When Bill Gates made a list of the pros and cons of getting married to Melinda Gates on a whiteboard
While the world is still in shock over Bill Gates and Melinda Gates divorce, we take a trip down memory lane when the Microsoft co-founder made a list of the pros and cons of getting married to Melinda. Written By
Pinkvilla Desk 25112 reads Mumbai Updated: May 5, 2021 02:09 pm According to Melinda Gates, Bill Gates had taken the idea of marriage very seriously at the time.
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It s still difficult to digest that after 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are calling it quits and heading for a divorce. .but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives, the ex-couple had penned in a join statement, shared on Instagram. While all eyes are now on the divorce proceedings, we take a trip down memory lane to the way Bill and Melinda were.
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, court documents reveal that the power couple doesn t have a prenuptial agreement to help them navigate dividing their massive wealth. Bill and Melinda Gates together own a huge fortune including properties in five states, a private jet, an astonishing art collection and a fleet of luxury cars.
Although the couple has a separation agreement signed, without a prenup, dividing the massive wealth might get difficult. A separation agreement is usually signed at the end of a marriage and lays out the terms of the split.
That separation contract hasn t been included in the divorce filing. But now without a prenup, the separation agreement is likely to dictate how the couple will divide their assets. The documents, which were filed by Melinda, came to light after the couple s eldest daughter Jennifer Gates revealed their family has been going through a challenging stretch of time.
What is Bill Gates net worth?
According to Forbes, American business magnate, founder and former chairman and CEO of Microsoft, philanthropist and author Bill Gates has a net worth of $124B, with a real-time net worth of $130.5B. Celebrity Net Worth puts him at $146B, adding that he has a salary of $1M.
Bill has been the wealthiest man on the planet for most of the last two decades. Currently, he is the world s fourth richest person after Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and LVMH s Bernald Arnault and family, the Town and Country Magazine reported.
Owns less than 1.3 per cent of Microsoft
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India retained the third spot on the list of countries with a maximum number of billionaires. The country’s elite billion dollar club saw the addition of 55 new entrepreneurs in 2020 despite Covid-19 Top 10 richest Indians in Hurun Global Rich List 2021
New Delhi: The Hurun Global Rich List 2021, released on Tuesday, ranked 3228 billionaires from 2402 companies and 68 countries. Tesla founder Elon Musk topped the list with a net worth of 14.4 lakh crore ($197 billion). Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is also part of the world s top 10 richest people as the oil-to-telecon giant s chief occupied 8th spot on the list with a net worth of Rs 6.05 lakh crore.
Here s Why Bill Gates Kids Won’t Inherit Much Of His Multibillion-Dollar Fortune
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He will give his children $10 million each as an inheritance
He and his wife Melinda Gates created The Giving Pledge with Warren Buffet
Bill Gates is worth billions but only a small part of his massive wealth will go to his children.
While Gates will still leave around $10 million to each of his three children, son Rory and daughters Jennifer and Phoebe, when he passes away, it would only represent a small percentage of his $113 billion wealth, Insider reported.
The rest of his fortune will go to charitable causes, something that has always been the plan for the Microsoft founder and his wife, Melinda Gates. The couple has always been passionate about philanthropy. They started the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help the less fortunate gain access to financial services and help them lead healthy, productive lives.