Despite its small population of 2.2 million, Qatar boasts the highest per capita wealth in the world. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund holds more assets in London than even the Queen of England, including the UK’s tallest building, The Shard. Recently, Qatar has diversified its investments to include the United States. Source
In the 1970s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak offered a 1/3 stake in Apple for $50,000 to Nolan Bushnell, their former boss and founder of Atari. He said no, but later spent $500,000 on the rights to the Pizza Time Theater chain. He said “It’s kind of fun to think about, when I’m not crying.”… Read More »
During the Great Depression, banker Mark Welch Munroe convinced struggling families in Quincy, Florida to buy Coca-Cola shares that traded at 19 dollars. Later, the town became the single richest town per capita in the US with at least 67 millionaires. The post During the Great Depression, banker Mark… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source