sanchez Net Worth

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Diego Sanchez net worth: Diego Sanchez is an American professional mixed martial artist who has a net worth of $3 million. Diego Sanchez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in December 1981. He has competed as a featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, and middleweight. Diego Sanchez's first MMA fight came with a victory of Michael Johnson in June 2002. In 2004 he defeated Jorge Santiago to win the KOTC Welterweight Championship. Sanchez beat Kenny Florian in April 2005 to win The Ultimate Fighter 1 Middleweight Tournament and made his UFC debut with a win over Brian Gassaway in August 2005. He was in the Fight of the Night in August 2006 beating Karo Parisyan, February 2009 beating Joe Stevenson, June 2009 beating Clay Guida, October 2010 beating Paulo Thiago, March 2011 beating Martin Kampmann, February 2012 losing to Jake Ellenberger, and October 2013 losing to Gilbert Melendez. Sanchez defeated Craig White in September 2018 to bring his record to 28-11.

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David M. Kelley Net Worth

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David M. Kelley net worth: David M. Kelley is an American businessman, entrepreneur, engineer, designer, and teacher who has a net worth of $200 million. David M. Kelley was born in Barberton, Ohio in February 1951. He graduated from Carnegie Melon University and earned his M.S. in Design from Stanford University where he became a professor. Kelley earned his fortune as the founder of design firm IDEO. IDEO would eventually go on to create the first Apple mouse He started working as an engineer for Boeing and then at NCR. David M. Kelley co-founded venture capital firm Onset Ventures in 1984 and also co-founded special effects company Edge Innovations. He joined the Stanford Product Design program in 1978 and created the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University in 2004. Kelley co-authored the book Creative Confidence in 2013. He has received many honors over the years including a Chrysler Design Award and the National Design Award in Product Design. In 2000 David M. Kelley was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. In May 2017, David listed his longtime home in Silicon Valley for $15 million.

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Mason Reese Net Worth

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Mason Reese net worth: Mason Reese is an American actor who has a net worth of $1 million. Mason Reese was born in Los Angeles, California in April 1965. He is best known for starring in commercials as a child including for Underwood Deviled Ham, Dunkin' Donuts, and Post Raisin Bran. Reese starred in the TV movie Mason in 1977 and in the short Whatever Happened to Mason Reese in 1990. In 2017 he starred in the TV movie Life Interrupted. Reese also co-executive produced the 2017 TV movie Life Interrupted. From 1973 to 1980 he frequently appeared in episodes of the TV series The Mike Douglas Show. In 2017 he won an International Independent Film Festival Gold Award for Actor in a Leading Role for Life Interrupted. He is also a restaurant entrepreneur with multiple businesses in the New York City area including the defunct Paladar, Destination Bar and Grille, and The Luxury Box.

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Former Richest Man In Ireland Lost It All, Isn't Bitter, But Wants His Company Back

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In 2008, Sean Quinn was the richest person in Ireland, with a net worth of about $6 billion. Just three years later, he filed for bankruptcy. Quinn was the owner of the Quinn Group, which owned a bank worth about $5 billion in 2005. In 2008, the global financial crisis caused the Quinn Group to take a huge hit. The Anglo Irish bank, part of the Quinn Group, represented about half of Quinn's wealth. During the recession the bank nearly collapsed, slashing Quinn's net worth drastically.  Then in 2008, Quinn Insurance was fined $3.2 million by the Irish government. Multiple court cases further reduced his massive fortune until finally, on January 12, 2012, the Republic of Ireland declared Sean Quinn bankrupt. In November 2012, he was jailed for three months for contempt of court, having allegedly engaged in asset stripping  by arranging a payment of $500,000 to the general director of Quinn Properties Ukraine, just before losing control of the company. Sean Quinn went from being worth $6 billion to $0 in just four years.

And yet, Quinn claims he isn't worrying at all about his desperate state of affairs or over his plan to buy back the business empire he founded and lost in a dramatic fashion.

"If they want to just wreck it, so be it, on their head it is. If they want me to save it, I can do that. I have the raw materials, the support of the staff, the support of the community, and the support of everybody to do it, and the ability and the knowledge and the know-how to do it. I am not losing sleep over it. It is entirely up to them."

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Recently, Quinn made a public appearance for the first time in years. During the appearance he claimed to have been "knifed in the back" by the new owners of his former empire. For what it is worth, those new owners have taken the bankrupt business and turned it around to show a profit again.

Quinn said he was invited to talk to the meeting of supporters in the town of Ballyconnell in County Cavan. He wanted to set the record straight in regards to what was really going on in his former business. He said that sure, it was true that sales were better at his old concrete and plastics company but he also said it had run out of raw materials due to the fact that no one in the community would sell to the new owners because the town considers them traitors to the Quinn family. He added that he also considers the new owners traitors.

When Quinn and the global financial crisis drove his business into bankruptcy an Irish consortium, backed by American investors, bought part of his empire. At the time, they had Quinn's blessing and hired him as a consultant for $570,000 a year. In 2016, Quinn left that positon, claiming it was a mutual agreement to separate. Recently, he said that wasn't the case and that actually he was fired.

Quinn's public address is just the latest in the buildup of tensions in that area over the last few months. A new Facebook page called Sean Quinn community was launched in the spring by a group of people claiming to be current and former employees of his empire. The courts shut down a previous Facebook page on the same subject. Sean Quinn denies having any involvement in that Facebook page. Until very recently. Quinn has always condemned threats and intimidation against the new owners of his former business.

During the public address, Quinn said that he wanted to buy back his business. However, he recanted that nearly immediately and told the Sunday Independent that it wasn't his main objective. Instead he wants to grow Quinn Bet, the online betting firm he launched last year. He is also focused on the upcoming court case launched by his wife and kids that denies liability for the $2.6 billion debt in relation to the collapse of Quinn's bank and empire.

When asked about the loss of his fortune, Quinn said:

"Let's put it this way. Whatever I have to do in life, I just get on with it and do it. So if you are asking me was it a very worrying time? I slept every night from the time they took it off me eight years ago."

Sounds like Quinn should focus on that High Court case first and worry about his former business empire later.

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Jeff Bezos Made More Money In 2018 Than Any Other Billionaire

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If 2018 isn't already far enough in the rear view mirror for you to forget its finer points, you probably still remember that it was a pretty wild year, economically speaking. The ups and downs of the stock market and other economic indicators made even the fortunes of the world's billionaires seem a little volatile, and one of the interesting ways it shook out was that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stood alone among his fellow billionaires as the person with the biggest gain.

Bezos' fortune increased by about $24 billion over the course of 2018, more than other billionaires like Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, whom Bezos has traded places with as the richest person on Earth. But that represents the average of some big peaks and drops that happened throughout the year, like last summer, when Bezos hit a fortune of $150 billion and became the richest person in modern history. Another impressive financial landmark in 2018 for Bezos is the fact that his net worth (at $128 billion) is the only one to surpass the $100 billion mark, making him King of the Hill in yet another way.

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And if you thought Bezos might be stepping off this roller coaster in 2019, the facts suggest otherwise. Last year Amazon continued to expand into unexplored territory for the retailer, in fields like cloud computing and even personal medicine, and most indications show that Bezos continues to have big ambitions for the business that made him so rich. And that's without mentioning his other big ambition, to explore space through his Blue Origin aerospace company.

On the other side of the spectrum, you have Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who rode a series of PR disasters for his company to the year's biggest loss among billionaires, with an overall drop of nearly $20 billion and a total net worth of an even $50 billion.

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Mac Miller's Charity Has Raised $700K And Counting

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Late rapper Mac Miller's death from an accidental drug overdose happened in September of last year, but TMZ reports that the artist is continuing to make a difference after death with a charity fund that was established in his name shortly after his death. And thanks in part to the generosity of Miller's millions of fans throughout the world, that fund is now pretty flush with cash.

The Mac Miller Circles Fund was started back in October 2018, and according to the Fund's own website its purpose and broad goals are summed up like this:

"In honor of Malcolm's commitment to the arts, The Mac Miller Circles Fund will provide programming, resources and opportunities to youth from underserved communities, helping them recognize their full potential through exploration in the arts and community building."

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For now at least, those underserved communities are reportedly located in Miller's native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in some very good news for the kids in those communities the Circles Fund has received some $350,000 and counting in donations from Miller's fans since his death in September.

That's not all the money that the Circles Fund has on hand, though. You might recall the October 31st memorial tribute concert for Miller, entitled Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life, which had performances by friends like Chance the Rapper, Action Bronson, Travis Scott, SZA, Earl Sweatshirt and John Mayer. Proceeds from the show were to benefit the Circles Fund, and it raised another $350,000 for the charity, bringing the total to $700,000.

If you'd like to get in on this giving, you can find the Mac Miller Circles Fund site right here, with information on how to make donations either online or through a check in the mail, all under the auspices of the Pittsburgh Foundation.

Mac Miller, born Malcolm James McCormick on January 19, 1992,  was 26 years old when he died in September of last year.

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The Winner Of The $1.5 BILLION Mega Millions Jackpot Still Hasn't Claimed Their Prize

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You may recall the incredible $1.5 billion Mega Millions lottery drawing back in October, which remains the second-biggest such prize in the history of the US. You might have even purchased a ticket or two, figuring that a prize of that size was too enticing to pass up. If you bought that ticket in Simpsonville, South Carolina, you may want to dig it out of your couch and give it another look, because the sole winner of the prize still has not come forward to claim their money, and as a recent USA Today story points out that with the new year here the ideal time to claim the prize is now.

The deadline to claim the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot isn't until April 20th, and for tax purposes it was prudent to wait until 2019 rather than claiming the money immediately, as Simpsonville CPA David Stevenson explains:

"I'm not surprised they waited until 2019… If they do it now they have all year to set up a charitable foundation if they are so inclined."

The tax benefits of setting up a charitable foundation doesn't kick in until such a foundation is established, meaning that if the jackpot had been claimed in October the winner would have only had a couple of months to get all the paperwork and other details completed. Now, they have all year to do so, making the early part of 2019 the ideal time to come forward and claim the money. But, as of this writing, that still hasn't happened. Which leads Stevenson to raise this downright disturbing possibility:

"Another possibility is that, whoever won, lost the ticket or doesn't realize it's a winner… Nothing anyone can do about that."

If the would-be billionaire has somehow lost their winning ticket, they're not the only person who suffers the loss. C.J. Patel is the owner of the KC Mart where the winning ticket is known to have been purchased, and if the jackpot is never claimed he won't get his $50,000 prize from the Mega Millions lottery either. As he puts it:

"They said we aren't going to get anything until the prize is claimed… So, yes, we hope the winner claims it soon."

However, if the $1.5 billion isn't claimed, the money goes to the states in proportion to their ticket sales – South Carolina, for instance, would get a $11.2 million windfall in that event. But, that's a fraction of the state tax claim, which would be some $60 million, while the federal tax cut would be even more than that.

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Despite the nerve wracking scenario of somehow missing a lottery deadline and a $1.5 billion prize, it's possible that the winner is simply following the advice of Tony Cooper, the South Carolina lotto's Chief Operating Officer, from back in October:

"We want you to take a deep breath, and before you come forward to claim the prize, sign the back of the ticket, secure the ticket in a safe location and seek council from a trusted financial planner, CPA, or lawyer."

Just in case someone reading this bought a Mega Millions ticket in Simpsonville, SC, in October of last year: The winning numbers are 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5. And since South Carolina is one of the eight states in which lotto winners can choose to remain anonymous, we may never know the identity of the winner if and when they come forward.

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Max Burkholder Net Worth

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Max Burkholder net worth: Max Burkholder is an American actor who has a net worth of $3 million. Max Burkholder was born in Los Angeles, California in November 1997. He is best known for starring as Max Braverman on the television series Parenthood from 2010 to 2015. Burkholder provided the voice of Chomper on the TV series The Land Before Time from 2007 to 2008. He also voiced the role of Roo on the series My Friends Tigger & Pooh from 2007 to 2009. From 2007 to 2017 he provided various voices for the television series Family Guy. Max Burkholder has appeared in several films including Daddy Day Care, Love for Rent, Friends with Money, The Purge, and The First Purge. He has also provided voice work for the movies The Ant Bully, Fly Me to the Moon, and more. He has appeared in episodes of the TV series The O.C., CSI: NY, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, CSI: Miami, Brothers & Sisters, Grey's Anatomy, The Orville, and more. In 2014 he won a Young Artist Award for Parenthood.

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Sommer Ray Net Worth

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Sommer Ray net worth: Sommer Ray is an American social media personality and actress who has a net worth of $8 million. Sommer Ray was born in Denver, Colorado in September 1996. She is a fitness model who has more than 20 million followers on Instagram. She has an additional 3 million followers on a second page. She is also very popular on YouTube where she has 1.3 subscribers and her videos have been viewed 60 million times. A point of pride is that she has not undergone any plastic surgery and instead attributes her good looks to a healthy diet, exercise and good genes. She actually started lifting weights when she was a young girl and entered body building competitions when she was 16. As an actress she appeared in episodes of the TV series Nuclear Family in 2016 and King Bachelor's Pad in 2018. She also appeared in an episode of the television series Wild 'N Out in 2017. Her father was a competitive bodybuilder. When she first started out on Instagram her dream was to land a $200 brand promotion deal. Today she earns tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands for a single brand post and is launching her own clothing line. She also launched a fitness app called Evolve Fitness.

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Sophia Grace Net Worth

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Sophia Grace net worth: Sophia Grace is an English singer and social media personality who has a net worth of $1 million. Sophia Grace was born in Essex, England in April 2003. She is best known for being one half of the duo Sophia Grace & Rosie with her cousin Rosie McClelland. The duo posted a cover of the song "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj on YouTube and it went viral. The video was posted in September 2011 and by 2019 had surpassed 53 million views. Sophia Grace and Rosie began appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In 2013 Sophia Grace made her solo single debut with the song "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" and later released the single "Best Friends" which made the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her YouTube video for "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" has more than 200 million views. Sophia Grace signed with Capitol Records France and released the single "Girl in the Mirror" with Silento.

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Letitia Wright Net Worth

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Letitia Wright net worth: Letitia Wright is a Guyanese born British actress who has a net worth of $4 million. Letitia Wright was born in Georgetown, Guyana in October 1993. In 2011 she had a recurring role as Chantelle on the television series Top Boy. Wright had recurring roles as Vivienne Scott on the TV mini-series Banana and Cucumber in 2015. In 2016 she starred as Renie on the series Humans. She also had a recurring role as Ellie Maynard on the television series Holby City in 2011. Wright has appeared in several films including Victim, My Brother the Devil, Urban Hymn, The Commuter, Black Panther, Ready Player One, and Avengers: Infinity War. She won a Teen Choice Award in 2018 for Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi for Black Panther. Letitia Wright has also been nominated for several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Black Mirror.

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Jeff Perry Net Worth

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Jeff Perry net worth: Jeff Perry is an American actor who has a net worth of $5 million. Jeff Perry was born in Highland Park, Illinois in August 1955. He has acted on stage as well as for films and television. From 1996 to 2001 he starred as Insp. Harvey Leek on the television series Nash Bridges. Perry began starring as Cyrus Beene on the TV series Scandal in 2012. From 2006 to 2011 he had a recurring role as Thatcher Grey on the series Grey's Anatomy. Jeff Perry has also appeared in several films and episodes of TV series including Three Fugitives, Family Ties, Columbo: Murder, Smoke, and Shadows, The Grifters, The Flash, thirtysomething, L.A. Law, My So-Called Life, Chicago Hope, Frasier, NYPD Blue, The Human Stain, ER, The District, The West Wing, The Practice, Lost, Numb3rs, Cold Case, Crossing Jordan, Prison Break, Fringe, CSI: NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and more. Perry won a TV Guide Award in 2013 for Scandal. He was married to Laurie Metcalf from 1983 to 1992 and his daughter is Zoe Perry.

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Abe Cunningham Net Worth

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Abe Cunningham net worth: Abe Cunningham is an American musician who has a net worth of $6 million. Abe Cunningham was born in Long Beach, California in July 1973. He is best known for being the drummer of the band Deftones. The band formed in 1988 with Cunningham as a founding member. He left in 1990 but rejoined the band in 1993. Deftones released their debut studio album Adrenaline in 1995 and the album Around the Fur in 1997. Their album White Pony was released in 2000 and reached #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 in Australia. The band released the album Deftones in 2003 which reached #1 in Canada and #1 in the US and New Zealand. They also had success with their albums Saturday Night Wrist in 2006, Diamond Eyes in 2010, Koi No Yokan in 2012, and Gore in 2016. Their most successful single is "Change (In the House of Flies" and their song "Elite" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

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Kyle Kuzma Net Worth

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Kyle Kuzma net worth and salary: Kyle Kuzma is an American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $3 million. Kyle Kuzma was born in Flint, Michigan in July 1995. He is a 6'9″ power forward who played at Bentley High School. Kuzma played his college basketball at Utah where he was named first-team All-Pac-12 in 2017. He was drafted #27 overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2017 NBA Draft. He was traded on draft day to the Los Angeles Lakers with Brook Lopez for D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov. Kyle Kuzma was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2018. He also played in the Rising Stars Challenge. During his first year with the Lakers Kuzma averaged 16.1 points per game along with 6.3 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game. He signed a rookie scale contract with Los Angeles in 2017. Kuzma scored 41 points in January 2019 against the Detroit Pistons.

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How Kylie Jenner Earned Her $300 Million Net Worth. Yes, $300 Million

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Look, Kylie Jenner is a savvy 21-year-old businesswoman and model. But she is NOT anywhere close to being worth the $900 million certain other publications put her. The math it takes to put Kylie so close to the billionaires club is so dubious it isn't even funny. It is a dollar amount designed to sell magazines and drive page views on a website. Kylie is a lot of things. She'a a model. She's a makeup mogul. She's a mom. She's a sister and a daughter and an aunt. She's a member of the Kardashian-Jenner family. She is not a self-made billionaire or even close to it.

The bulk of her net worth has been derived from Kylie Cosmetics. What Kim Kardashian did for bodacious booties, Jenner has done for full, pouty lips. In fact, her sisters may be green with envy, but Kylie may be the best businesswoman in her famous family.

Kylie Cosmetics is one of the hottest makeup companies in history. She launched it two years ago with a $29 lip kit containing a lipstick and lip liner. Since that time, Kylie Cosmetics has sold more than $630 worth of makeup—with $330 million of that in 2017. Kylie Cosmetics is worth an estimated $800 million. Kylie Jenner owns 100% of Kylie Cosmetics. And that isn't the only revenue stream for the 21-year-old. She's made millions from the family's TV shows and from endorsing products like PacSun clothing and Puma shoes.

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Kylie was basically in the right place at the right time to cash in on the makeup money. We live in the age of social media and that has really helped Kylie reach her fans and customers. Kylie outsources the manufacturing, packaging, sales, and fulfillment. Kris Jenner handles the business side in exchange for the 10% cut she takes from all of her kids. Basically, all Kylie does to make that staggering about of money is leverage her social media following. She takes to Instagram and Snapchat nearly hourly posting pouting selfies about which shade of Kylie Cosmetics she's wearing, posts videos of upcoming products, and announces new launches. It doesn't sound like much until you consider the fact that she has more than 123 million followers on Instagram alone, many of whom are young women and girls—the target audience for people peddling lip gloss and mascara.

Kylie used $250,000 of her modeling earnings to manufacture the first 15,000 lip kits. She spent months teasing the kits on Instagram and announced the launch on social media the day before they went on sale. The lip kits sold out in less than a minute. Kylie Lip Kits relaunched as Kylie Cosmetics in February 2016 with 500,000 lip kits in six shades stocked. By the end of that year, Kylie's company was selling 50 or so products with revenue of $307 million.

Now, you might want to sit down for this next part. Makeup mogul, reality TV queen, and model Kylie Jenner in just over 2 hours (2.38 to be exact) is to make the $45,552 average American salary. If you're not depressed enough after reading that, consider that hourly, that breaks down to $19,007 per hour. We all know the Kardashian and Jenner families are incredibly wealthy, but these statistics make it all so much more REAL. Kylie made $166.5 million between June 2017 and. June 2018 from her makeup line, from her modeling gigs, and from her appearances on the family reality shows.

And once again, let's reiterate that Kylie Jenner has a net worth of $300 million, not $900 million.

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Mark Zuckerberg Stopped Selling Shares As Facebook Stock Tumbles

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A funny thing is happening with Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to unload 35 million to 75 million Facebook shares over 18 months (we are in month 16 of that pledge) as a part of him giving away almost all of his wealth during his lifetime. Since he made this commitment in September 2017, he has sold about 30.4 million shares worth about $5.6 billion. However, he didn't sell a single share in the fourth quarter of 2018. During that time, Facebook stock declined by 20%. It is the first quarter in more than two years that he hasn't sold some of his Facebook stock.

Facebook shares are down 38% from a record $218.62 on July 25th. The criticism over the Cambridge Analytica scandal and how Facebook handles user data and polices content have soured investors on the stock. The decline robbed Zuckerberg of $32.7 billion of his net worth as of the close of trading on Wednesday, January 2nd.

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Zuckerberg's sale of stock has largely been funneled into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a limited liability company (rather than a charitable trust). The CZI is run by Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan. As a limited liability company, the Chan-Zuckerbergs can make both charitable donations and back political causes. Overall, CZI's mission is to decrease inequality and spur change in health and education via technology.

Overall, the directors and senior executives of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google sold about $7.1 billion of stock in 2018. That's the most since 2016, when that same group of people sold $10.7 billion worth of stock.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are part of The Giving Pledge.

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The Highest Paid College Football Coaches In 2018

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College athletes may not be officially compensated for their work on the field, but the coaches definitely are. That's especially true for these seven guys, who raked in enough cash in their college head coaching positions to rank as the highest paid college football coaches of 2018.

Dabo Swinney, Clemson: $6.2 Million

Dabo Swinney of the ACC champion Clemson Tigers is one of the best paid college football coaches in the country, but his winning performance on the field leads some to speculate that he might actually be underpaid.

Kirby Smart, Georgia: $6.6 Million

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The Georgia Bulldogs made a conscious financial effort to keep Smart locked in after his successful work last season, and reports indicate that some generous raises may be in his future in subsequent years – so expect his position on lists like this one to continue to rise.

Gus Malzahn, Auburn: $6.7 Million

Malzahn earned a reported raise of nearly $2 million after Auburn beat Alabama for last season's SEC West title, but that pales in comparison to the buyout clause in his contract. Should Auburn want to fire Malzahn for any reason, his buyout increased from $7 million to $32 million.

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan: $7.5 Million

Harbaugh's 2014 contract with Michigan guarantees him a ten percent raise every year, and he gets another $2 million a year "as part of a complex loan/life insurance arrangement intended to be a form of deferred compensation," per USA Today.

Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M: $7.5 Million

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Jimbo Fisher left his perch as head coach of the Florida State Seminoles in order to pull in almost $2 million more per year with Texas A&M. His contract also includes a guaranteed $75 million over the next ten years.

Nick Saban, Alabama: $7.5 Million

Saban's on the job performance of late has led to multiple pay increases from Alabama, including a reported guaranteed $400,000 annual bump for the next three years.

Urban Meyer, Ohio State, $7.6 Million

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Meyer's involvement in the Zach Smith investigation cost him over half a million dollars due to his suspension, but it wasn't enough to pull him down from the top slot.

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Christian Pulisic Just Became The Most Expensive American Soccer Player Ever

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After losing his starting spot as a striker and wing on Borussia Dortmund, Christian Pulisic became expendable. As a result, the club looked to send him to another squad. And boy, did they find a buyer – one willing to spend a TON of money.

English club Chelsea spent $73 million for the 20-year-old Pulisic. He'll be loaned back to Dortmund – at no charge – for the rest of this season before returning to Chelsea.

Pulisic's Dortmund contract was going to expire at the end of next year. Joining Chelsea and getting to play in the Premier League fulfills a dream for the winger. The club has won five titles since 2005.

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The transfer fee is the most a club has ever paid for an American player by a wide margin. German club Wolfsburg paid $22.5 million for John Brooks in 2017.  

It's not the first time Chelsea has spent a lot of money on a transfer. It initially offered $91.5 million for former Real Madrid player Álvaro Morata, ultimately spending $75.2 million for the center-forward.

Dortmund will likely replace Pulisic with Jadon Sancho, who overtook the veteran on the depth chart earlier this season. Dortmund paid $10 million to Manchester City to acquire Sancho; they're receiving more than seven times that amount from Chelsea.

For now, Pulisic has pledged to give full effort to Dortmund. But in just a few matches, he'll be headed to an entirely new league – with his sights set on helping Chelsea win another title.

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The Ten Most Expensive Watches Sold By Christie's In 2018

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Auction house Christie's had a good year in 2018, and celebrated 25 years as the leading house for sale of jewelry. That, of course, includes watches, and as another year-end roundup here we have the ten most expensive watches sold by the auction house over the course of the year.

10. Signed Richard Mille Perini Navi Cup Model: $566,014

Described by Christie's as "an extremely rare and fine platinum and baguette-cut diamond-set tourbillon wristwatch with torque indicator and power reserve," this watch ended up selling for a price right in the middle of its pre-sale price estimate range.

9. Unique Patek Philippe Chronograph: $614,766

This wristwatch, set in diamonds and 18k white gold, has a degradé black dial.

8. Patek Philippe 18k Gold Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Watch: $668,862

An indicator for the phases of the moon as well as a tachymeter are among this watch's special features.

7. 1930 18k Patek Philippe Wristwatch: $708,500

A cushion shaped watch in 18k gold from way back in 1930 and sports almost 1100 diamonds.

6. 1969 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph, "Paul Newman" Model: $732,500


This watch from the 1969 heyday of legendary movie star Paul Newman, and was named after the actor, one contributing factor to its $732,500 auction price.

5. Platinum Patek Philippe: $753,277


Described by Christie's as "exceptionally fine and important," this high tech 2011 joint is stacked with myriad features, including day/night display, moon phases, and a leap year indicator.

4. 1944 Gold Patek Philippe: $912,500

This vintage gold watch from the very well represented Patek Philippe also represents a big jump in price, nearly to the seven figure margin.

3. 1956 Rolex Oyster Perpetual: $1,068,500

Our first million dollar watch is this 1956 beaut, featuring automatic time and a gilt "explorer dial."

2. 1952 18k Rolex Oyster Perpetual Automatic Triple Calendar Wristwatch: $1,572,500

This "extremely fine, rare and attractive" 18k gold Rolex from 1952 sports a "Star Dial" as well as moon phases.

1. 1952 Patek Philippe 18k Gold Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch: $3,234,905


By far the most expensive watch sold by Christie's in 2018, this signed perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch was first retailed by Serpico y Laino in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Crazy Rich Asians Producer Lists Homes On Both Coasts For More Than $100 Million

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Sidney Kimmel is a billionaire movie producer, businessman, and philanthropist. His dad was a cab driver in West Philadelphia ("born and raised on the playground is where I spent most of my days…") Most recently he produced the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians. Now, he has put two of his homes in Malibu and New York City on the market for more than $100 million.

Kimmel grew up in Philadelphia and attended Temple University for a short time but dropped out to work. He founded Jones New York (now known as Nine West Holdings) in 1970. His company controlled Nine West, Anne Klein, Stuart Weitzman, Joan & David, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Barneys New York, as well as had a licensing deal with Ralph Lauren. He took the company public in 1991. He sold it in 2014 for $2.2 billion. He has also been a movie producer for decades with more than 55 titles to his credit. Films he has produced include The Kite Runner, United 93, and The Age of Adeline, to name just a few.

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Kimmel has listed his Malibu estate for $65 million and his New York City apartment for $39 million. The Malibu property has been on the market since 2017 when it was listed for $80 million. It was reduced to $65 million in August. The 7,000 square foot ocean front home was built in 1978. It was owned by Johnny Carson for decades. Kimmel bought it from Carson's widow in 2007 for $45 million.

The New York City property is an entire floor at the Ritz-Carlton Residences on Central Park South. The apartment is 8,000 square feet and has a master bedroom that is 2,000 square feet all by itself. The unit has epic views of Central Park.

He is a major philanthropist with a focus on  healthcare, education, arts and culture. His goal is to donate $1 billion in total throughout his lifetime. He funded the building of Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for Performing Arts. In 2014, his $110 million donation to Jefferson Medical College got it renamed the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

Kimmel, 90, grew up during the Great Depression.

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