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WHERE ARE ROSS'S BILLIONS?
(FORTUNE Magazine) – The foundation of Perot's wealth is Electronic Data Systems, which he sold to | General Motors in 1984 for $2.5 billion. His personal share of the sale: $1.4 billion. Later GM paid him an additional $700 million in ''hushmail'' to give up his stock and board position and go away quietly. BOX: HIS $3.3 BILLION FORTUNE DIVIDES UP THIS WAY. . . in millions $2,620 in U.S. Treasury bills; corporate and triple-A rated municipal bonds; cash. $350 in commercial and residential real estate in Dallas, Atlanta, and Kansas City. $200 in his 100% ownership of computer services firm Perot Systems. $75 in a vast array of personal possessions like Cigarette boats, jets, helicopters, Tennessee Walking Horses, and residences in Dallas, Vail, and Bermuda. $22 in a wide assortment of small-company venture capital investments. $20 in a 20% stake in Next Inc., Steve Job's computer startup company. $15 in oil and gas properties and investments. |
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