Brett Hildebrand
Source of wealth: Banking, credit cards
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Brett Hildebrand's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Brett Hildebrand could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Brett Hildebrand 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
Brett Hildebrand 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 Brett Hildebrand 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
Brett Hildebrand 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 Brett Hildebrand 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
Brett Hildebrand'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.
Brett Hildebrand could buy 5,083,599 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 Brett Hildebrand will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Brett Hildebrand is a major shareholder of Credit One Bank, one of the largest subprime lenders in the United States.
Despite a nearly identical name and logo to the better known Capital One Bank, Credit One is entirely separate and caters mainly to low-credit borrowers.
After beginning his career at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, Hildebrand cofounded Sherman Financial Group in 1998 with Ben Navarro, Credit One's controlling shareholder.
Sherman Financial built Resurgent Capital Services into one of America's largest debt collection businesses before selling the company in 2021.
Hildebrand has plowed his cash proceeds from Credit One into biotech, AI and fintech bets through his investment firm IAG Capital Partners.
Financial Assets
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