Bill Gates reclaims world’s richest title
Bill Gates reclaims world’s richest title
Source: The Age Business Day
According to a recent article by The Age, Bill Gates has reclaimed the title of world’s richest person, for the first time since 2007. His fortune was valued at $US72.7 billion ($74 billion) overnight, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The co-founder of Microsoft has seen his fortune climb about $US10 billion this year. Microsoft’s shares have hit a five-year high of $US34.08 overnight, and have advanced 28 per cent year-to-date said The Age.
Microsoft said overnight that US retailers had sold 130,000 Xbox 360 game consoles in April, helping it retain the top-selling spot for the 28th straight month.
According to the article, Mr Gates’ fortune has also benefited from a rally in stock holdings that include the Canadian National Railway Co and waste-collection company Republic Services.
Most of Mr Gates’ fortune is held through Cascade Investment, a holding entity through which he owns stakes in more than a dozen publicly traded companies and several closely held operations, including Four Seasons hotels and Corbis Corp.
Less than a quarter of Mr Gates’ fortune is held in Microsoft. He’s donated $US28 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said The Age.
For clients of UGC this news would come as no surprise given the cash gushing qualities of Microsoft. It has long been a recommended investment of UGC.
UGC noted in an article on 26 December 2012, that many investors have grossly overlooked Microsoft, in recent times.
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