The Most Influential Kennedy In Decades – Here's How Much Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Really Worth

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on his way to becoming the most influential Kennedy in decades, with his upcoming role as Secretary of Health and Human Services in Donald Trump's administration.

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According to Forbes, RFK Jr., a member of the famous Kennedy family, has an estimated net worth of around $15 million. Although it may seem like a lot, Forbes previously estimated the original Kennedy family fortune to be $1.2 billion. So why isn't RFK Jr. rolling in cash like some of his relatives?

The answer comes down to family size. Robert is one of Bobby Kennedy's 11 children, which means the family money got split many ways. In comparison, his cousin Caroline Kennedy, the only living child of President John F. Kennedy, received a bigger portion of the family wealth. Still, RFK Jr. has his share of inherited assets. He owns part of the Kennedy Trust and invests in Wolf Point, a major real estate development in Chicago on land originally bought by his grandfather, Joe Kennedy.

Wolf Point has been developed into two luxury apartment towers and a massive office skyscraper, housing companies like Salesforce and law firm Kirkland & Ellis. RFK Jr. has a stake in the project worth between $1.75 million and $6.5 million. He also has investments through Park Financial Holdings, a discreet family office that manages stock, private equity, hedge funds and a small stake in Arctic Royalty, which deals with oil and gas leases in Texas and Oklahoma.

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RFK Jr. has also earned plenty of money on his own. Over the last year or so, he made more than $5 million through his law firm, Kennedy & Madonna LLP, known for representing victims of pollution and securing big wins like a $670 million settlement from DuPont. In addition, RFK Jr. brought in about $1.5 million from consulting work at Wisner Baum and earned $315,000 from JW Howard Attorneys. On top of that, Forbes reports that he received over $500,000 in salary and bonuses from Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit he started.

His wife, Cheryl Hines, best known for her role in Curb Your Enthusiasm, has also added to their wealth. Over the previous year, she earned over $1 million from acting assignments and her retirement funds currently hold between $600,000 and $1.7 million. Together, they own between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin, bought after RFK Jr. gave a keynote speech at a cryptocurrency event.

Regarding real estate, RFK Jr. and Hines sold a Los Angeles home for $5.9 million in 2021 and then upgraded to a $7 million property just up the road. They also have a home on the East Coast, near the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, worth about $3 million. According to Fortune, the mortgage on their Los Angeles home is around $4.5 million and the East Coast property has a mortgage of $1.75 million.

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