Sunday, November 12, 2006

Invest like a Billionaire: Sam Zell



Forbes drops knowledge of how billionaire club member, Sam Zell earned his....billions.

"A self-proclaimed “professional opportunist,” Samuel Zell founded his privately-held investment outfit Equity Group Investments with Robert Lurie, a fraternity brother, in 1968. The duo started out buying up cheap real estate throughout the U.S. from distressed owners, and then kept buying when values recovered and boomed."

After the jump, read a short bio and learn his 5 investing rules.

Invest Like A Billionaire: Sam Zell

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