But as we can see in his financial disclosure to the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics, released on Wednesday, there are quite a few things
that the 2016 GOP presidential candidate doesn't make money on. About 70
of the 168 sources of assets and income in his filing make The Donald
less than $201, and some make no money at all.
To be fair, the other 100-plus sources of income provide a nice boost, with one golf course in D.C. netting him $14 million.
See also: The weirdest ways Donald Trump makes his money
1. Aircraft
Trump has three aircraft with a total net value somewhere between $7
to $35 million, but they're just sitting around, not making him a
profit. Granted, what is one supposed to do with three large and
expensive aircraft? But it's a high price to pay for some flash.
2. Beauty pageants
Trump apparently makes no money from Trump Pageants, though he does
make about $3.4 million from Miss Universe — one of the world's largest
beauty pageants — which Trump co-owns with NBC. The pageant may not make
as much money last year, however, as he has lost a lot of support
lately after Trump made negative comments about immigrants from Mexico.
Mexico recently decided to withdraw its participation from the Miss
Universe pageant. Univision and NBC also recently announced that it would not air the Miss America or the Miss Universe pageant this year.
3. Books
Trump is the author of 16 financial self-help books teaching people
how to be a billionaire like him. However, 10 of them are making him
less than $201 each in royalties. These titles — all variations on the
theme of making money and staying tough — include:
Think Like a
Billionaire, The Art of the Comeback, The America We Deserve, Trump 101:
The Way to Success, Never Give Up, The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever
Received, The Way to the Top and Trump: Surviving at the Top.
4. Residential real estate
For a man whose fortune came from his work in real estate, it is
striking to note that 10 of Trump's properties did not net him any
income over $201 this past year. This includes the Trump Tower Triplex
on the high end, worth at least $50 million, and Country Apartments on
the lower end, which is worth somewhere between $1,001 and $15,000.
5. Classic cars
Trump Classic Cars, a car show, did not provide the billionaire with a
billion dollars this year — nor a million. While it is unclear where or
when Trump held a car show, we can be fairly certain that the luxury
car industry is one where he is not dominant.
6. Land
The presidential candidate is letting the a few land investments lie
fallow in the Dominican Republic and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The property in the D.R. is worth at least $5 million. Can it earn him
some money? If he thinks of it, it be the site of a future Trump luxury
hotel.