Tagged: Wealthy

Washington Billionaires
6:00 am
Thu September 20, 2012

Forbes: Washington's Billionaires Get Richer

Forbes magazine released its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans today Wednesday. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again topped the list of America's richest people. KUOW's John Ryan reports from Seattle.

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Brando Beach
6:22 am
Wed July 18, 2012

Brando Beach: Washington’s Pension System Goes Tropical And Global

Credit Photo courtesy Pacific Beachcomber
Marlon Brando’s private atoll Tetiaroa as seen from the air.

There’s a government office in Olympia where employees travel the globe and titans of Wall Street are regular visitors. The singer Bono even dropped in once, after a concert.

We’re talking about the Washington State Investment Board. Its job is to maximize returns on an $85 billion investment portfolio. To do that the Board invests in some very exotic places, as Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins found.

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