The story circulating (especially on social media like Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and Threads) is a popular motivational anecdote right now:
In 1999, Warren Buffett supposedly advised Bill Gates to sell some Microsoft shares and diversify. Gates did so, and hypothetically, if he hadn't, his net worth could exceed $1.2 trillion today (or even $1.3–1.5 trillion in some versions), making him far and away the richest person alive.
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