CHAPTER 1

Jack Wilson: Financial Legacy

Every person has a legacy. You may not know what your impact is, and it may not be something that you can write on your tombstone, but every person has an impact on this world.

—Dara Horn

Jack Wilson wiped the sweat in his brow as the scorching heat of Australian outback practically zapped all his energy.

He stared intently at the vast expanse of his property. How long have I been doing this? he wondered. Was it 18 years or 20? It doesn’t matter, he deliberated; all his hard work paid off and he was a millionaire many times over. No—not just a millionaire, a billionaire. The enormous amount of helium uncovered in his property had a valuation of over $20 billion. As a major stockholder in his company, he ...

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