ELLEN DEGENERES – EST. $450 MILLION

Ellen Degeneres is one of the most well-known comedians of our time and has grown her success within the last decade through her talk show The Ellen Degeneres Show. Through the years that the show has been on the air, it has won an astounding 80 plus awards and has amassed her $450 million dollars net worth. She has made investments in other shows that have seen great success as well. Also, to her credit, she has developed the best-selling clothing and lifestyle line, ED by Ellen.

Though her early career saw some ups and downs that left many wondering if she would be able to continue, Ellen has proven that perseverance and smart investment planning can lead to stellar success. If she so desired she could retire today and live out a beautiful life with her wife and beloved pets, but she is having too much fun and shows no signs of slowing down, and we are happy about that!