What Happened to Steve Jobs' Shares of Apple Stock?

Question

I was watching the Netflix documentary about Bill Gates and was fascinated by the wealth he acquired. There was a magazine shown where he and Jobs where on the cover, and it got me wondering what happened to Jobs' wealth after he died.

benologist · Accepted Answer

He was survived by his wife and offspring. His wife is ranked the 29th most powerful woman in the world and has a net worth in the 20 billion-ish range.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurene_Powell_Jobs

eaenki · Answer

https://www.graphic.com.gh/images/2017/august/01/jobswidow.j...

raverbashing · Answer

All possessions of a person go to their estate upon death.
But in the case of "high-net worth individuals" these are usually transferred to a foundation or trust before succession.
(The exception is usually accidental deaths, in this case it goes to the estate and is subject of inheritance taxes)

What Happened to Steve Jobs' Shares of Apple Stock?

I was watching the Netflix documentary about Bill Gates and was fascinated by the wealth he acquired. There was a magazine shown where he and Jobs where on the cover, and it got me wondering what happened to Jobs' wealth after he died.

He was survived by his wife and offspring. His wife is ranked the 29th most powerful woman in the world and has a net worth in the 20 billion-ish range.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurene_Powell_Jobs

https://www.graphic.com.gh/images/2017/august/01/jobswidow.j...

All possessions of a person go to their estate upon death.But in the case of "high-net worth individuals" these are usually transferred to a foundation or trust before succession.(The exception is usually accidental deaths, in this case it goes to the estate and is subject of inheritance taxes)

He was survived by his wife and offspring. His wife is ranked the 29th most powerful woman in the world and has a net worth in the 20 billion-ish range.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurene_Powell_Jobs

All possessions of a person go to their estate upon death.
But in the case of "high-net worth individuals" these are usually transferred to a foundation or trust before succession.
(The exception is usually accidental deaths, in this case it goes to the estate and is subject of inheritance taxes)