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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by TaylorGood on Thursday July 27, 2017 @02:10PM (#14867899)
A family I grew up with has a net worth of ~$20B but it's layered through hundreds of LLC's. Easy to understand the truest wealth figures avoid publicity the most.

Two other families nearby hit the ~$2B range but you'll never hear about it unless you're floating on a boat when their name comes up.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by kamaal on Friday July 28, 2017 @01:42AM (#14872234)
Bulk of the worlds wealth is held by unknown(or at least non-famous) people. Anonymity and low key profile helps them escape being in spotlight. Being invisible to tax agencies, crime rings and mobs among masses is far more preferable than having a celebrity profile and a photo on forbes.

Also its easy to bequeath your descendants wealth easily that way.

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