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The $275 Million Margaritaville Drama

Freitag, 16. Oktober 2026 · 23 min

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When Jimmy Buffett died in 2023 he had set up a $275 million trust (wsj.com/style/lost-in-margaritaville-drama-jim…), naming his widow Jane as the sole beneficiary. Now, as WSJ’s Katherine Sayre (wsj.com/news/author/katherine-sayre?mod=WSJ_TJ…) reports, the family and Buffett’s former business manager are locked in a legal dispute over that Margaritaville fortune. Ryan Knutson (wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) hosts.

Further Listening:
- The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 1 (open.spotify.com/episode/7FShYq1bv08hbwnd6XRFp…)
- The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 2 (open.spotify.com/episode/2Dig0XkUfoBWUkzyT2H3X…)

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