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Posted on Monday, July 14th, 2008 | In Current Market News, Stocks to Watch
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According to Jane Wells, the world’s most expensive house has been owned by
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has reportedly just bought the world’s most expensive house. The 41-year-old oil mogul has–according to The National Post–put down, gulp, $500 million for a home in the French Riviera. A half. Billion. Dollars. For a house. The home is called La Leopolda, apparently built by Belgium’s King Leopold for his mistresses, but past owners include Bill Gates (wow, that’s kind of going from one extreme to another–love lair to, well, Bill Gates’ house).
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Stock Market Beat editor William A. Trent, CFA, has been an equity analyst since 1996 and is co-author of Understanding and Evaluating Prospectuses, Offering Documents, and Proxy Statements. His experience includes stints with institutional investors responsible for more than $70 billion in assets and covers all market-cap sizes. Sector concentrations have been within the TMT (Telecom, Media and Technology) and Transportation sectors. He is also the senior editor of Financial Education. He is available for freelance writing and consulting projects and can be contacted here. |
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