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Key Takeaways
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has an estimated net worth of $15 million, according to Forbes.
- His wealth consists of a combination of generational funds, investments, and real estate he owns along with his wife, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines.
- Before running for president as an independent candidate, RFK Jr. made money through his work as an environmental lawyer.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is running as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election against President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
RFK Jr. is an environmental lawyer who comes from a long line of American politicians. He is the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, a senator from New York and the U.S. attorney general in the 1960s who was running for president when he was shot and killed. He is also the nephew of former president John F. Kennedy.
He has a net worth of $15 million, according to Forbes, which consists of a combination of generational wealth, investments, and real estate he owns with his wife, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines. Here’s a look at RFK Jr.’s investment and assets.
Kennedy Trust
The Kennedys are among the wealthiest families in America. While details of the family’s trust are largely unknown, it is estimated to be worth $1.2 billion, according to a 2015 figure by Forbes.
RFK Jr.’s share of inherited Kennedy family assets is worth about $4 million and includes a $1.75 million to $6.5 million stake in Wolf Point, a sprawling property in Chicago that features luxury apartments and office space, Forbes reported. RFK Jr. also holds about $500,000 in stocks, private equity, and hedge funds that are managed by the Kennedy family’s Park Financial Holdings, per Forbes .
As part of the Kennedy family trusts, RFK Jr. has a stake in Arctic Royalty, a company that deals in oil and gas leases in Oklahoma and Texas among other states. He has earned between $17,759 and $29,257 from those holdings between Jan. 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to an analysis of his financial disclosures by Politico .
RFK Jr. built his career and now his campaign on his reputation as an environmental lawyer and activist advocating against pollution. Kennedy told Politico that he sold most of his stake in Arctic Royalty in December 2023 after the financial disclosure came out, but did not provide any documentation of the sale.
Investments and Businesses
RFK Jr. has his own investments, as well. Kennedy holds Bitcoin worth between $100,001 and $250,000, according to his financial disclosure.
RFK Jr. makes money from consulting at law firms, too. Kennedy has been a consultant for WisnerBaum since 2016 and earned more than $1.5 million, the filing last year showed. He also earned nearly $5.5 million as a partner at his law firm, Kennedy & Madonna LLP, according to his 2023 filing.
In addition, his wife, Hines, brought in $1 million between 2022 and early 2023 from acting in the HBO series “The Flight Attendant” among other projects.
Real Estate
RFK Jr. owns a property on the famous Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, worth about $3 million, Forbes estimates. He and Hines also own a home in Los Angeles estimated to be worth $7 million.