Mark Zuckerberg has committed to giving away 99 per cent of his wealth to “advance human potential”. Simon Cowell has made clear he wants his multimillion-pound fortune to go to “kids and dogs”. Meanwhile, legendary US investor Warren Buffett – determined that the vast majority of his hundred-billion-dollar-plus fortune goes to his five charitable foundations – is believed to be half-way towards his goal.
The largesse is undeniable, but it can come to the detriment of others – namely, their children.
