Five Fictional Billionaires that Inspire
The world may just be in the road to another recession and the market may be in turmoil, leaving those in the Wall Street at their nerve's end but there are a few billionaires whose riches are least affected b the fluctuating economy. Thus is the power of creativity. Here is a list of fictional billionaire's whose shoes any real entrepreneur would love to swap with. With there wit, charm and conviction in their ideas, they show that there is more to them that meets the big moolah they own!
A school drop out with sharp mind and always open to learning new skills, Scrooge McDuck worked his way up the financial ladder from humble immigrant roots. He started his career by polishing and shining boots and left for U.S. to make his fortune at the age of 13. An adventurer, his ability to take risks has helped him over years to amass a large fortune. Though insanely rich, he is very stingy when it comes to spending money and double checks every minute detail before making any business investment. Scrooge has traveled all around the world in order to increase his fortune and during these and earlier travels he has learned many different languages from all parts of the world. Both as a businessman and as a treasure hunter, Scrooge is noted for his drive to set new goals and face new challenges. Not a one to be let down by failures, he firmly believes "there is always another rainbow". His other motto is "Work smarter, not harder."
A shrewd businessduck and noted tightwad, he keeps a portion of his wealth, in a massive Money Bin overlooking the city of Duckburg. According to Forbes McDuck's was worth $28.8 billion in 2007 but in 2011, it rose to $44.1 billion thanks to the rise in gold prices. Whatever the amount, Scrooge never considers it enough: he has to continue to earn money by any means possible.
Richie Rich
Carlisle Cullen, son of an Anglican pastor, is an immortal vampire and a doctor has quietly amassed a fortune over the centuries. In 1670 received generous handout from Italian friends; put savings in bank, reaped billions in compound interest. He has made shrewd long-
term investments in steel, gold, oil; thanks to prescience of his daughter Alice who saw recessions coming, and invested in bankable stocks. He is also a proud owner of several valuable properties, including yacht, a private island and collection of Renaissance art. Despite being insanely rich, he prefers to be low key and has set up a practice as a Doctor in a small town in the Olympian belt of U.S. Despite being a Vampire, the ability to help people is what gives him the ultimate satisfaction. Currently aged 370, he is estimated to have accumulated a fortune of $34.1 billion
Anthony "Tony" Stark or better known as Iron Man is an industrialist, genius inventor, and consummate playboy. He is the CEO of Stark Industries, a chief weapons manufacturer for the U.S. military. The son of a Manhattan Project engineer, Howard Stark, he is an engineering prodigy, having built a circuit board at four years old and an engine at six. He graduated with advanced degrees in physics and engineering at the age of 17 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)and further developed his knowledge ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum mechanics as time progressed. He took charge of Stark
Industries at the age of 21.
He is also well respected in the business world, able to command people's attentions when he speaks on economic matters by virtue of the fact that he is savvy enough to have, over the years, built up several multi-million dollar companies from virtually nothing. He is known for the loyalty he commands from and returns to those who work for him, as well as his business ethics. He also strives to be environmentally responsible in his businesses.His net worth according to Forbes is approximately $8.8 billion.
Bruce Wayne or more popularly known as Batman, is a billionaire industrialist whose parents were killed by a mugger when he was eight years old. Traveling the world for several years to seek the means to fight injustice, he returns to Gotham. At night, Bruce becomes Batman,
Gotham City's vigilante protector.
To the world at large, Bruce Wayne is often seen as an irresponsible, superficial playboy who lives off his family's personal fortune (amassed when his family invested in Gotham real estate before the city was a bustling metropolis) and the profits of Wayne Enterprises, a major private technology firm that he inherits. Bruce creates the playboy public persona to aid in throwing off suspicion of his secret identity, often acting dim-witted and self-absorbed to further the act. However, he is also known for his contributions to charity, notably through his Wayne Foundation, a charity devoted to helping the victims of crime and preventing people from becoming criminals. Forbes estimates his net worth to be about $6.5 billion.
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