Wesley Edens
Source of wealth: Investments
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Wesley Edens's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Wesley Edens could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Wesley Edens 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
Wesley Edens could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Wesley Edens could pay for it entirely for 1.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Wesley Edens could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Wesley Edens 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
Wesley Edens's fortune is equivalent to 17 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.
Wesley Edens could buy 4,529,810 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 Wesley Edens will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Wes Edens cofounded asset manager Fortress Investment Group in 1998.
A former BlackRock partner, Edens first became a billionaire alongside his four cofounders when Fortress went public in 2007.
Fortress was acquired by SoftBank in 2017 for $3.3 billion. Edens walked away with about $500 million pretax.
He is the CEO of publicly traded liquefied natural gas company New Fortress Energy.
He is a co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, Premier League soccer team Aston Villa and Portugal's Vitoria Club Sport soccer club.
His Brightline railway, the only private passenger line in the U.S., operates high-speed trains from Orlando to Miami.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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