How is Bill Gates still making money if he's no longer the CEO of Microsoft?

Question

Update:

He just topped Jeff Bezos as the world richest man. How?

Answer 1

He has a couple shares of stock, and likely other investments. Geez, do you think he was living paycheck to paycheck?

Answer 2

He's probably got some saved up here and there, and he might be taking Social Security as well (age: 64, can you take it then?). He also has a foundation that like throws money at poor people and stuff so that's a legitimate business where he probably takes a cut.

Answer 3

Investments.

I'm not even sure if he is still "making" money; he might just be living off what he already made.

Answer 4

As far as I'm aware:

1) Amazon stocks took a nose-dive recently from what i remember seeing in my news feeds.

2) Bill Gates still owns stock in Microsoft + many other things too (and is apparently buds with Warren Buffet).... one list I've seen suggests Bill Gates owns stock in:

- Walmart (11.6million shares)

- Caterpillar Inc. (11.2million shares)

- Canadian National Railroad (17.1million shares)

- FedEx (3million shares)

- Liberty Global

- Berkshire Hathaway

Source(s): https://www.gurufocus.com/guru/bill+gates/current-...

• ConservativeChitChat

  Lv 6

  4 weeks agoReport

  Just have a share dealing account, put the appropriate amount of money in it, place an order. But learn from "The Motley Fool" (fool.com) + Investopedia first.
  

Answer 5

He has Microsoft stock, and the stock pays dividends. He also has a multibillion dollar investment account that would yield dividends and capital gains.

• John4 weeks agoReport

  Call your stock broker, and tell him you would like to buy 10 billion shares of Microsoft.  One share will cost you $149.97, so multiply that by 10 billion, and get out your checkbook.  Of course, if you're like most of us, you can't.
  

Answer 6

He still owns shares in M$, and gets dividends

• L. E. Gant

  Lv 7

  4 weeks agoReport

  When he dies, the shares will be part of his estate, which will get inherited, so, yes, "he" willearn dividends indefinitely.