Do You Know of Gina Rinehart?

As an estate planning attorney, I am always interested in the stories of the rich and famous.  Recently, I came across an article dealing with the richest woman in Australia, Gina Rinehart.  In fact, Ms. Rinehart might be one of the five richest people, if not the richest, in the world!

While she has money in many industries, her primary source of wealth is mining.  Her net worth is well over 20 billion dollars and some believe that her worth is close to 100 billion dollars which would put her ahead of Carlos Slim and Bill Gates and make her the richest person in the world.

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