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He named the company for United States founding father Benjamin Franklin because Franklin epitomized the ideas of frugality and prudence when it came to saving and investing. The company’s first line of mutual funds, Franklin Custodian Funds, was a series of conservatively managed equity and bond funds designed to appeal to most investors. Rupert Johnson, Jr. is also on the Board of Trustees of Santa Clara University and was formerly on the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University (1993-2002)....

Their self-titled debut studio album was released in 1973 and reached #3 on the US R&B chart. The Pointer Sisters have released 16 studio albums and their album Break Out was released in 1983 and reached #8 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the US R&B chart as well as #4 in Canada and was 3x Platinum in the US and 4x Platinum in Canada. Their Top 20 singles include “Yes We Can Can”, “Fairytale”, “How Long (Betcha’ Got a Chick on the Side)”, “Fire”, “He’s So Shy”, “Slow Hand”, “Automatic”, “Jump (For My Love)”, “I’m So Excited”, “Neutron Dance”, and “Dare Me”....

He wrote more than 8,500 songs and was a pianist. Steve Allen won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1964. He authored more than 50 books. He was also an advocate of scientific skepticism. Allen received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a theater in Hollywood was named after him. He married Jayne Meadows in 1954. Steve Allen passed away on October 30, 2000 at 78 years old....

Other famous inhabitants of the Georgian-style mansion include Gore Vidal and radio personality Nancy Dickerson and her husband Wyatt Dickerson. Its $49.5 million price tag makes it the most expensive property for sale in the area. The 23,000 square-foot century year old home has been renovated extensively over the years. It has nine bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a wine cellar, and a formal dining and sitting room, just to name a few of the home’s many rooms....

The other is, of course, Silicon Valley and the technology industry. Some of the biggest tech companies in the world, like Facebook and Google, are located in California. Tech moguls make up 42% of California’s billionaires. After technology, finance and real estate, account for the most billionaires. The list of the 10 richest people in California doesn’t even include a number of high profile tech moguls. Billionaires like Evan Spiegel and Sheryl Sandberg and Vinod Khlosa and Jack Dorsey and Peter Thiel are nowhere near the top 10....

The 25 richest actors and actresses in the world range in wealth from $260 million to more than $3 billion. #25. Leonardo DiCaprio: Net Worth $260 Million Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor, producer and philanthropist best known for his starring roles in films such as “Titanic” (1997), “Catch Me If You Can” (2002), “Inception” (2010) and “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013). Much of DiCaprio’s income comes from backend earnings....

Tech companies have been hit particularly hard. But perhaps no company has suffered as much as used-car company Carvana. In fact, since August 2021, the company’s co-owners, Ernie Garcia II and Ernie Garcia III, have lost more than 90% of their peak net worth. The father-son duo were worth a combined $32 billion at their peak in August 2021. Since then, Carvana’s stock price has fallen from more than $360 a share to $8....

The $3.3 million breaks down like this: All four remaining members of the group will make $550,000 each, for each of the six shows. And, if the shows sell as well as some expect them to, it’s possible that they would make even more money on a second leg that would take the group outside the UK, for another $6.5 million each in earnings. Of course, that isn’t a guarantee, as others with involvement in the tour are worried that without Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, the tour won’t be as much of a success as it otherwise would be....

“Obviously if you’re in that lucky position where you can afford (to pick up the bill) you should do it … But one of the bizarre things about being successful and making money is the amount of times restaurants will say, ‘oh, don’t worry Richard, we don’t expect you to pay.’ It’s funny because I’m like, ‘hang on, I’ve worked all my life to be able to pay and now you don’t want me to pay?...

Famously, only 349 F50s were produced. Why 349? Because a production line is considered rare if 350 cars are produced, so Ferrari chose to produce one fewer than “rare” status. And one of those extremely rare cars is now at the center of a complex investigation announced by the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. The goal of the investigation is to determine who exactly is its rightful owner: An Italian man who hasn’t seen the car for 16 years?...

in 1987. Secunda is the global head of Bloomberg’s Financial Products and Services. He oversees a staff of about 6,000. Secunda became vice chairman in 2011. He also sits on the board of directors for the company. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Parks Conservation Association in 2011 and serves on the boards for the Manhattan Theater Club and the Intrepid Museum Foundation. He and his wife Cindy are signatories of the Giving Pledge and they have two daughters....

Osaka was thrust into the spotlight not just because of her win against the greatest female tennis player, but because of the way that win happened. Williams received three code violations during the final match. She also argued against one of those violations for coaching. Her coach admitted to giving her hand signals, but it wasn’t clear whether or not Serena saw them. She also received a violation for smashing her racket, which cost her a point....

After the team won the biggest underdog victory in sports history (the 2016 Premier League title) he became a God around Leicester City. He also saw the team’s valuation jump from $50 million to $500 million and revenue more than triple. He owned the VR Polo Club in Bangkok, another soccer team in Belgium and he founded the Thailand Polo Association in 1998. King Power Duty Free, which he founded in 1989, has a monopoly on the retail operations at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports....

Yusaku is a character who makes headlines in Japan for his celebrity friends, his fleet of sports cars, and the way he travels in his private jet. He’s a flamboyant personality in a country where that type of exuberance is not common and wealthy men usually keep a pretty low profile. His personality and style may have been formed during the years he spent playing drums in rock bands. He played with the punk bad Switch Style, which signed with a major Japanese record label....

She then began appearing on reality TV, first with Italy’s version of Celebrity Survivor, and then Supervivietes, which is the Spanish version of Survivor. Yéspica’s son, named Aron, was born in November of 2008. His father is professional soccer player, Matteo Ferrari. She is also known for her various relationships with celebrities. After breaking up with Ferrari, whom she dated for two years, she had at least two other high-profile relationships, before marrying Leonardo Gonzales, a lawyer....

Early Life Aries Spears was born on April 3, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois. His family moved to New York when Aries was an infant. His mother, Doris Spears, is a jazz singer. At age 11, Aries moved to New Jersey and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at age 14 and began performing stand-up comedy in various comedy clubs around New York City. His first stand up comedy was doing impressions at the Upton Comedy Club in Harlem, and Spears recalls doing impressions of James Brown and Jack Nicholson during his first performance....

Apart from his career in the entertainment industry, Margera has also had his fair share of personal struggles. He has battled alcoholism and drug addiction and has been in and out of rehabilitation centers over the years. In 2019, he was involuntarily committed to a rehab facility by his family due to concerns about his mental health. Early Life Brandon Cole Margera was born on September 28, 1979, in West Chester, Pennsylvania....

He has dozens of TV and film credits, including “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and “Seed of Chucky”. Boyd is the recipient of several acting awards, including Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture at the 2004 SAG Awards for his part in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”. He has a wide variety of interests offscreen, including surfing, fencing, and martial arts....

Early Life Brandon Routh was born on October 9, 1979, in Des Moines, Iowa. He is the third of four children born to carpenter Ronald Ray Routh and teacher Catherine LaVaughn. Brandon was raised in Norwalk, Iowa, and ironically, he grew up just 100 miles south of the birthplace of George Reeves, the OG Superman. Routh graduated from Norwalk High School, where he played sports and did theater, as well as taught himself piano and trumpet....

Bruce Rauner married Diana Mendley in 1994 and previously being married and has six children. He has served as the Chairman of Choose Chicago and a Chairman of The Commercial Club of Chicago. He spent $26 million of his own money on his election and in 2015 he reported earnings of more than $180 million. He promised to take a $1 salary as governor. He ultimately did not win his race....