A billionaire is taking the lead to give away nearly all of his wealth.
There is wisdom in here. Read the full article at yahoo news and not miss the wisdom this billionaire is showing to all of us.
"Donated $2.8 billion of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. stock to five charities, as part of the billionaire's plan to give away nearly all of his wealth."That's why he is a billionaire.
"Buffett donated about 21.73 million Class "B" shares of Berkshire."
Oh man this is amazing!
"About 16.6 million shares, worth more than $2.1 billion, went to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on education, health and poverty problems."Warren Buffet is showing us, leadership by example the law of Giving one of the laws of prosperity.
"The remainder went to four family charities, including a foundation named for his late first wife Susan and foundations for his children Howard, Peter and Susan."Giving starts from where we are now.
"The $2.8 billion is the most Buffett has donated to these charities, reflecting Berkshire's near-record share price, since he began making annual gifts in 2006."Giving is a habit.
"Buffett still controls nearly 20 percent of Berkshire's stock, which made him worth $65.8 billion, according to Forbes magazine."
Read the full report by Jonathan Stempel in New York...
Source: https://ph.news.yahoo.com/buffett-donates-2-8-billion-gates-family-charities-202313581--finance.html
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