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Like the ultra-wealthy who have come before them, they\u2019ll have to figure out what to do with their newfound riches. One of the world\u2019s wealthiest people, Melinda French Gates, has some advice for them. <\/p>\n

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\u201cCommit now to giving at least half of it away,\u201d she told Fortune <\/em>when asked what advice she has for this new cohort of IPO millionaires and billionaires. \u201cNo matter what it turns out to be, no matter how large, how small it turns out to be. If you even have the ability to invest in these IPOs, believe me, you have the ability to give half away.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 2010, French Gates cofounded the Giving Pledge, the promise the ultra-wealthy can make to give away their money in their lifetimes or their wills. She pledged to distribute the majority of her resources within her lifetime. For years, that was mainly through the Gates Foundation, which she cofounded with ex-husband Bill Gates and where she tackled causes across global health. Today, French Gates has her own firm, Pivotal, where she gives to causes including women\u2019s health, women\u2019s political power, caregiving, and more. She recently announced a $215 million philanthropic commitment to women\u2019s health, including women\u2019s midlife health and menopause. Her current net worth is estimated at $19 billion, per Bloomberg, placing her at No. 137 on their billionaires ranking. <\/p>\n

More than 250 philanthropists have signed the Giving Pledge, including fellow Pledge cofounder Warren Buffett; Canva cofounders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht; MacKenzie Scott; Airbnb cofounder Brian Chesky; and Spanx founder Sara Blakely. French Gates says she admires philanthropists like Scott, who has set records with her giving to historically Black colleges and universities, and Alice Walton of Walmart\u2019s Walton family, who is building a new kind of medical school.<\/p>\n

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French Gates reminds us that \u201canyone who is a billionaire in the U.S. benefitted from growing up\u201d in this country or coming here as an immigrant. Good roads, access to education and, for the most part, health care make it possible for people to build successful businesses in this country. <\/p>\n

And for any billionaires, old or new? \u201cI\u2019ve never thought it\u2019s good for billionaires to be flashy about their wealth, like we\u2019ve seen that over time at all levels of wealth,\u201d she says. \u201cYou see it with people who have a million dollars, you see it with people who have $100,000. Flashing that around, that doesn\u2019t do anybody any good. Fine, buy some nice things for yourself, but you don\u2019t have to be flashy about it.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Read her full interview with Fortune <\/em>here. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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