Michael Platt
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Michael Platt's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Michael Platt could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 9.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Michael Platt could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 4.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Michael Platt could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.1 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 Michael Platt could pay for it entirely for 8.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Michael Platt could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 35.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Michael Platt 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 0.8 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Michael Platt's fortune is equivalent to 143 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.
Michael Platt could buy 38,220,253 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 7 trucks to transport them. Although Michael Platt will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Michael Platt is the cofounder and CEO of BlueCrest Capital Management, which he started in late 2000 after nearly a decade at JP Morgan.
Platt built BlueCrest into one of the world's largest hedge fund firms; at its peak, it managed more than $35 billion in assets.
A push into equities and poor results led to investor exits and he returned outside investors' money in 2015, remaking BlueCrest into a family office.
The firm has flourished since then, generating returns as high as 153% in 2022 and 95% in 2020, with no years worse than 20%.
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