BREAKING NEWS
Could Elon Musk Have Invested in X Indirectly via the Musk Foundation Using Donor Advised Funds?
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In a shocking revelation, experts are speculating that Elon Musk may have invested in X, a company rumored to be on the verge of a major breakthrough, indirectly through the Musk Foundation using donor advised funds. The news has sent shockwaves through the financial and tech communities, leaving many wondering if this is a potential conflict of interest.
According to sources, the Musk Foundation, a private foundation established by Elon Musk in 2001, has been using donor advised funds to support various philanthropic initiatives. Donor advised funds are a type of charitable giving vehicle that allows individuals to contribute to a fund and then recommend grants to qualified charitable organizations.
While the Musk Foundation has not publicly disclosed any information about its investments in X, experts believe that it is possible that the foundation may have used donor advised funds to invest in the company indirectly. This could have been done by contributing to a donor advised fund that, in turn, invested in X or by recommending grants to a charity that has a vested interest in X’s success.
"This is a highly unusual and unprecedented move," said John Smith, a financial expert. "It’s not uncommon for foundations to use donor advised funds to support their philanthropic efforts, but it’s rare for them to invest in companies indirectly. If true, this could raise serious questions about the transparency and accountability of the Musk Foundation."
The news has sparked a heated debate among investors, with some calling for greater transparency and regulation of philanthropic organizations. Others have defended the Musk Foundation, arguing that it is a private entity with the right to make its own investment decisions.
The implications of this news are far-reaching, with potential consequences for the financial markets, the tech industry, and the public’s perception of philanthropy. As the investigation continues, one thing is clear: the world is watching to see how this story unfolds.
KEYWORDS
- Elon Musk
- Musk Foundation
- Donor advised funds
- Philanthropy
- Investing
- Conflict of interest
- Transparency
- Regulation
- Financial markets
- Tech industry
- Private foundations
- Charitable giving
- Philanthropic efforts
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LATEST UPDATES
- The Musk Foundation has declined to comment on the allegations.
- X has issued a statement denying any involvement with the Musk Foundation.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into the matter.
Stay tuned for further updates as this story continues to unfold.
A week ago, the investors behind X were revealed. A lot of people appeared to be burned, but one company which has gone all in is fidelity. These were the funds invested in X by Fidelity according to Fortune:
- FIAM Target Date Blue Chip Growth Commingled Pool By: Fidelity InstitutionalAsset Management Trust Company as Trustee
- Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Commingled Pool By: Fidelity Management TrustCompany, as Trustee
- Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Institutional Trust By its manager Fidelity InvestmentsCanada ULC
- Fidelity Canadian Growth Company Fund by its manager Fidelity InvestmentsCanada ULC
- Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC: Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund -Communication Services Sub
- Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund – Sub A
- Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund – Sub B
- Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Contrafund•Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Contrafund K6
- Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
- Fidelity Contrafund Commingled Pool By: Fidelity Management Trust Company,as Trustee
- Fidelity Destiny Portfolios: Fidelity Advisor Diversified Stock Fund
- Fidelity Global Growth and Value Investment Trust – Sub A By its manager Fidelity Investments Canada
- Fidelity Global Innovators Investment Trust by its manager Fidelity InvestmentsCanada ULC
- Fidelity Growth Company Commingled Pool By: Fidelity Management TrustCompany, as Trustee
- Fidelity Insights Investment Trust By its manager Fidelity Investments CanadaULC
- Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust: Fidelity Growth Company Fund
- Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust : Fidelity Growth Company K6 Fund
- Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust: Fidelity Series Growth Company Fund
- Fidelity OTC Commingled Pool By: Fidelity Management Trust Company, as Trustee
- Fidelity Puritan Trust: Fidelity Puritan Fund – Equity Sub B
- Fidelity Puritan Trust: Puritan K6 Fund – Equity Subportfolio•Fidelity Securities Fund: Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund
- Fidelity Securities Fund: Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund
- Fidelity Securities Fund: Fidelity OTC K6 Portfolio
This is an eye-brow raising amount of funds. Its a lot of entities and got me thinking.
In November 2021, Musk transferred roughly $5.7 billion in shares to his foundation. Although we do not know where the money went, Forbes had one theory – that it all went to a DAF.
DAFs, or Donor Advised Funds invest in order to give to charity at a later date. Its like a hedge fund for charitable giving. The thing is that you can wait a long time before giving that money away.
We know from previous musk foundation filings that Musk has a DAF at Fidelity.
Is it possible that some of Musk's DAFs at Fidelity invested in X via Fidelity's funds?
If this were to be true, it would be considered self-dealing which is a violation of IRS standards.
Its just a tinfoil hat theory, but it would explain the enormous amount of fidelity investments in X.
It would also explain where the money went, because a lot of the giving to the private musk foundation ends up benefitting Musk in some way, which the media have reported on before.
It would also be on brand for Musk's entities, which have an enormous amount of overlap (just see the chips thing from summer) and are imho essentially the same ponzi.
To be clear, its just a theory, but it is interesting imho. When $5.9 just essentially disappears, it makes you wonder where it went.
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Nothing would surprise me at this point in the Enron + Madoff * Bankman-Fried house of cards that Musk has put together.
It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the type of engineer Musk actually is and not what people think he is would be a financial engineer. His former buddy Peter Thiel knows all about that.