Michael Jackson would have been 56 today. He died way too young. Worth as much as $1.3 Billion at the time of his death, (Source: http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/25/michael-jackson-cash-poor-net-worth-neverland-beatles-catelog-net-worth/) “Michael Jackson should have died a rich man” but his cash flow was reported to be in ‘the red zone’ totaling barely 0.05% of his net worth. “The agreement to do 50 concerts in London was a desperate attempt to make ends meet. The preparation for that grueling run may be what killed him,” Edward Hadas reported in The [UK] Telegraph, on June 26, 2009, the day after his untimely death. (Second source:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5649656/Michael-Jackson-should-have-died-a-rich-man.html)