6 Billionaires Who Earned Their Wealth by Doing Nothing
4. Eduardo Hochschild
Age: 49, Country: Peru
Forbes ranking: 704, Net worth: $2.1 billion
Hochschild owes his fortune to his great uncle, the founder of Peruvian gold and silver mining company in 1911.
He joined Hochschild Mining Group in 1987. He was a safety assistant at that time. In 1998, he became the Head of the Hochschild Mining Group and by 2006, he became the Chairman.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University in Boston.
5. Elaine Marshall & Family
Age: 70, Country: The United States
Forbes ranking: 145, Net worth: $8 billion
She is considered as a dark billionaire as no one knew about her fortune until she was named as the fourth richest woman in the U.S. by Bloomberg in 2012.
Her late husband, Pierce Marshall is solely responsible for her golden fortune. Pierce Marshall inherited the same fortune from his father and upon his death; the fortune went to Elaine Marshall.
Pierce Marshall has 14.6 percent stake in the Koch industries which is worth billions.
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