>A query. If Bezos wanted to realize his wealth (transform it, say, into
>other securities) how much of it could he realize without knocking its
>value way down? If he sells very many of thos shares quickly,
>wouldn't it knock the bottom out of the price?
>
>Just curious. Same question for all those whose wealth is all or mostly
>in the shares of just one company. I imagine Bill Gates by this time
>has a few Billion "diversified."
Microsoft makes oodles of money, so Gates's wealth isn't entirely built on air, I mean expectations. He regularly sells a few shares here & there to diversify. Bezos is in a very different situation. If he tried to unload shares anonymously, any significant volume would probably drive the Amazon price down pretty sharply. If it became known that *he* was selling the shares - and he'd have to disclose that - the price would probably collapse within moments of the news hitting the tape.
Doug