Daily Archives: October 2, 2010

Walton Enterprises LLC – The Family Holding Company of Sam Walton and the Walton Family

Sam Walton’s heirs have an estimated net worth of more than $90 billion.  To put that into perspective, the Walton family is as rich as Bill Gates and Warren buffet combined. Virtually all of this wealth came from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the publicly traded company that operates as the world’s largest retailer, bringing in a…

Cascade Investment LLC – The Secret Holding Company of Bill Gates

When you hear the name Bill Gates, what do you think?  Microsoft.  At least, that is what comes to mind for most people.  It makes sense.  After all, Bill Gates owns 620,973,551 shares of Microsoft.  At today’s market price of $24.38 per share, this puts the pre-tax value of his holdings in the software giant…