With a fortune valued at 110,000 million dollars, Bill Gates was until , until his departure from the first line of business to focus on the foundation he maintains with his ex-wife caused him to gradually lose that position, which was first attended by Jeff Bezos and then Elon Musk.
But that doesn’t stop Gates from still having one of the world’s greatest fortunes to manage. How is his estate divided? What kind of investments to make? This is what is known about his economic management, as he himself has explained in various interviews and conferences.
It should be noted that, despite the economic amount he has, Gates has always emphasized that he considers himself a “prudent” person with money, ensuring that he always prefers to keep a certain emergency fund in the face of possible problems that may come.
Microsoft and Tesla shares on the stock market, the latter short
As the co-founder of one of today’s biggest companies, Gates bases much of his marriage on Microsoft stock, which has appreciated and held steady after gains in recent years.
In addition, it was also known from a leaked conversation he had with Elon Musk that Gates is shorting Tesla shares, with the idea of betting against the company. It is something that both tycoons discussed, not without some pressure from Musk. This position, as Musk himself asked, was valued at 500 million dollars.
From real estate to sports cars
Although, as we say, Gates has become one of the greatest philanthropists in history thanks to the foundation he maintains with his ex-wife, that does not prevent him from continuing to have a lot of money to invest.
Some of that money goes toward homes and properties, including a mansion by Lake Medina in Washington valued at $80 million.
In addition, Gates owns an equestrian estate in Wellington (Florida), whose value is estimated at 55 million dollars, according to information from the analysis firm for the North American network CNBC.
Added to this heritage is a private jet – a Bombardier BD-700 Global Express – valued at 19.5 million dollars, according to Wealth-X. He also has a collection of sports cars with an estimated value of $650,000, including a Porsche 911, a Jaguar XJ6, a Porsche Carrera Cabriolet 964, a 1988 Porsche 959 Coupe, a Ferrari 348 or, his latest acquisition, an electric Porsche.
His private island and his investments in art
The main lines of his heritage are also closed with a private island in Belize, called Grand Bogue Caye, valued at about 25 million dollars and an extensive art collection that includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Andrew Wyeth or Winslow Homer.