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Anthony Hazzard
May 21, 2025

If you had to think about the top-paid CEO, who would come to mind? We have the list of the 10 highest-paid American CEOs further down this email. 

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👨‍💼 10 Highest-Paid American CEOs

Despite the complex economic issues in the United States in the last several years, America is still a kingmaker when it comes to big companies.

Off the top of your head, who is the king of all American CEOs in terms of pay?

Maybe you guessed Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos replacement Andy Jassy at Amazon. But neither cracked the top 10. Who did?

James Anderson, Coherent Corp.: $101 million
Brian Niccol, Starbucks: $96 million
H Lawrence Culp Jr., General Electric: $87 million
Satya Nadella, Microsoft: $79 million
Tim Cook, Apple: $75 million
David Gitlin, Carrier Global: $66 million
Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks: $58 million
Shantanu Narayen, Adobe: $52 million
Rajiv Ramaswami, Nutanix: $51 million
George Kurtz, CrowdStrike: $47 million

*Based on 2024 numbers. Public companies only.

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✈️ 45.1 million: People who will travel at least 50 miles from where they live between tomorrow and Monday for Memorial Day weekend. That would break a 20-year-old record. The number includes 39.4 million who will use vehicles to get to their destination, so be careful on the roads.

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Is passive investing creating a stock market bubble? Fiduciary financial advisor Wes Moss dives into the rise of index funds, why they became so popular, and the potential concerns. Also, Wes covers a classic investing strategy: Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA). He explains how systematically investing over time can smooth out your cost basis and make investing less daunting, especially with a lump sum. We'll look at how DCA stacks up against investing a lump sum all at once – you might be surprised by the numbers!

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