Tuesday, May 22, 2012

'I Got Zucked!'—Sudden Wealth Losses Of the Rich & Famous





From CNBC: Mark Zuckerberg’s paper wealth has fallen by more than $3 billion over the past two-and-a-half trading days. It could fall further today, giving us a new term for the business lexicon: “Zucked.” (As in “My stock wealth is down 30 percent, I got Zucked!”)

While Zuckerberg’s daily wealth gyrations may be new, the phenomena of sudden wealth loss is not. It is now part of the world of wealth, where a growing number of personal fortunes are made and lost in the volatile stock market.

Granted, we shouldn’t take up a collection the slightly less-hyper-rich Zuckerberg. He’s still got more than $16 billion in paper wealth. And there are plenty of retail investors who were probably far more damaged. (They really got Zucked.)

Still, Zuckerberg has plenty of company when it comes to watching billions evaporate overnight. Here are some examples of other entrepreneurs and corporate chiefs who have suddenly lost billions….

Grab a hankie and read all about it at http://www.cnbc.com/id/47520315

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