Ben Navarro
Source of wealth: Investments
...
...
The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Ben Navarro's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Ben Navarro could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Ben Navarro could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Ben Navarro could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.9 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 Ben Navarro could pay for it entirely for 1.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Ben Navarro could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Ben Navarro 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
Ben Navarro's fortune is equivalent to 22 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.
Ben Navarro could buy 5,833,880 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 Ben Navarro will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
The former Citigroup banker cofounded Sherman Financial Group in 1998 with fellow billionaire Brett Hildebrand and built it into a credit card and debt collection empire.
One of Sherman's key assets is the Las Vegas-based lender Credit One, which says it has doled out more than 18 million credit cards to date.
Despite a nearly identical name and logo to the better known Capital One Bank, Navarro's firm is entirely separate and caters mainly to low-credit borrowers.
Since 2021, the Charleston-based billionaire has spent more than $350 million buying up property around the city, including a stadium and historic hotel.
Navarro's daughter, Emma Navarro, is one of the top-ranked tennis players in the U.S.
Navarro has spent over $300 million to buy two professional tennis tournaments, in Cincinnati and Charleston; Credit One now sponsors both.
Financial Assets
Financial assets information not available.
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
Historical data not available for comparison