Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock after finalizing divorce

Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af... by jedberg on Thursday April 04, 2019 @01:56PM (#19575202)

> MacKenzie said she was "happy" to be giving Jeff 75 percent of their stock in Amazon along with voting control of her shares. She also left Jeff with all of her interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, according to the statement.

This makes a lot of sense. They probably both realize that the stock could be worth significantly less if he didn't maintain control of all three companies, given that the market was already reacting to that possible outcome.

> Jeff remains the richest man in the world, even after losing $35.6 billion in Amazon stock.

I wonder if part of this settlement was because he actually cares about being the richest person in the world and she was kind enough to make sure he stays that way?

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Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af... by e40 on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:25PM (#19575524)

I wonder if part of this settlement was because he actually cares about being the richest person in the world and she was kind enough to make sure he stays that way?

I think you already answered it. I think she's smart enough to know the value of what she has will be more certain if Jeff has control.

And she's also smart enough to know that $35B is way more than she could ever spend/use/invest/whatever.

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Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af... by whoisjuan on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:58PM (#19575868)

> I wonder if part of this settlement was because he actually cares about being the richest person in the world and she was kind enough to make sure he stays that way?

I doubt it. What is he getting from that title, at all? His already obnoxiously rich. He is totally willing to divest just to put money into risky bets like Blue Origin. He even bought a newspaper, in what I believe was a personal move to deeply understand the role of press in society development and policy making (because all other reasons are stupid, as already proven by the multiple issues that have originiated from his association with WaPo).

I think he has a goal that goes beyond being the richest person in the world or at least it doesn't depend on that. His personal bets under a investment light are the oppostie of trying be the richest person in the world. I suspect that's not his goal.

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Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af... by pastor_elm on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:32PM (#19575622)

I'm sure she cares about her own legacy and wants to make a name for herself like Melinda Gates, Priscilla Chan, and Laurene Powell Jobs. Obviously would be more difficult if Jeff drags her through the mud.

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