Companies & Businesses
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The Rockefeller Family
The Rockefeller name is synonymous with big business in the USA, and has been over a considerable period of time, ranking alongside Carnegie and perhaps Rothschild in wealth – the…
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World Politicians: Salaries and Net Worth – Are They Worth It?
When you think about politics and politicians, you may often wonder why – why are these people politicians at all? Why do they put themselves up to public scrutiny, perhaps…
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Establishment of The Rothschild Dynasty
For the last 250 years, the name Rothschild has been synonymous around the world with money, gold, finance, power – both political and industrial. Reactions to the name range from…
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The World’s Highest Paid Soccer Players
Of course ‘soccer’ is real football, and the world game. It is played in every country in the world, and in terms of actual players and spectators/fans is by far…
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The Real Net Worth Of Actors
How many ‘great’ actors can you name, and just what criteria do you use to justify your selections? Some actors are universally praised by critics and public alike for the…
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Who wants to be a Billionaire? I don’t…
Bill and Melinda Gates created the “Gates Foundation” in 1994, and with Warren Buffett “The Giving Pledge” in 2010, both with the express purpose of distributing a sizeable percentage of…
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What’s in a Name – Money!
If marketing experts are correct – and the following list suggests that in many cases they certainly are – the name of a company can make or break it when…
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Predictions as a Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Everyone has said something which they wish they hadn’t, usually quite soon after the unfortunate incident. Sometimes hindsight is required, but that is a very rare commodity, and therefore priceless.…
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World’s Worst Business Decisions
The Great Financial Crisis of 2008 is by no means the first such event, as collapses and depressions in companies, businesses, industries – even countries and effecting the world –…
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Investments of the Wealthy
Now you have made your billion dollars, or part thereof, how do you service your portfolio – what are the most attractive, efficient and/or long-lasting options for maintaining your wealth?…
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HAPPINESS DOESN’T COME CHEAPLY!
Recent data collected and collated through Gallup Polls and Numbeo and published through the United Nations, shows that countries with people who claim to be the happiest, or most satisfied…
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Life on the Road – What is Your Net Worth?
Experts in transportation and travel have long held that air travel is by far the safest form of getting around, and that if you really fear for your life, don’t…
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Taxes – Who Pays/Collects How Much?
Almost everyone has an interest in tax, in whatever form it is named and collected, because almost everyone believes that he or she pays too much, but conversely doesn’t reap…
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What is the Net Worth of a Patent?
What exactly is a patent? It is the basic and exclusive ownership of a product, a tool, an idea, or a process. Most importantly, once a patent is granted, anyone…
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The World’s Best, Worst and Most Dangerous Airports
There are now more than 100,000 flights around the world everyday, many in small aircraft carrying less than 10 passengers on relatively short flights, but the number of commercial passengers…
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