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5 multimillionaires who lost their fortunes then bounced back and became more successful than ever

It’s just as easy to lose a fortune as it is to gain it.These celebrities and business people lost their money for a number of reasons: mishandled finances, poor investments, financial fraud, or just bad luck.But these multimillionaires didn’t give up they made back their money, sometimes becoming richer than they ever were.Being at the top of your field and earning millions of dollars a year doesn’t mean you’ll stay that way forever. Even the richest and most successful people aren’t immune to sudden failures, flops and plunges in net worth.There are many reasons why innovators and entrepreneurs may lose everything they worked so hard for personality clashes, mishandled finances, poor decision-making or just bad luck. The question is, when you’re faced with those dilemmas, what do you do?These nine multimillionaires lost it all, but they didn’t give up. They fought and clawed their way back, and became stronger than ever. Read their stories, learn their lessons, and try to avoid their mistakes.

  1. James Altucher

During the dot-com boom of the 1990s, James Altucher founded a web-design company called Reset Inc. and sold it for $10 million. Then he lost everything in a series of bad investments. He made “every stupid decision in the book,” he said. With $143 left in the bank, he contemplated suicide.He eventually came to realize he had to reevaluate his business and his life. He stopped judging his “self-worth by his net worth.” He slowly dug his way out and found his way back. He began blogging about his riches-to-rags-to-riches-again story, which has proven to be incredibly popular. And he started writing books 20 and counting so far which have also been a great outlet for his creativity. He is now a mega-popular blogger, podcaster, and author with investments worth millions.

  1. Martha Stewart

For decades, Martha Stewart was world famous for her brand of simple, elegant homemaking tips and home decor; her stamp of approval was worth billions. Then she was charged with insider trading for selling her shares of the biotech company ImClone. She was sentenced to five months in prison, fined $195,000, and forced to step down from her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, for five years.After she returned from prison, she launched a highly publicized comeback. She remains a dynamo, passionate about her business, and continues to evolve, such as appearing on TV shows with unlikely partner Snoop Dogg. Her current net worth is estimated at $300 million.

  1. Walt Disney

While his name is now a brand worth nearly $130 billion, Walt Disney was once a struggling filmmaker. He launched his first film studio, Laugh-O-Gram, in 1920, but problems arose when his backing firm went broke. No longer able to pay his employees or cover his debts, he was forced to file for bankruptcy. But he went on to form a new company, Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, thanks to a loan from his parents and brother.Disney came close to bankruptcy again when he ran into financial trouble in the midst of production for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” This time a bank loan saved the day. He was able to fund his staff and studio through the completion of the film, which became a critical and commercial success.

  1. Maggie Magerko

Founder Joe Hardy turned his housing supply chain company, 84 Lumber, over to his daughter, Maggie Magerko, in 1992. By 2006, she was worth $2 billion, but bad decisions that had started under Hardy reared their head once the housing market began collapsing in 2009, taking the construction market down with it.Magerko ended up putting nearly everything she had, including her jewelry collection and personal checking account, on the line in order to turn 84 Lumber around. She teetered on the brink of corporate and personal financial ruin. Today, Magerko is a tough leader at the helm of a leaner and smarter 84 Lumber. She has a net worth estimated at $1.3 billion.

  1. George Foreman

George Forman is a former boxing champion and current entrepreneur who is no stranger to life’s ups and downs. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division of the 1968 Olympics. After he turned professional, he won the world heavyweight title in 1973.He retired from boxing, moved back to his hometown, and became an ordained Christian minister. However, his declining income led him to file for bankruptcy in 1983. He returned to boxing to help him regain financial stability, and in 1994 he became the oldest heavyweight champion.Since then, he has done everything from radio commercials to corporate speaking engagements to product endorsements. But the real money came when he launched the George Foreman Grill, which sold more than 100 million units worldwide. He sold the naming rights to the grill in 1999 for a whopping $138 million. Foreman’s current net worth has been estimated at $300 million.

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