Leonard Stern
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Leonard Stern's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Leonard Stern could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Leonard Stern could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Leonard Stern could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.4 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 Leonard Stern could pay for it entirely for 3.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Leonard Stern could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 14.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Leonard Stern 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Leonard Stern's fortune is equivalent to 57 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.
Leonard Stern could buy 15,204,350 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Leonard Stern will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Leonard Stern joined his father Max's pet supply business in 1959. Seven years later he expanded into real estate, acquiring a New Jersey warehouse.
His Hartz Mountain firm owns more than 260 real estate properties, mostly in the New Jersey area.
Most of Hartz's portfolio is in warehouses, including properties in New Jersey, Atlanta, Baltimore and Charlotte, N.C.
Stern sold the pet business for $350 million in 2000. He has also ventured into publishing, energy, capital management and carpet cleaning.
Many know his name thanks to his $30 million donation 30 years ago to New York University's business school, renamed in his honor.
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