Bernard Saul II & family
Source of wealth: Banking, real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Bernard Saul II & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Bernard Saul II & family 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, Bernard Saul II & family 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
Bernard Saul II & family 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 Bernard Saul II & family could pay for it entirely for 1.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Bernard Saul II & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Bernard Saul II & family 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
Bernard Saul II & family's fortune is equivalent to 19 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.
Bernard Saul II & family could buy 5,053,536 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 Bernard Saul II & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
B. Francis Saul II inherited his grandfather's property management firm, B.F. Saul Company, and turned it into a real estate empire.
B.F. Saul Company owns over 3 million square feet of industrial and office space across the country, along with 19 hotels.
He also owns The Hay-Adams, a 5-star hotel across the road from the White House that brands itself as "discreetly luxurious."
He sold Chevy Chase Federal Savings Bank to Capital One in 2009 for around $500 million.
The majority of his real estate portfolio is managed through Saul Centers, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT).
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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