We decided to weigh in on the “Ernesto Arguello net worth” question. ‘Ready for Love’’s Ernesto Arguello is the wealthiest of the three bachelors.
Ernesto Arguello Net Worth:
- Net Worth: $12 Million
The 33 year old Latin civil and architectural engineer made his money in the construction business.
Every summer he would work in his father’s construction company. He and his brother started a company called HOLA Realty. They build homes for people who can’t afford them. (We will need to investigate this situation. I’m curious as to how one makes so much money in the business of helping the poor.)
His “philanthropic” non-profit creates functional safe housing for people in Third World countries, such as his homeland of Nicaragua.
So, ok, here’s the thing….”functional, safe housing” means its most likely ugly and provides no social or aesthetic value which I take issue with. (I worked in the business of Architectural Forensics for seven years and am all too familiar with the lucrative and corrupt business of providing low income safe and functional housing).
And the fact that Ernesto is so closely connected with the notoriously corrupt Inter-American Development Bank (famous for exploiting South America’s rainforests and indigenous people) makes me think he may not be as upstanding as his resume makes him sound, but we will wait and see. (He was even one of the speakers at an Inter American Development Bank conference-more on that below).
Additionally, if someone is making millions of dollars off philanthropy it now seems like a business investment and not a philanthropic endeavor.
I know you may say “he couldn’t have made that 12 million dollars off of a non-profit”.
Well its pretty darn easy in the development business. All you do is set up a non-profit LLc that takes all the government subsidies, and then you set up a for-profit LLc (probably a Delaware LLc because it hides financial beneficiaries in name) and you give the non-profit money to the for-profit company to build the housing.
For more on the Delaware LLc shell game check out our piece: Delaware: tiny state, giant situation
That is the crux of the public private partnership. And “ta-da”, you now have 12 million dollars in the bank from a non-profit.
So with regards to Ernesto, I hope I am wrong and he really is as awesome as he sounds in his bio.
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Inter-American Development Bank
Many people have never heard of the Inter-American Development Bank. It is the leading source for development financing in Latin America. They are basically on off-shoot of the IMF.
The IDB brings together finance ministers and central bank presidents from the bank’s 48 member countries, as well as some 3,000 representatives from development agencies and banking institutions. (In other words they are funded with tax dollars).
The IDP is also notoriously corrupt. They claim to “fight corruption”, but in reality they are the perpetrators of the corruption.
They are also notorious for exploiting 3rd world countries and their valuable resources. They have been highly criticized for their involvement in projects like the very risky Camisea Project in Peru Rainforests which jeopardize indigenous lives and marine reserves.
“IDB member governments made a critical mistake today,” said Aaron Goldzimer of Environmental Defense. “The project is out of step with international standards and now the IDB has demonstrated it is at the bottom of the international financial community in its environmental and
social safeguards.”
“Camisea violates international environmental standards and US law. The companies still get US taxpayer funds and IDB management and Executive Directors shall be held accountable,” said Jon Sohn of Friends of the Earth.
And to add to the outrage two U.S. oil companies, Hunt Oil and Halliburton, stand to benefit from the IDB’s decision on this project.
Guess who wins with this sort of philanthropy?
The banks. The banks extend loans to poor people, put them into ugly houses and massive debt to a global bank. The arrangement eventually destroys the countries’ sovereignty by making the citizens slaves to big global banks like the IMF.
So even though it all sounds good in a sound bite and on a resume, these developers are stealing resources from the people of Latin America and giving them homes to keep them distracted from the real agenda.
If this was truly philanthropic, global banks would not be involved.
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The social media also mentioned Ernesto net worth is 12 million.
Enquirer investigated Ernesto is bankrupt. He filed bankruptcy in 2012 for 4.1 million dollars, owes $60,000 in student loans.
I am curious where these news outlets are getting their information from?
Could be true or false.
This article is pure speculation from someone who has absolutely no knowledge of what they are talking about. It’s very sad to see how someone can write an article based on pure speculation and then arrive at some malicious “conclusions”.
I happen to live in Nicaragua, I happen to know Ernesto, and I happen to know his housing projects. Ernesto is quite an impressive young man in every sense – moral, social, business wise, etc. And his low income housing projects is not where his wealth has come from. And no, his housing projects are not “ugly and provide no social and aesthetic value”. They are such an impressive social development that many countries are interested in having Ernesto come replicate his works there. I suggest the writer of this article actually goes to visit one of Ernesto’s projects and then apologize profusely for having misjudged and especially for having written a liable article, based on his or her own prejudice. And finally, I am also personally aware if what IDB does for social works. And my experience with them has been that they are looking to help this part of the world with a true emphasys on helping the poor and the environment. I don’t doubt there may be a project here and there that may have abused the system as stated in the article; but overall, the work that IDB is doing in this region is praiseworthy. Once again, the writer’s prejudice betrays him/her. I suggest they visit IDB to see the long list of projects the bank supports and then visit the projects themselves. And then the writer can once again retract themselves for have written with such mistaken and maliscious intent.
Why not do your homework first prior to publishing such a slanderous article?
They showed his sister on the video who is actually on NBC’s fashion star. Do their parents own part of NBC or something?
I know Dan, I was wondering the same thing. Id say they are pretty well connected. Ernesto was even a speaker at an Inter American Development bank conference. The bank is basically an offshoot of the IMF. So the fact that he is so closely connected w/ such a powerful group, its no wonder he gets to be the lead on a primetime show. But I am very doubtful that ANYTHING he does is REAL philanthropy.