Rex Sinquefield Net Worth (2023): How Much This Investor Earns?

Sinquefield, a former investment advisor and author from St. Louis, has a tremendous amount of wealth throughout his charitable and philanthropic career. He’s currently bagging almost $500 million to $1 billion. 

While running his owned investment firm- Dimensional Fund Advisors which holds assets under management of around $540 billion.

Full name	Rex Andrew Sinquefield
Net worth	around $500 million to $1 billion.
Gender	Male
Age	79 years old
Birth date	1944
Birthplace	St. Louis, Missouri, US
Occupation	Businessman, investor, and philanthropist
Spouse	Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield
Award	Gold Koltanowski Award and a lot more
Nationality	American

Rex Sinquefield Net Worth: Career and Sources of Income

Sinquefield initially started working at the American National Bank of Chicago. Also, he built the passively managed index fund which made him known as the index-fund pioneer. This fund was completely open to the general public net worth of $12 billion.

Rex gets most of his wealth generated from his investment company Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). 

Apart from his earning through financial business, his income goes bigger with his investment in real estate sectors. Along with these, he’s continuing different business ventures. 

Rex Sinquefield Key Facts

• Rex is on the list of wealthiest individuals in Missouri.
• Since 2005, Rex has contributed millions of dollars to political candidates, real estate businesses, and charity organizations.
• He’s one of the finest chess players in Missouri while building a few impactful chess clubs and organizations in his town.
• To honor him, an elite professional chess competition has been named as Sinquefield Cup hosted in St. Louis, Missouri.

Rex Sinquefield’s Early Life and Biography

When he was only 5 years old, he dealt with several cleft palates, which is nothing but an odd joining in his upper lip to the nose. You may still notice some spots existing on the upper side of his lip. 

At the same age, he lost his father and was raised in a provincial Catholic orphanage far away from his home. This time, his brother also was with him. Once they became teenagers, they returned to their mother at home. 

Rex Sinquefield Education

In 1962, Sinquefield graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. And then, he did priest learning at Cardinal Glennon College in his town. He was also a high-end gopher when the Vietnam war started. Later, he also completed his post-graduation at the University of Chicago. 

Rex Sinquefield Spouse and Personal Life

While studying at the University of Chicago, Rex came across Jeanne at the Judo club. From then, they had a romantic relationship which converted into marriage.

They both had been working at their established company named Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), a private acquisition enterprise based in Austin, Texas. At DFA, Jeanne operated the trading sector. 

As soon as they returned to St. Louis, they invested in their thousand-acre farm. They own a mansion in the Central West End too. And to date, they have three kids. 

Award And Achievement

Throughout the years from 2009 to 2015, Rex has won several Gold Koltanowski awards, offered by the American chess federation. In the meantime, Missouri’s Chess Hall of Fame has nominated Rex as a chess contributor back in 2011.

And, very recently, Rex along with his wife, Jeanne was awarded the prestigious Missouri Arts Award for Philanthropy. 

Alongside all of these, the Sinquefield Cup began which is an annual, private chess tournament based in Missouri to honor his efforts and dedication to chess.

What are the notable contributions of Rex Sinquefield?

Rex Sinquefield donates to different charities for various causes quite often. His donation has been listed in universities, and organizations too, especially located in St. Louis. Apart from that, he loves donating to those sectors where philanthropic interests and ideology is visible. 

During various electoral and political campaigns, he plays a large role in the community by contributing wealth and support. His contribution is noteworthy in the advocacy community.

Why did Rex establish Dimensional Fund Advisors?

In 1981, David Booth and Sinquefield co-founded Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) together. And, it became the first passive fund in the US. It focuses on miniature companies. As of now, this company has an asset value of more than 500 billion.

Rex Sinquefield Books

As of now, Rex is the author of three books. 

These are-

• Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (1982)
• An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States (2014)
• Wealth of States (2016)

Rex Sinquefield Quotes

Rex Sinquefield is known for his many provocative and sometimes controversial statements. Here are a few.

No.	Quote	By
1.	“The government can’t create wealth, but it can certainly destroy it.”	Rex Sinquefield
2.	“The best thing government can do for the economy is to get out of the way.”	Rex Sinquefield
3.	“When you tax something, you get less of it. When you subsidize something, you get more of it. This is not rocket science.”	Rex Sinquefield
4.	“The people who pay the taxes are not getting the representation they deserve, and the people who get the representation are not paying the taxes.”	Rex Sinquefield
5.	“There’s no such thing as a government budget. The government has no money. The only money it has is the money it takes from you and me.”	Rex Sinquefield
6.	“We don’t have a revenue problem in Missouri. We have a spending problem.”	Rex Sinquefield

Rex Sinquefield Social Profiles: Instagram, Facebook, And Twitter

This veteran businessman doesn’t have any social media appearances. From Facebook to Twitter, or even if you visit professional networks like LinkedIn, no such verified profile of Rex is visible. 

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