Warren Stephens
Source of wealth: Investment banking
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Warren Stephens's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Warren Stephens could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Warren Stephens could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Warren Stephens could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.0 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 Warren Stephens 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
Warren Stephens could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Warren Stephens 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
Warren Stephens's fortune is equivalent to 23 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.
Warren Stephens could buy 6,156,504 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 Warren Stephens will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Warren Stephens is an investing billionaire and the current United State ambassador to the United Kingdom.
His uncle Witt founded Little Rock-based investment bank Stephens Inc. in 1933; his father Jackson joined in 1946.
The outfit underwrote Walmart's public offering in 1970.
The two brothers plowed their earnings into private equity, hewing to the investment criteria, "whim and caprice."
Stephens grew up in the business, became CEO in 1986 and bought out his cousins in 2006.
Stephens sold a group of newspaper holdings, including the Las Vegas Review Journal, for $400 million in 2015.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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