CNBC - POWER LUNCH "FORTUNE" EDITOR SEWER DISCUSSES BILL GATES' INVESTMENTS - Interview

From: CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video | Date: February 23, 1999| Author: Bill Wolman | Copyright information


CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video

02-23-1999

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BILL WOLMAN: It's estimated that Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates has a wealth of more than $87 billion, with a "b." Much of that is the value of his shares of Microsoft. Some of it is in two foundations he's created. But that still leaves about $5 billion in his own personal portfolio. How does the richest person in the world inve...

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