It Takes Money to Make Money

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How much would you like to make per hour at your job or your next job? Legendary investor Warren Buffett makes about $1.54 million per hour (even when he is sleeping)! This article documents the 10 richest investors and entrepreneurs and their wealth gains during 2013.

Questions:

1. Who is the wealthiest of those ten mentioned in the article?
2. Who made the greatest gains during 2013? How did the gains compare to the returns on the S&P500 this year?
3. Are any of these individuals making a salary in addition to their investments? Which ones and how much?
4. What journal entry would Jeff Bezos make at the end of the year, just based on the information in the table?

Source:

La Roche, J. (2013). Here’s How Much 10 Of The Richest People In The World Made Per Minute In 2013. Business Insider, Dec. 19 (Retrievable online at http://www.businessinsider.com/what-warren-buffett-makes-per-hour-2013-12#ixzz2nwv4uwvV)