IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU MAKE, IT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.
Shaquille O'Neal is estimated to be currently worth $400M. He has proven to be a smart and savvy manager of his brand and portfolio. Shaq earns $20-$25 million per year from his post-NBA empire. He retired in 2011. This is the overview of his financial tree. He has endorsement deals with companies like Icy Hot, Gold Bond, Buick, Zales, and others. He is the joint owner of 155 Five Guys Burgers restaurants, 17 Auntie Annie's Pretzels restaurants, 150 car washes, 40 24-hour fitness centers, a shopping center, a movie theater, and several Las Vegas nightclubs. Shaq also holds a Doctorate Degree in Education from Barry University and so he is actually Dr. Shaquille O'Neal and it isn't an honorary degree either. However Shaq wasn't always financially savvy. At age 21, as a freshly drafted NBA player, he did the unthinkable by blowing through $1 Million in 30 minutes. Yes!!!!!!!! Fortunately, he had a good banker who called him that evening and blasted him...