Showing posts with label Forbes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forbes. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2016

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Monday, June 13, 2016

Ali's family to spar over his $50million fortune:

Ali's family to spar over his $50million fortune: Fourth wife Lonnie will act as executor as his NINE children, exes and brother prepare to enter the ring for a slice of inheritance

  • Muhammad Ali died aged 74 at a hospital outside Phoenix, Arizona, after a 32-year battle with Parkinson's 
  • It's been reported that his wife Lonnie will act as executor of his will
  • Three-time heavyweight world champ earned millions of dollars from his historic fights including 'Thrilla in Manila' and 'Rumble in the Jungle'
  • Ali retained a 20 percent interest in a company that licensed his name and images for usage
  • His name had generated between $4million and $7million annually from roughly 2001 to 2006, through deals with Electronic Arts and Adidas 
  • He was last estimated to have a net worth of $50million by Forbes
  • See more Muhammad Ali news at www.dailymail.co.uk/muhammadali

With the death of the greatest sportsman of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali leaves behind a vast estate that will likely be split among Muhammad Ali's children and devoted wife.
The boxing legend who died Friday is survived by his fourth wife, Lonnie, whom he married in 1986, and his nine children, including seven girls and two boys and a brother named Rahaman Ali.
The Kentucky native had achieved much success throughout his incredible decades long boxing career. 
Plus, his support and philanthropy for charities outside of the ring made him a one of a kind man. 
A Forbes article estimates that he had a net worth of at least $50million. It's been reported that his wife Lonnie will act as executor of his will, while his former wives, children and even his brother could join the fight over his legacy and earnings.
Ali earned his biggest payday inside the ring on October 10, 1980 against Larry Holmes. Despite falling by a technical knockout to Holmes, he earned $8million, according to the Los Angeles Times. 
In one of his most famous bouts called the 'Thrilla in Manila,' the icon earned $6million in the ring against Joe Frazier in 1975. 
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3625241/Ali-s-family-spar-50million-fortune-champ-making-7million-year-thanks-lucrative-endorsements.html#ixzz4BSPpg600
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Monday, June 13, 2016

Ali's family to spar over his $50million fortune:

Ali's family to spar over his $50million fortune: Fourth wife Lonnie will act as executor as his NINE children, exes and brother prepare to enter the ring for a slice of inheritance

  • Muhammad Ali died aged 74 at a hospital outside Phoenix, Arizona, after a 32-year battle with Parkinson's 
  • It's been reported that his wife Lonnie will act as executor of his will
  • Three-time heavyweight world champ earned millions of dollars from his historic fights including 'Thrilla in Manila' and 'Rumble in the Jungle'
  • Ali retained a 20 percent interest in a company that licensed his name and images for usage
  • His name had generated between $4million and $7million annually from roughly 2001 to 2006, through deals with Electronic Arts and Adidas 
  • He was last estimated to have a net worth of $50million by Forbes
  • See more Muhammad Ali news at www.dailymail.co.uk/muhammadali

With the death of the greatest sportsman of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali leaves behind a vast estate that will likely be split among Muhammad Ali's children and devoted wife.
The boxing legend who died Friday is survived by his fourth wife, Lonnie, whom he married in 1986, and his nine children, including seven girls and two boys and a brother named Rahaman Ali.
The Kentucky native had achieved much success throughout his incredible decades long boxing career. 
Plus, his support and philanthropy for charities outside of the ring made him a one of a kind man. 
A Forbes article estimates that he had a net worth of at least $50million. It's been reported that his wife Lonnie will act as executor of his will, while his former wives, children and even his brother could join the fight over his legacy and earnings.
Ali earned his biggest payday inside the ring on October 10, 1980 against Larry Holmes. Despite falling by a technical knockout to Holmes, he earned $8million, according to the Los Angeles Times. 
In one of his most famous bouts called the 'Thrilla in Manila,' the icon earned $6million in the ring against Joe Frazier in 1975. 
Scroll down for video


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3625241/Ali-s-family-spar-50million-fortune-champ-making-7million-year-thanks-lucrative-endorsements.html#ixzz4BSPpg600
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

WHICH ARE DEATH SPIRAL STATES?

Forbes study uses OpenTheBooks data
 
Does your state have more takers than makers? Check it out.William Baldwin | Forbes Economics JournalistEditor of Forbes Magazine (1999-2010)
 
   
WHICH ARE DEATH SPIRAL STATES?
By William Baldwin | Forbes | December 22, 2015
Read the article at Forbes click here 
  

William Baldwin scored each of the 50 States using his 'FeedMe' ratio: state clients  (number of public pensions, public employees, and welfare recipients)  vs. private sector workers (taxed to pay for it all).
 
Click here to visit the interactive map at Forbes. What's your state's FeedMe score?  (There are six states score over 100 - which means there are more 'takers' than 'makers.')
  FORBES INTERACTIVE MAP - features the FeedMe Ratio plus a 
'Fast Fact' on state and local spending in each of the 50 States 
from our online database at OpenTheBooks.com.
Sources: OpenTheBooks, Forbes

Here are samples of state FeedMe scores and OpenTheBooks facts:

Illinois - score 81.5:  By 2017, at least 10,000 retired educators will be getting $100,000+ pensions.

New York - score 108.3: Ten Port Authority cops got $309,000 or more in pay in 2014. A librarian in Queens got $391,594, and an elevator mechanic supervisor for the city got $346,427.

California - score 114.3: In Newport Beach, lifeguard compensation ranges up to $211,912.

Florida - score 69.2: A City of Apopka manager got $510,296 in final year compensation and then started collecting two city pensions.

A score over 100 means that there are more 'takers' than 'makers.'

Click here to read William Baldwin's Forbes 50 State Study, 'Which are Death Spiral States?'  
 
Across America, we investigated state and local spending captured within our database at OpenTheBooks.com. Then, we provided the 'fast fact' for each of the 50 States. 

What did we miss? Search our state-by-state data at OpenTheBooks.com, or use our mobile app, Open The Books. It's free in the App Store and Google Play store.

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Friday, March 29, 2013

Unhappiest Job in America? Take a Guess

8 Mar 2013 at 1:40 PM
  • Biglaw, Job Searches, Paralegals
  • Unhappiest Job in America? Take a Guess


    Workplace satisfaction isn’t quite the hot topic it used to be. In the 90s, everyone got all touchy-feely because an unhappy employee could pick up stakes and move at a moment’s notice. Today, the primary axis of worker satisfaction is, “Am I working?”
    But satisfaction surveys still fascinate, and Jacquelyn Smith of Forbes recently posted a new survey from a firm known as CareerBliss that used a multi-factor survey to determine the happiest and unhappiest jobs in America.
    Wonder what came in the top spot? Well, OK obviously it was an associate. I’m not going to hide the ball here. If it was anyone else, we wouldn’t be writing about it. But what’s more interesting is who came in the rest of the top 10, because that really puts in terrifying perspective how terrible a job in Biglaw really is….

    According to Smith’s article, CareerBliss conducted their research by asking over 65,000 employees to use a 5-point scale:
    to evaluate ten factors that affect workplace happiness. Those include one’s relationship with the boss and co-workers, work environment, job resources, compensation, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, daily tasks, and control over the work one does on a daily basis.
    Right off the bat, recognize how terrible an associate must rate the other 9 factors when compensation is so relatively good — the other jobs in this survey include public school teachers.
    So the number 1 worst job overall was “Associate Attorney,” with a 2.89 Bliss score. The picture selection is magnificent, really capturing the soul-crushing ennui of Biglaw.
    In second place with a 3.16 is “Customer Service Associate.” Consider for a moment that someone making near minimum wage whose entire job consists of being yelled at by irate people over the phone came in SECOND.
    The third least happy camper is a generic “Clerk.” While not exclusively legal, many clerks are in this industry, and it’s those legal clerks surely bringing down the score. Also note the third place job boasts a score of 3.18. The gap between 2 and 3 is .02. The gap between 1 and 2 was .27. It’s more than 10 times worse to be an associate than the gap between Customer Service Rep and Clerk.
    Number 7, with a score of 3.38 (5 slots down from second place is still not as large as the gap between 1 and 2), are legal assistants. I’m surprised, because I think of legal assistants as being associates without any of the fun tasks or money. I guess having a buffer between the clients and screamer partners makes all the difference in the survey.
    If you’re interested in being happier, it’s worth noting that in some jurisdictions, your admission to the bar allows you to seamlessly transfer to the happiest position in the survey: “Real Estate Agent.” So get out there and start selling lawyerly lairs instead of trying to live in them.
    The Happiest And Unhappiest Jobs In America [Forbes]


    http://abovethelaw.com/2013/03/unhappiest-job-in-america-take-a-guess/#more-234461