Andreas Pohl
Source of wealth: Mutual funds
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Andreas Pohl's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Andreas Pohl could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.2 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Andreas Pohl could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Andreas Pohl could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.8 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Andreas Pohl could pay for it entirely for 1.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Andreas Pohl could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Andreas Pohl with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Andreas Pohl's fortune is equivalent to 18 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Andreas Pohl could buy 4,683,240 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although Andreas Pohl will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Andreas Pohl is CEO of Deutsche Vermoegensberatung (DVAG), the leading German company offering mutual funds, consumer insurance and annuities.
His brother Reinfried and he inherited the DVAG empire from their father, Reinfried Pohl Sr., who died in 2014.
The DVAG founder supported a range of schools and organizations in his home city of Marburg, which has led some to refer to it as "Pohl City."
The family's holding company, owned 50/50 by the brothers, holds 60% of DVAG, with the remaining 40% held by Generali Deutschland Holding AG.
Andreas grew up in the company, attended openings of new branches with his father as a teenager, then sold insurance and later helped manage DVAG.
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