Quote Originally Posted by Bjauck View Post
Trump inherited money. In 2021 Forbes reckoned that Trump also added to that wealth with some good real estate investments for much of his life. However with the boom on the US stock market more recently, they reckon Trump would have been wealthier if he had invested his inheritance in the S&P500 index.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalex...nto-the-sp500/
That is quite a simple analysis. Trump is essentially a property mogul (although he made a fair amount from the apprentice). So how did a property index fund compare with the S&P 500? He does not have the help of amazon, microsoft, alphabet etc which have propelled the S&P500. Also the analysis assumes he could have invested the inheritance into the S&P 500 and lived a frugal life. But he has his own helicopter and 2 divorces behind him so he probably spent a large amount over the years. How rich did his siblings become, assuming they inherited an equal amount to Donald?