EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 7 MIN
"The Thrill Is Never Gone" | Michael Jackson — The Estate That Never Stopped Earning: EP106
from ENTREPREGANDA · host MICHAEL STEWART-ISAACS
🎙️ ENTREPRREGANDAEpisode 106 | "The Thrill Is Never Gone"Dividend Income Thursday | Case File: Michael Jackson — The Estate That Never Stopped EarningHe built a portfolio so structurally sound that death could not stop the dividends. The King of Pop was never just an entertainer. He was an IP architect — and the returns are still compounding in 2026.📁 CASE SUMMARY:In 1985, Michael Jackson purchased ATV Music Publishing — 251 Beatles songs plus thousands of additional compositions — for $47.5 million. Paul McCartney famously advised him never to do it. Jackson did it anyway. In 1995 he merged ATV with Sony to form Sony/ATV — one of the world's largest music publishers. His estate sold the remaining stake in 2016 for $750 million. A $47.5 million investment became a billion-dollar exit. His 2009 concert documentary This Is It grossed $267.9 million — the highest-grossing concert documentary in history. And now — the Michael biopic at $441 million and climbing. Dividend income. Compounding. Perpetually.📌 ONE-LINE TAKEAWAY:"The greatest performer of his generation was also its greatest IP investor — and the portfolio outlived the performance by decades."This is ENTREPRREGANDA.Jam packed episode — tune in, and a special thanks to our sponsor ChiMax. Our producer is I AM BRILLIANT.
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🎙️ ENTREPRREGANDAEpisode 106 | "The Thrill Is Never Gone"Dividend Income Thursday | Case File: Michael Jackson — The Estate That Never Stopped EarningHe built a portfolio so structurally sound that death could not stop the dividends. The King of Pop was never just an entertainer. He was an IP architect — and the returns are still compounding in 2026.📁 CASE SUMMARY:In 1985, Michael Jackson purchased ATV Music Publishing — 251 Beatles songs plus thousands of additional compositions — for $47.5 million. Paul McCartney famously advised him never to do it. Jackson did it anyway. In 1995 he merged ATV with Sony to form Sony/ATV — one of the world's largest music publishers. His estate sold the remaining stake in 2016 for $750 million. A $47.5 million investment became a billion-dollar exit. His 2009 concert documentary This Is It grossed $267.9 million — the highest-grossing concert documentary in history. And now — the Michael biopic at $441 million and climbing. Dividend income. Compounding. Perpetually.📌 ONE-LINE TAKEAWAY:"The greatest performer of his generation was also its greatest IP investor — and the portfolio outlived the performance by decades."This is ENTREPRREGANDA.Jam packed episode — tune in, and a special thanks to our sponsor ChiMax. Our producer is I AM BRILLIANT.
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