There Are FAR More Billionaires Than We Think!

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  • @HowMoneyWorks
    @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Get a 7-day free trial and 25% off Blinkist's Annual Premium subscription by using my promo link www.blinkist.com/howmoneyworks

    • @tbraghavendran
      @tbraghavendran ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why doesn't the IRS publish a similar list 🤔

    • @matthalbig9805
      @matthalbig9805 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi there -
      Noticed in your commentary you used to work in IB. Currently working in M&A but would be genuinely fascinated to hear more about your career path so far and how you started this channel. Not sure the best way to get in contact, but please let me know if you’d be willing to hop on a quick call at some point.

    • @roxaskinghearts
      @roxaskinghearts ปีที่แล้ว +2

      there is far more billion trillion and millionaires then we know

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1:33 lmao are those jews on the right ??

  • @finnwheatley2194
    @finnwheatley2194 ปีที่แล้ว +3248

    About a decade ago I asked a very senior private banker in London how many of his clients who were billionaires were in Forbes. He said only a quarter or a bit more. Most aren’t. Especially if you made money in emerging markets or from a private business

    • @Stopinvadingmyhardware
      @Stopinvadingmyhardware ปีที่แล้ว +238

      Niche markets. The easiest way to become a Billionaire, is to find a niche and expand into it.
      If you need more help, I can elaborate

    • @elwan_
      @elwan_ ปีที่แล้ว +74

      ​@@Stopinvadingmyhardware elaborate more please

    • @robbzooi
      @robbzooi ปีที่แล้ว +16

      sure bro

    • @kenim
      @kenim ปีที่แล้ว +239

      @@elwan_ living in a developing country, its about having friends high in the government and get contracts or monopolies. Take Brazil for example, IIRC 23/24 of the richest people there are government contractors like the infamous Odebrescht.

    • @Stopinvadingmyhardware
      @Stopinvadingmyhardware ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@elwan_ Which sector are you in?

  • @crocopie
    @crocopie ปีที่แล้ว +3536

    If I were a billionaire, I would definitely don't want to let everyone know that I am one.

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +448

      Same here

    • @aenorist2431
      @aenorist2431 ปีที่แล้ว +215

      Most likely because anyone knowing would by default have a valid reason to want to see you dead.

    • @harya7517
      @harya7517 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      "Can I borrow your money?"

    • @soufiane4527
      @soufiane4527 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      ​@@aenorist2431eat the rich until im one right, hassan ?

    • @redhot663
      @redhot663 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@HowMoneyWorks I'm pretty sure you already are a billionaire but trying to hide it

  • @mikestanmore2614
    @mikestanmore2614 ปีที่แล้ว +1196

    1. Stay off Twitter.
    2. Don't buy Twitter.
    3. Don't do TV interviews.

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +243

      2. Don't buy Twitter.... I LOLed

    • @SpareAccountNo.1-h9v
      @SpareAccountNo.1-h9v ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Russians follow all three rules, yet they still end up on Forbes lists... how?

    • @mikestanmore2614
      @mikestanmore2614 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@SpareAccountNo.1-h9v Everyone knows Russians are just unlucky, that's why they're so tough! 🙂

    • @rhs5683
      @rhs5683 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Damn, I failed 2,, but I'm fine on the other marks.
      Did I pass?

    • @mikestanmore2614
      @mikestanmore2614 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@rhs5683 #2 is a bit of a stumbling block, I know. Don't feel bad, you're not the first. 🙂

  • @firestar-er6td
    @firestar-er6td ปีที่แล้ว +1184

    Thank you! This video has helped me (a billionaire) to hide my vast supplies of wealth (20$ I found on the sidewalk) from the public eye (my mom)

  • @1foreman
    @1foreman ปีที่แล้ว +532

    Several years ago my father sold around 250 acres of land to a gentleman that owned a private independent oil company here in Texas. We knew he was fairly well off. But a year or so after the fact, he sold out his interest in the company and it became public knowledge. He was worth 4.3 billion dollars. I believe it was published in forbes or texas monthly, I can't recall. No one would have ever known. He was looking for hunting properties for when he retired. I won't mention the name here but he was a nice guy. He only came with his wife and a couple of other of his employees when he looked around the place. I remember my father saying he would have asked more for the place if he knew at the time, lol.

    • @身赤-w3w
      @身赤-w3w ปีที่แล้ว +19

      If he was nice he would've given you more just because.

    • @advaitV25
      @advaitV25 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      @@身赤-w3whe was nice, not an idiot

    • @unrealistic5996
      @unrealistic5996 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@身赤-w3wyou’re the reason these people hide

    • @tayyibahz9343
      @tayyibahz9343 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      @@身赤-w3wwhy tf do ppl expect rich ppl to do more? He was nice which is why he paid the asking price!! Don’t expect em to pay more just cuz they have money. That’s prob why ur not a billionaire

    • @ceionteperry4764
      @ceionteperry4764 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How you spramig for tbe guy tf ​@@advaitV25

  • @masonm600
    @masonm600 ปีที่แล้ว +1961

    Alternate title: Min-maxing Stealth Wealth

  • @GreysonRowan-
    @GreysonRowan- 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

    The problem we have is because Most people always taught that " you only need a good job to become rich " . These billionaires are operating on a whole other playbook that many don't even know exists.

    • @RonaldBrian243
      @RonaldBrian243 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Money invested is far better than money saved , when you invest it gives you the opportunity to increase your financial worth.

    • @JeremiahParker-
      @JeremiahParker- 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It is remarkable how much long term
      advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid,
      instead of trying to be very intelligent.

    • @JeffreyAlice-sd
      @JeffreyAlice-sd 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The wisest thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different streams of income that doesn't depend on government paycheck, especially with the current economic crisis around the world.

    • @NoahWilliam824
      @NoahWilliam824 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Many individuals report success in investing in stocks,fx, yet I continue to struggle.Can somebody help me out or advise me on what to do?

    • @LatoyiaCouch87
      @LatoyiaCouch87 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Even with the right technique and assets some investors would still make more than others. As an investor, you should've known that by now that nothing beats experience and that's final. Personally I had to reach out to a stock expert for guidance which is how I was able to grow my account close to $35k, withdraw my profit right before the correction and now I'm buying again.

  • @Kill3rwasp
    @Kill3rwasp ปีที่แล้ว +1190

    As an airplane-aficionado, I was traveling and saw the tail # of a private plane at my home airport. Being fascinated by it, I wanted to know where it came from. Looked it up and it led to a LLC, which led to a winery in Napa, which led to a family, which led to a gentleman who was very wealthy. Even when ppl w/ wealth try to hide, there are ways to find them even if it wasn’t my initial intention lol

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +476

      You can try, but if someone wants to stay incognito they really can. In that case, if they wanted to really hide they would have had the plane in an LLC with a funny name (You Thought LOL LLC) that was held by another company (winery). You can't see what company is holding it unless there's liens or something public showing the connection.

    • @shitedriver8490
      @shitedriver8490 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @kill3rwasp as a human lie detector i call your bs

    • @Kill3rwasp
      @Kill3rwasp ปีที่แล้ว +133

      @@shitedriver8490 I was relating a personal experience of uncovering information through an unconventional mean to the video I enjoyed watching.
      But okay. I guess if human lie detectors are anything like standard lie detectors, I don’t have anything to worry about since they’re wrong more often than they’re right.

    • @mikafizz1022
      @mikafizz1022 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      ​@@Kill3rwaspooh I like you!!! You know lie detectors don't work!

    • @MedianaDhea
      @MedianaDhea ปีที่แล้ว +26

      im an avgeek too. sometimes i googled some jets registration number out of curiosity. i completely understand.

  • @Josh-99
    @Josh-99 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    Most rich people don't want you to know they are rich.
    My wife is a millionaire. She comes from old money. REALLY old money. "Mayflower" levels of old money. Her mother manages a portfolio in the tens of millions of dollars and has investments and trusts set up for her three children.
    You'd never guess this from how my wife grew up or lived now. Her life has always been comfortable but modest. Her parents sent their children to private school, but they lived in a modest house and drove simple cars. Even now, my wife and I live in a modest house and own an older Prius and a newer Prius.
    People are always surprised to learn about her finances. So was I, as she never told me a word about how wealthy her family was for the seven years that we dated. I didn't learn about her wealth until we filed our first tax return together. I thought there was an "off by zero" error on her itemizations; more accurately, I thought there was an "off by SEVERAL zeroes" error.
    We keep everything carefully invested and stay quiet about our money, as it's all locked away in trusts, retirement accounts, and mutual funds. In a few years we will retire and use that money to travel the world together.

    • @weird-guy
      @weird-guy ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Even for normal people ( not millionaires status), some people are a lot richer than people think, but on the other side there’s a lot of people that are poorer than they appear to be because they are in a lot of debt.

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My dad aint exactly some ultra rich millionaire, but he is "technically" a millionaire cus of his assets.
      It dont really mean shit tho cus our living standards are no where near travis scott level.
      I feel like its mostly due to inflation honestly.
      I think there's a difference between an actual millionaire that

    • @drjamespotter
      @drjamespotter ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Mayflower is new money. Old money means your family came over to England with William of Normandy and still own the same land that he awarded them i n 1067.

    • @Josh-99
      @Josh-99 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@drjamespotter No... No, I don't think that's right at all. In fact, that's pretty much straight out incorrect.
      Can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not, thanks to the limitations of the written word. If you are, I charge you with one violation of Poe's Law.

    • @Vic_XD
      @Vic_XD ปีที่แล้ว +8

      why haven't you guys already retired? with this type of wealth you two wouldn't really need to work. do you just work regular ~$60k-$100k/yr jobs?

  • @lasgio_
    @lasgio_ ปีที่แล้ว +428

    My friends and I have always agreed that a private life is one of the most valuable things money can never buy. Once youre in the public interest, you could never pay the world enough to forget you who are.
    Once my friend group gets rich, no one will ever know our name or who we are. We were never popular and have never had any sort of significant presence online which we are grateful for. We live in such a small bubble that we're blessed no one is thinking about us. I definitely dont want to be living rent free in anyones head. The most I'm fine being known for is an expert or influencer in a niche business industry. I dont want to be on the news, media or talked about. No one will ever have me as an interest. Privacy is fucking amazing

    • @hidesbehindpseudonym1920
      @hidesbehindpseudonym1920 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      We will find you

    • @lasgio_
      @lasgio_ ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @Josef K privacy is a human right

    • @Demmrir
      @Demmrir ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @Josef K Yeah, ideally billionaires shouldn't exist. But so long as billionaires exist, they shouldn't be allowed to be private. They have as much power as political parties in local politics, it's just not right that no one knows who they are, where to direct ire at their decisions.

    • @loveinseattle
      @loveinseattle ปีที่แล้ว +66

      "once my friend group gets rich"... How does it feel to be a 🤡?

    • @DJTe3n
      @DJTe3n ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Hahahah yes when you get rich lmao

  • @M167A1
    @M167A1 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    Staying off of that particular list has never been a problem for me.

    • @guccibandana9260
      @guccibandana9260 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      let me hold $1k bro

    • @NerdZooooone
      @NerdZooooone ปีที่แล้ว +1

      …..but staying on…🫵🤣

    • @saad9736
      @saad9736 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂😂😂

    • @MyFirstHandle
      @MyFirstHandle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Being rich and a minority is also dangerous from all the bias by the majority demographics.

  • @MasterFallenHero
    @MasterFallenHero ปีที่แล้ว +333

    I like this channel because it reminds me of a different life I had in investment banking. I started at red Bank then moved to a boutique investment firm for high net worth individuals.
    I'll never forget it because this scraggly college kid comes into my office off a favor of someone at the boutique. He inherited some sum of money from a grandparent and needed help. I figured he was there as a favor from the owner.
    Nope. His grandparent had legitimate equity in a major business you likely hear about weekly. Sold out of it in the 80s and invested it into a number larger than I felt comfortable managing on my own. So I got a few senior partners involved, and it was still a struggle.
    We never had any billionaires but I can say from working at a boutique firm like that you'd be alarmed at the capital flowing in a small community and how well its hidden from the publics eye. People who want you to see they have money will let you know. Otherwise it's hidden.

    • @leandros_3249
      @leandros_3249 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What exactly did you worked as ?

    • @hulahula6182
      @hulahula6182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      probably the local strip club

  • @TheChees1996
    @TheChees1996 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    alex hormozi and one of his friends said it best, "unless you have a message you want to share to the world, its better to stay unknown, than known" in other word if you are rich stay quite and live life with a peace of mind, unless you have something you really what to teach the world.

    • @GotMyTowel42
      @GotMyTowel42 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      you can do both by outsourcing
      as in, pay ppl/orgs to do stuff for you, like spreading your msg
      can donate anonymously obvs

  • @rogersnick17
    @rogersnick17 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Stealth wealth is the way to go these days. Live your life, rule your world and no one even knows to cancel you.

    • @justcommenting4981
      @justcommenting4981 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You can't cancel a billionaire. That's silly.

    • @devol_1
      @devol_1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ^ Kanye got cancelled...kinda 😅

    • @justcommenting4981
      @justcommenting4981 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@devol_1 he didn't.

    • @RoflcopterLamo
      @RoflcopterLamo ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@devol_1 I still listen to his music

    • @FuelAirSparkTime
      @FuelAirSparkTime ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It has always been the way. That's why our world is so inherently and ubiquitously corrupt and unfair

  • @YFolermira
    @YFolermira ปีที่แล้ว +1366

    Creating wealth entails establishing positive routines, such as consistently setting aside funds at regular intervals for sound investments. Financial management is a vital subject that many avoid, often leading to future regrets.

    • @VickyAlvy
      @VickyAlvy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm intrigued by the idea of investing with an analyst, it seems like a wise choice in today's market. Could you provide me with some guidance on how to get in touch with her?

    • @antonnohr
      @antonnohr ปีที่แล้ว

      After reading your insights, I researched her full name and found her online webpage. Thanks for your help.

  • @lasgio_
    @lasgio_ ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Also, please more videos like this. Obscure wealth videos are the best.

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I will! I enjoy researching them

    • @luis.m.yrisson
      @luis.m.yrisson ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HowMoneyWorks There is this documentary called "The One Percent". It was filmed by an actual 1 percenter and it is right here in YT for free. He interviews or tries to interview, other one percenters. He talks exactly about what you say in the video. The One percenters don't want to be found.
      th-cam.com/video/IK35cxb3rkA/w-d-xo.html

  • @michaelbcohen
    @michaelbcohen ปีที่แล้ว +61

    There was a guy in NJ a number of years back who owned a pharma company (family company that when it was bankrupt in the 90s, he bought out everyones shares, and owned 100%) and make it into a company that he sold to a Japanese conglomerate for 800 million (bc the Japanese company is publicly traded, journalists were able to get access to how much profit a year the NJ company was making before purchase by the Japanese from the shareholder docs in Japan). This man won't appear on any forbes list because everything had always been private, but given the companies revenues and the sales, and no doubt he has other investments, he forsure is a billionaire, but no one will know.

  • @cameroncook2048
    @cameroncook2048 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I've spoken to some wealthy people in central London; there are far more than 735 billionaires the subject isn't up for debate. Just walk around places like Harrods and you'll understand. If you were a billionaire, would you let Forbes put you on a public list? The answer is most likely no.
    Someone I know of worked for a head of state years ago.
    Publically, he had a few million $.
    Secretly, he had tens of millions hidden in Switzerland

    • @tbraghavendran
      @tbraghavendran ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How was he able to escape from the tax authorities 🤔

    • @zealmilenio177
      @zealmilenio177 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He worked for the tax authority, duh. Former assistant to former minister of finance or something, probably.

    • @j134679
      @j134679 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@tbraghavendran only Americans can't hide money in Switzerland due to laws they agreed on. Everyone else can bring cash there & deposit it to anonymous accounts.

    • @tbraghavendran
      @tbraghavendran 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@j134679 then, what do Americans do with their black money or green bucks?

  • @alexsteven.m6414
    @alexsteven.m6414 ปีที่แล้ว +2524

    From my perspective, this highlights the importance of having a competitive advantage as investors. Merely mirroring the market strategies of others is insufficient in achieving optimal results. I am currently grappling with the decision to invest in the current market, as it presents both uncertainty and opportunity. Could you share your insights on this matter

    • @edelineguillet2121
      @edelineguillet2121 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      All big corps are just a cohort of centralised system working together, and any damage to one can have a dangerous ripple effect on every other one. I learned a long time ago to not trust corporations. Most of my money is in the stock market and my businesses. I keep only what I need to spend in my checking account.

    • @fresnaygermain8180
      @fresnaygermain8180 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@edelineguillet2121 Iron-ically, these are the conditions in which life-changing money is made by those who remain calm, patient, and take controlled risks. Volatility goes both ways. The banks are in a big crisis. The market looks very shaky. The bigger the red candles, the bigger the green ones. I have made over $ 280k in the last 4 months by invest ing through my F A.

    • @valeriepierre9778
      @valeriepierre9778 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fresnaygermain8180 Impressive! I've actually been looking into advisors lately, the news I've been seeing in the market hasn't been so encouraging, who's the professional coaching you?

    • @fresnaygermain8180
      @fresnaygermain8180 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@valeriepierre9778 My Financial Advisor is JEFFREY HAROLD STARR I found him on a CNBC interview where he was featured and reached out to him afterwards. he has since provide entry and exit points on the securities I focus on. You can run a quick online research with his name if you care for supervision

    • @masonm600
      @masonm600 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      From 0 to double the top comment likes in 1 day? On a 3week old video? Sus

  • @vedantkale1163
    @vedantkale1163 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I always had a feeling that the 30 under 30 list was a lousy thing. The people featured in it were over hyped and vain who cared more about their profile and looks than doing actual work. I mean it was just a bunch of people who made some stupid internet company which had a minute impact in the world but got the recognization like it was a new twitter or something. It just makes so much sense that this was actually paid advertising.

    • @blessed_lana6965
      @blessed_lana6965 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hard truth 😊

    • @heyjude2109
      @heyjude2109 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This list is full of fraudsters.

    • @pearpo
      @pearpo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s what you do when you are seeking investors to your company.. you hire PR to get you in that list.

    • @pearpo
      @pearpo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      PS did you know many Vogue articles are paid for by semi-elite people seeking publicity for their art, restaurant, fashion line, etc..
      It is well done and Vogue curates it well enough that generally it isn’t obvious.

  • @MrGayle_
    @MrGayle_ ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Nassef Sawiris was the world's richest Arab with a net worth of $7.7 billion. Egypt and Lebanon had six billionaires each, making them the countries with the highest number of billionaires in the Arab region.
    Since 2018, Forbes has not included Arabs in the global list. That year, the magazine decided to exclude all Saudi Arabian tycoons after the Saudi Arabian government detained dozens of top businessmen from the oil-rich kingdom in a corruption case in 2017.

  • @MRblazedBEANS
    @MRblazedBEANS ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I grew up in a pretty rich area,i know for a fact a couple of my friends parents were billionaires.

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I live in a small great lakes city and there are a weird number of billionaires, some you've heard of, most you haven't and it's literal dynastic English wealth, passed down via trusts, llc's, corp's, and kept out of the public eye. Some even live in modest homes.

    • @elitecoder955
      @elitecoder955 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What business did they own ?

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @eman aqeel That's not as surprising because it's Toronto/a toronto suburb. My town has ~140,000 people, it's called Ann Arbor. It's a totally separate city from any others in michigan, it doesn't function as a suburb. The city was designed by the same city planners as DC. It really doesn't make sense why there's OLD european dynastic money hiding here. We have a UBS (Swiss Trust Fund bank, so probably literal european nobility). Tis weird for a small midwestern college town. There are over a dozen families here with over a billion dollars that I know the names of, some live on GIANT plots of land outside of town, most live in large homes, but not something only a billionaire could afford. Michigan is a really weird state. It has money like the coasts, with the auto industry, some banks, security, natural resource companies (salt, sand, water lumber, iron, farming, ranching), etc. Ohio has a lot of money that you wouldn't expect, too. I think their money is generally older (rail road baron era).

    • @zandaroos553
      @zandaroos553 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jjoohhhnn is it in Michigan or Illinois? I may know where you’re talking about some of my family used to live in one of those towns until recently and I went to HS in one

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zandaroos553 michigan. What city do you think it is? From what I can tell michigan has 3 cities like cities with weird amounts of money.

  • @yamuiemata
    @yamuiemata ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Most old money like monarchy's and royalties are not in the forbes list And they are far more wealthy than most of the members in forbes list

    • @ThermaL-ty7bw
      @ThermaL-ty7bw ปีที่แล้ว +6

      1 of Those people could give every homeless person on the planet a house with a garden , a car and a dog house to go with it ...
      nice world we live in , isn't it ...
      but when you Have money , you wouldn't want to part with it easily
      most people who have less money are happier overall though , so ...
      i wouldn't want loads of money , you'll never know if people like You for being yourself or that they like your money more

    • @BeHappyTo
      @BeHappyTo ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@ThermaL-ty7bw "most people who have less money are happier" this is just a thing rich people say to keep you in your place. What matters for happiness really, is having more free time. You can't have free time if you're working 2 jobs just to live.

    • @gh0s1wav
      @gh0s1wav ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@BeHappyTo health is wealth too.

    • @blessed_lana6965
      @blessed_lana6965 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Prince William's Estate worth 2.2 billion

    • @BeHappyTo
      @BeHappyTo ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@gh0s1wav wealth is health

  • @harya7517
    @harya7517 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    It was easier to put your name on forbes rather than become an actual bilionaire

    • @phoenix5054
      @phoenix5054 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      "As seen on Forbes" sounds like a scammy company reputation laundering now.

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Well said

    • @harya7517
      @harya7517 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@phoenix5054 I'll add that quote on my CV lol

    • @razorswc
      @razorswc ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@phoenix5054 Patrick Boyle has a video on exactly this

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And staying off lists and general public awareness makes becoming one easier cuz you can define what you want, execute when you want, and follow through exactly how you want to reach that practical financial status.

  • @2811JPR
    @2811JPR ปีที่แล้ว +14

    As a real estate professional for the last five years I’ve had access to see the portfolios of dozens of billionaires. These people own thousands of rental properties and you don’t even know they exist. That’s the way to do it in my opinion.

  • @hothotheat3000
    @hothotheat3000 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The listed people don’t realize that this is a HIT LIST used by scammers, gold diggers, etc to target people. You better believe if I had that level of money, I wouldn’t want the entire world to know. I wouldn’t want to require bodyguards just to go to the grocery store. I don’t want to worry that a new friend is coming after my money. I don’t want my family turning in Gollum, freaking out for money.
    You absolutely called the correct way to do this: invest it well and spend $100,000 a month. That’s an insane amount of money, more than enough for travel and fun, and NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW. The urge to flex on people might give you a brief dopamine boost, but the long term effects aren’t worth it.

  • @aragorn1780
    @aragorn1780 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    this is something I've pondered for awhile, even among the listed billionaires most ppl can at best name like 10-20 off the top of their heads, because all the rest of them know better than to let everyone know how insanely rich you are and value their privacy

    • @Magic_beans_
      @Magic_beans_ ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That too, there’s famous and then there’s Musk-Zuck-Bezos famous. Tech and media companies have to sell a vision, so their image is far more tied to their CEO individually (especially if they’re also a founder) than is the case with other more established companies.
      For example: Indra Nooyi spent 18 years as one of PepsiCo’s top executives (CFO, CEO, President, and/or Chair). She was making $15-20M a year including stock-based compensation, so she’s easily worth hundreds of millions if not a billion. Forbes would know about her for sure - Pepsi is a household name and the 40th biggest company in the world by market capitalization - but the average person wouldn’t recognize her.

  • @lifeistooshort649
    @lifeistooshort649 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Fortunately I have been able to stay off the list thus far! Unfortunately its because I am broke😂

    • @KingDonkey77
      @KingDonkey77 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That’s exactly what a billionaire would want you to think!

    • @FictionHubZA
      @FictionHubZA ปีที่แล้ว

      You and I are the same.😂

  • @rihasanatrofolo2472
    @rihasanatrofolo2472 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    None of them have billions in liquid cash. Most people confuse this.

    • @jasonmoukala8909
      @jasonmoukala8909 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Exactly

    • @CaptainJeoy
      @CaptainJeoy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's why you don't want your name there in the first place. Most people are too lazy to understand things properly and would just rather assume.

  • @duckpotat9818
    @duckpotat9818 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I know some of dad's friends and clients (he's a Lawyer) are worth tens or even hundreds of millions (tho not quite billions) but still aren't found anywhere online.
    Keep in mind I'm from a medium sized city in a developing country.

    • @dimitarmargaritov
      @dimitarmargaritov ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Having a net worth of around a few hundred million would be more than enough for me and in fact it is one of my dreams.

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dimitarmargaritov After $100k a year, the happiness improvements have diminishing returns. This is fact.
      a few hundred million is great cus you get access to basically everything you actually want in life a lil quicker.
      But being a doctor/pharmacologist and earning $500k a year is also pretty good since your gonna be investing that money anyways, and your gonna be getting the same stuff, but maybe a year down the line instead of weeks apart.

  • @julion89
    @julion89 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Considering there's a shortage of long range private jets and yachts over 50 meters with 100+ meter yachts rolling off dock yards like cakes, I'd say there's a whole lot more billionaires than what Forbes publishes

  • @HistoryRoar247
    @HistoryRoar247 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    These tips will definitely come at handy when I become a billionaire. Thanks!

    • @Owsryudie
      @Owsryudie ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Let me know when you hit the billion cap, I will need to cut some tax off that right away.

  • @sidzero
    @sidzero ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Looking forward to that video about gamification in business.

  • @Itsv1098
    @Itsv1098 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is indeed true, I know a few politicians and businessmen who have a net worth higher than a billion, there's so many more billionaire than we think there are.

  • @bryanwilson928
    @bryanwilson928 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I realized that the secret to making a million is saving for a better investment. I always tell myself you don't need that new Maserati or that vacation just yet. That mindset helped me make more money investing. For example last year I invested 80k in stocks and made about $246k,but guess what? I put it all back and traded again and now I am rounding up close to a million

    • @nokrms
      @nokrms 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @sara_top80 how?

  • @lauriepenner350
    @lauriepenner350 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    So I just need to act boring, dress boring, drive a boring car, have modest investments and say "yeah, I wish" if someone asks if I'm rich?Looks like I'm 3/4 of the way to being stealth wealthy already!

  • @thanduxolonelisiwe3265
    @thanduxolonelisiwe3265 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    People actually think the Rothchilds or the Rockefellers or even the Fords (of Henry Ford) or Morgans (of JP Morgan) have lost their wealth because of their invisibility.

  • @Elphoya
    @Elphoya ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The real wealth are the friends we made along the way✊😔

    • @widodoakrom3938
      @widodoakrom3938 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wrong it's our knowledge

  • @AndrewReginald
    @AndrewReginald 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Well explained. Thank you for bringing up this video. Financial education is indeed required for more than 70% of the society in the country as very few are literate on the subject ..... Thanks to Mylah Evander the lady you recommended.....

    • @AndrewReginald
      @AndrewReginald 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That woman totally changed my life for good. I have come across individuals but none is as honest as Mylah. So surprised you know her too.

    • @AndrewReginald
      @AndrewReginald 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      SHE'S MOSTLY ON TELEGAMS WITH THE BELOW NAME!!!

    • @AndrewReginald
      @AndrewReginald 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      MYLAH EVAN1

    • @ege8240
      @ege8240 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      honestly if you fall for these stupid scams you deserve it. PS; these comments are all bots

  • @trevorruth3318
    @trevorruth3318 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If you want to meet the billionaires who aren’t mentioned in Forbes list, work in private equity. They exist and there’s a scary amount of them.

  • @warriorz9451
    @warriorz9451 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    For some I understand that nobody wants others to know. If I become rich I wouldn't want to be on the list. I like being seen as a normal person

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. No one wants to be like elon musk bruh. That dude is just a celebrity, but the celebrity status fucks him over hella

  • @hillelhalevi
    @hillelhalevi ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I know a billionaire who is completely unknown. He pays PR firms to keep him out of the news.

    • @hillelhalevi
      @hillelhalevi ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Adil__99 I wish

    • @jghifiversveiws8729
      @jghifiversveiws8729 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Houston we got him

    • @dp_zitha
      @dp_zitha 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@hillelhalevi "I wish" 😂😂😂

  • @infini.tesimo
    @infini.tesimo ปีที่แล้ว +114

    You also have to remember, there's actually trillionaires out here already and you will never see them listed on the public. It's all private money in the back that you won't catch wind of unless you break into the world of reading legal books, cases, and financial remedy like HJR-192. It's ridiculous how much money there is out here.

    • @manyseas1219
      @manyseas1219 ปีที่แล้ว

      its easy ro become rich when you dont pay taxes and exploit third world humans to acquire cheap labor, while charging ridicolous amount of money to your cult members (i mean customer base). Apple

    • @spirituality5272
      @spirituality5272 ปีที่แล้ว

      Source for the trillionaire claim? Or are you just pulling it out of your 🍑

    • @redhot663
      @redhot663 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm pretty sure Putin has been a trillionaire for years

    • @raylevi5343
      @raylevi5343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where is all that stuff stored?

    • @luis.m.yrisson
      @luis.m.yrisson ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@raylevi5343 In a computer

  • @AverriJoint
    @AverriJoint 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I worked for one. I could not believe they have amassed so much wealth because I Never heard of them, also they lived amongst us middle-class people.

  • @Xeit
    @Xeit ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Not telling anyone that you are bilionaire is just smart move. Too many beggars, public eyes and all other bs comes from this being a public knowledge.

  • @jacobcoughlin1822
    @jacobcoughlin1822 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1.) own private equity/assets
    It’s really that simple, the known billionaires are known because they own shares of public stock that value over $1b in aggregate.
    You likely don’t even think about wealthy people/family’s who keep their wealth in private, often family owned companies.

  • @sidwhiting665
    @sidwhiting665 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    There's a sweet spot for wealth probably somewhere in the mid-$10 millions (say $40 - $70 million). That way you have more than enough money to do just about anything (legal) that you want for your entire life, but without all the gargantuan headaches of being uber-rich.

    • @kylesosa3562
      @kylesosa3562 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thats the price of a Penthouse nowadays and are you God to determine how much is enough?

    • @johnwick6831
      @johnwick6831 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brother lemme tell you, a person like you even if given 1B would come back to being poor because of the way you think.

    • @FuelAirSparkTime
      @FuelAirSparkTime ปีที่แล้ว

      When you're that rich and have a headache you can just pay for another head

  • @shirleneunglesbee1423
    @shirleneunglesbee1423 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    The rich are money minded. That is one thing I learnt from the start. I have always wanted to build wealth. I have set out $167k that I had been saving since 2020, and I want to put it in the stock market so I can grow my wealth. Any recommendations?

    • @glenbert1396
      @glenbert1396 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It is really good that you do. I know a lot of people who have made a lot from the stock market. But you need to spend a lot of time studying the market if you want to be a pro, or you use a stock advisor who really knows what they are doing.

    • @baileymclean8186
      @baileymclean8186 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For real, people underestimate how much they can rake in from the stock market. Started with $127k just before the pandemic hit. Many people's portfolios tanked, but I rode through with my financial advisor, and even made more than $86k within just five months of starting, and it's been an awesome ride since then.

    • @smithmurphy
      @smithmurphy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is something I've heard of severally, but I just don't know how to find an advisor. If you'll be kind enough, can I ask who your financial advisor is?

    • @baileymclean8186
      @baileymclean8186 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@smithmurphy The thing is that I really don't like making such recommendations. But there are many freelance wealth managers you could check out. I have been working with ''JILL MARIE CARROLL'' for about four years now, and she's made decent returns. If she meets your discretion, then you could go ahead.

    • @smithmurphy
      @smithmurphy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@baileymclean8186 Thanks for the info , found her website and its really impressive

  • @riptyurass302
    @riptyurass302 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It’s not even illegal. Some may just be billionaires but don’t want the world to know. They’re entitled to their privacy just like how we’re entitled to not have to tell strangers our bank account balance.

  • @connynoren1663
    @connynoren1663 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    The failure of SVB and everything happening has left the markets in shreds. I'm at a crossroads right now, deciding if to liquidate 200k portfolio down by 10%, and it's uneasy for me to not panic after my recent awful divorce. I just need investing ideas to afford my retirement

    • @yeimytsou4459
      @yeimytsou4459 ปีที่แล้ว

      sorry for your divorce,
      there are actually ideas that could be put in place for solid gains during a crash, but such strategies are carried out by distinguished advisors

    • @mansurhaythamattia2724
      @mansurhaythamattia2724 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, people downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their emotions, I remember couple years back during covid lockdown, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, thus researched for license advisors, That was the game changer, helped grow my reserve to nearly $1.5m after subsequent investments to date

    • @perone2140
      @perone2140 ปีที่แล้ว

      sometimes we fail to realize how resourceful an extra income can be until crisis.. at this point i'm looking for assistance with where to put my money during this financial recession, mind if i look up your advisor pls>>>>>>>>

    • @mansurhaythamattia2724
      @mansurhaythamattia2724 ปีที่แล้ว

      His name is "Devon Sean Nolan" he's well grounded with 22 years experienced in the financial market, and extensive knowledge of portfolio diversity.
      I recommend researching his credentials further on the internet

    • @connynoren1663
      @connynoren1663 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mansurhaythamattia2724 great share, just copied and pasted his full name on my browser, thankfully his site appeared top search! He seems first-rate, his creds speak for itself

  • @TheHomeman
    @TheHomeman ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've been telling my coworkers for years that if you are buying crypto most of them are customers not investors or investomers.
    It might make them money but more likely not.

  • @alansaxena7934
    @alansaxena7934 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    So there is way more billionaires than than we all think.. hmm 🧐

    • @hidesbehindpseudonym1920
      @hidesbehindpseudonym1920 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, there aren't... And if there are then that justifies the expansion of the IRS

    • @nishant54
      @nishant54 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ​@@hidesbehindpseudonym1920 There are but irs can't do anything to their masters.

    • @stevencooper4422
      @stevencooper4422 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@nishant54 Big brain comment

    • @raylevi5343
      @raylevi5343 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hidesbehindpseudonym1920 You really it's them the IRS will come after?

    • @weird-guy
      @weird-guy ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of them are involved in shady business do you think they are going report to the irs, also the world don’t revolve around the USA.

  • @fuzzypanda1684
    @fuzzypanda1684 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    If I was a billionaire, I'd want everyone to know and would publicly list my address. But what they wouldn't know is that it's a decoy house. When people asking for money show up, they'd be directed to a very weird and uncomfortable waiting room and left alone. Once they got uncomfortable enough and decided to leave, they'd be greeting by an intricate series of mazelike hallways, bizarre rooms, and strange doors. When they finally either found their way out (unlikely), or broke down and begged to be let out, someone would go in and escort them off the premises.
    The number of leeches trying to beg for money would drop overnight.
    But anyways, as long as we're talking about corrupt bureaucrats, can we talk about Biden?

    • @afrazer62
      @afrazer62 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao😅😂

    • @MissiFull
      @MissiFull 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ingame

  • @MattDouglas-hj9wh
    @MattDouglas-hj9wh ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I just sold a property in Portland and I'm thinking to put the cash in stocks, I know everyone is saying its ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? How long until a full recovery? How are other people in the same market raking in over $450k gains with months, I'm really just confused at this point.

    • @hannahdonald9071
      @hannahdonald9071 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, a good number of folks are raking in huge 6 figure gains in this downtrend, but such strategies are mostly successfully executed by folks with in depth market knowledge

    • @trazzpalmer3199
      @trazzpalmer3199 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, having a brokerage advisor for inveesting is genius! Amidst the financial crisis in 2008, I was really having inveesting nightmare prior touching base with a advisor. In a nutshell, i've accrued over $850k with the help of my advisor from an initial $120k investment.

    • @trazzpalmer3199
      @trazzpalmer3199 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Carol Pasol Lewis". You can easily look her up, she has years of financiaI market experience.

    • @Tarooo89
      @Tarooo89 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love how this entire comment chain is obviously bots, even the usernames are identically generated lmao

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tarooo89 They pop up every now and then in financing-related video comment sections.
      Sometimes even non-related

  • @GambaLivee
    @GambaLivee ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’m a billionaire, but i’m so good at hiding it that i don’t know myself that i am a billionaire

  • @brasssnacks8413
    @brasssnacks8413 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Forbes's compilation of billionaires is one of the most important endevours of our time! How else will we know where to start when the revolution comes?

    • @sk31370n
      @sk31370n ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you just ask the dude paying you to start the revolution

  • @toorimakun
    @toorimakun ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The funny thing is there are actually trillonaires also.
    But yah, they are all from "old money" so not something forbes would be able to track.... also they have their wealth disconnected from them so much that even their home isn't "legally" their home.
    And their yacht is a "company yacht"..... a company that almost always has no employees :/

  • @Kelvineachael
    @Kelvineachael 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    My question is, What's the best way to make money from crypto trading? I really need help from investors and traders.

    • @Jerry-zb8zj
      @Jerry-zb8zj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When investing it's of the utmost importance to diversify your money. This is a good way to invest

    • @SuperFly-xc9ed
      @SuperFly-xc9ed 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The number one skillset that an investor need to have is extreme patience and invest with a professional broker to guide you!

    • @christenmadison260
      @christenmadison260 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Buy low and sell high, also ensure you invest with a professional who has a unique skill in manipulating the market for profit gain. GOODLUCK!!!

    • @Likewood280
      @Likewood280 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have one question, everytime I buy low and sell high I should be making more money right? But my wallet becomes less and less, why is this?

    • @williamscalvary737
      @williamscalvary737 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too I'm a beginner. I don't understand indicators that are used. Any guide or advice you wanna give me?? How to read indicators properly??

  • @andrew.
    @andrew. ปีที่แล้ว +76

    You could be a billionaire and not even know it

    • @DAMfoxygrampa
      @DAMfoxygrampa ปีที่แล้ว +27

      If I could reveal that info to myself real quick that'd be nice

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly. Maybe my 969 Pi Network tokens will be that $Billion for me someday 😏

  • @j.mieses8139
    @j.mieses8139 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm still working on my first Million..so got a long way to go!

  • @Donkeyearsa
    @Donkeyearsa ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The guy who owns the company I work for is a billionaire but I totally doubt he is known as the company is privately owned and is not publicly traided. I dont know what his name is as I never asked as me knowing won't help me so it's not worth my time asking.

    • @nonamecamper2004
      @nonamecamper2004 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what is comapny name or what you do there

  • @daisya.7960
    @daisya.7960 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    interestingly enough, Isabel dos Santos, the former president of Angola’s daughter, brought and financed Forbes in Angola. They estimated her net worth and she was the richest woman of africa, 3.4B (from corrupt money). That title and attention brought up investigations about the source of her wealth, she’s now wanted / being investigated in Portugal, Angola and I think England. A lot of members of her father’s party were also known for corruption and inappropriate use of public funds. But they were smart enough not to declare them publicly. I’m sure that there are many other billionaires in Angola or other African countries that choose to live in the shadows to avoid public knowledge and investigations.

  • @trazzpalmer3199
    @trazzpalmer3199 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I feel investors should be focusing on under-the-radar stocks, and considering the current rollercoaster nature of the stock market, Because 35% of my $270k portfolio comprises of plummeting stocks which were once revered and i don't know where to go here out of devastation.

    • @tampabayrodeo2474
      @tampabayrodeo2474 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just googled her and I'm really impressed with her credentials; I reached out to her since I need all the assistance I can get. I just scheduled a caII.

    • @jr321
      @jr321 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Scammer

  • @albionicamerican8806
    @albionicamerican8806 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    People who make billions from criminal activities usually don't show up on the lists published by the business media.

  • @arthurlasido258
    @arthurlasido258 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Is this the financial bros' equivalent of a 10 year-veteran of WoW, creating a bunch of new accounts to pawn on them noobs?

  • @Roni62
    @Roni62 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you, I just subscribed. But, there are so many Billionaires it's mind bogging.

  • @sngs9565
    @sngs9565 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How many of them are CASH RICH??? That is the real important question....Most of them are PAPER Billionaires.

    • @DanielQRT
      @DanielQRT ปีที่แล้ว +14

      because money is just a social construct, and real wealth exists in actual assets

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DanielQRT What he means, is how liquid is their wealth?
      Theres a point where yes your worth all that money, but that money dont mean anything since u cant actually use it.
      My dads "technically" a millionaire. Under $10 mil prolly, but it doesnt mean he's rich, or that he has $3M to blow on random shit for fun.
      Alot of his assets are stuff he's saving for retirement or to pass down.
      Ik a lot of way richer family, and family friends, prolly worth 10x more, that are in a similar situation.
      Thats reality imo. No ones gonna be living a celebrity NBA-player type lifestyle.
      Irl your just gonna be able to buy whatever normal thing you want, and your just gonna be stable at best.

    • @sk31370n
      @sk31370n ปีที่แล้ว

      isnt cash mostly made of paper?

  • @yebzy
    @yebzy ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:18 this was so damn motivating to me for some reason.
    I guess for some reason I used to think this level of wealth was unattainable for me , but this put things in perspective
    I can get there

    • @iryairya2008
      @iryairya2008 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes you can brother. Believe and make it happen!

  • @erik3371
    @erik3371 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You know you said in this video that no company that isn't the next Amazon or Facebook should go public? I'm very interested in you expanding on this point.

  • @leandros_3249
    @leandros_3249 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The narrator of How money works is actually a billionaire as well no wonder he never shows his face , YT videos is just a side hobby lol 😉

    • @vergilmontiero2558
      @vergilmontiero2558 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wouldn't debate that

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn ปีที่แล้ว +5

      IDK about billionaire... but maybe. The Maverick of Wall Street is probably ridiculously wealthy, too. He did the same work for at least as long.

  • @QW-pf5lp
    @QW-pf5lp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Non-profit organizations are a great way to launder money. No taxation

  • @SyntheticFuture
    @SyntheticFuture ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So Blinkest is basically a TLDR service? I think its hard to convey what a book is about without spoiling the story 😅I see it working for educational books but the fun of most stories is not knowing what they are about.

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like I would reject or have trouble believing a lot of ideas in books I've read without the accompanying argument.
      But I'm not too smart, so maybe I need extra convincing.

  • @BrooklynDynasty
    @BrooklynDynasty 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I know a billionaire real estate owner in NYC not even his neighbors know he's a billionaire they know his family owns a few buildings but they don't know how many and the sky scrapers in the city he lives in a apartment building that he owns and combined like ten apt. For himself 😮

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Michigan has a lot of stealth wealth, too. I imagine Ohio is the same, weirdly enough.

  • @futurehofer1564
    @futurehofer1564 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If I was a billionaire I wouldnt want to be on this list

  • @Mr--_--M
    @Mr--_--M ปีที่แล้ว +8

    And why would they wanna be on that list? Money vultures aren’t fun

  • @rahulshendre7089
    @rahulshendre7089 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    damn
    this is true
    There are thousands of billionaires and they will keep growing

    • @sk31370n
      @sk31370n ปีที่แล้ว +1

      specially in africa

    • @salaadino
      @salaadino ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U sound like one

    • @rahulshendre7089
      @rahulshendre7089 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@salaadino :)

  • @reprovedcandy
    @reprovedcandy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is great to know. Will be super helpful when I become a billionaire...

  • @aviationdesigner0016
    @aviationdesigner0016 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Forbes should add all the major politicians from all the countries especially the democracies

  • @AggamenoT
    @AggamenoT ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The scammers wants to be in Forbe while the real rich want to avoid Forbe.

    • @sungjane
      @sungjane ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1, Elon Musk

    • @sungjane
      @sungjane ปีที่แล้ว

      made in china and his company will be tie~

    • @MissiFull
      @MissiFull 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The person who wants to be in Forbes will benefit if the person is a personal brand.

  • @eonfluxparadox
    @eonfluxparadox ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just do the opposite and pay Forbes and Magazine companies to not include you in anything. It's not like you wouldn't have the money, and the benefits far outweigh the cons. You can be a ghost simply by keeping everyone quiet with money.

    • @n5freestyle100
      @n5freestyle100 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do Forbes and magazine know how much you have?

  • @thedude7319
    @thedude7319 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Talking about billionaires, I just want to be a multi millionaire

    • @BikeHelmetMk2
      @BikeHelmetMk2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1) Buy a house
      2) Pay off the mortgage over 30 years.
      3) Done.
      Would recommend Roth IRA or TFSA as well.

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly its way less complex than people make it out to be.
      Doctors earn a shit ton bruh.
      Even as a pharmacologist, you can just earn $250k a year, live in a trailer park throughout your 20's, and invest the money you save cus of the living costs.
      Once your set, you can then get the flashy title of millionaire and feel good about yourself, but get cucked the moment you try some elon musk type shit lmfao.
      My dad did the same as a programmer. Have some family friends who took the medicine route aswell.

    • @jasonmoukala8909
      @jasonmoukala8909 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@honkhonk8009not just doctors but engineers, computer programmers/software developers, car salesman, real estate agent, life insurance agent, people who work in cybersecurity etc

  • @kickapoo1390
    @kickapoo1390 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Most of the truly wealthy aren't on any list. Privacy is uber important. People that brag about wealth or try to be known or get on lists are almost all scammers or very dumb new rich people.

    • @atake606
      @atake606 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right, there’s no real advantage to being known if you’re already rich. Much rather be rich and unknown than rich and famous

  • @George-nd7ot
    @George-nd7ot ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Technically Hedgefund billionaires would be the hardest to verify, think about it if alll they do is trade stocks, commodities, futures etc then how would forbes or Bloomberg ever find out 🤔

  • @UmarRosyad
    @UmarRosyad 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have family relative working at oil company in Abu Dhabi.
    The executives still using taxi to go to the office, and even playing football with their staff in Friday afternoon
    😂

  • @KamikazeMedias
    @KamikazeMedias ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Same about becoming a millionarie. Imagine getting a job, investing your good paycheck well, and hitting it at the rightfull age of 45, deciding to retire and somebody says that you have a stock portfollio worth one million bucks that earn you 150k a year.
    The nightmare is real.

  • @menaseven9093
    @menaseven9093 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the Heineken family motto was Secrecy is success, success is secrecy. Can somebody be a billionaire without having a billion dollars in cash, gold, and real estate? Most of the billionaires are stock billionaires.

  • @justcommenting4981
    @justcommenting4981 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Finally. A way to hide being a billionaire. Without the fear we can all finally go do it.
    It's very funny to bring up the car you drive. As though that matters at all. A billionaire is 1000x more wealthy than a millionaire. There is no physical way to spend enough money on personal affects to differentiate having hundreds of millions of dollars from 1 billion dollars. It is literally more money than a human being can spend in their lifetime. Cars could never give you away.

  • @FirstNameLastName-gh9iw
    @FirstNameLastName-gh9iw ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:20 are you telling me my dads old boss might be a billionaire?
    Edit: oh with 500 million dollar sale he’s almost definitely a billionaire by now

  • @RenegadeRanga
    @RenegadeRanga ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ask the Rockefellers about what they're worth. Gates copping a cake in the face was amazing.

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Didn't he talk about the Rockefellers in that episode about inherentance? I thought the TL:DR was that the family grows faster than the family wealth.

    • @errolmichaelphillips7763
      @errolmichaelphillips7763 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "copping a cake". Australian?

    • @zandaroos553
      @zandaroos553 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Rockefellers are wealthy as a family but it’s also a big family. I come from a family that’s technically probably just below the billionaire mark but it’s spread out between so many inheritors, so unevenly divided, and unevenly invested that it’s completely meaningless and ranges from an uncle of mine worth north of 200 mil in his personal PE fund to my grandparents who made extremely conservative investments and kept their part of the business local and thus “only” have a few mil in the bank

  • @princecuddle
    @princecuddle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Political power should have a monetary value on how much someone is worth.

  • @jon6309
    @jon6309 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    lol. If I was a billionaire, I wouldn't want to be on the list. If I miraculously won a billion dollar lottery jackpot or hit a speculative gain in that proportion I would move it into a trust account to hide my name.

  • @Billionaireben
    @Billionaireben 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OpenAI estimate:
    Low Estimate: 2,904 billionaires
    Moderate Estimate: 3,300 billionaires
    High Estimate: 3,960 billionaires

  • @Viviko
    @Viviko ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wait North Delors is a an asset protection state? The ones I hear about a lot are Delaware and Wyoming. Hmmm. That’s interesting.

  • @anubhavaggarwal6037
    @anubhavaggarwal6037 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was very helpful for me, thank you!!! 😛

  • @muslalah5567
    @muslalah5567 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    From 1944-63, the top tax rate was 91%. From 1932-86 it never went below 50%.

    • @Ibegood
      @Ibegood ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Google the "effective tax rate" and it's roughly the same as it is now though. Believe it or not, a combination of more tax loopholes and more unreported income led to similar tax rates as today.

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ibegood i know effective tax rate is the correct term, but it feels like gross tax rate would make more sense than effective, because effectively they pay 11 or 13% according to the white house.

  • @Trizzer89
    @Trizzer89 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A lot of heirs an heiresses stay off the list. Owning private companies definitely helps

  • @Profitglutton90
    @Profitglutton90 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What if they can verify your wealth but you don’t want it added?

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I think you still get added

    • @Profitglutton90
      @Profitglutton90 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@HowMoneyWorks oh I didn’t think this would actually get an answer. Thanks!

    • @epbrown01
      @epbrown01 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You still get added. The first time Sam Walton (Wal-mart) made the list, Forbes published a letter from him that basically said “I asked you not to do this, thanks for nothing.” Walton was old school stealth wealth, drove an old F150, modest house - most of his neighbors had no idea.

    • @MissiFull
      @MissiFull 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@epbrown01 You are wise I can see

  • @vivian9399
    @vivian9399 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a Billionaire (not from USA), I use big credit card. So there is no tax on everything I buy. I just need to pay monthly to the bank that issued that credit cards. We never touch paper money.

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes6464 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Here in Monaco there's at least 6 real estate billionaires that aren't part of any list.

    • @jjoohhhnn
      @jjoohhhnn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You'd be shocked how many billionaires are in Great Lakes states in the USA.