Jeff Bezos’ master plan is to have no plan
The richest man in the world has been using his wealth in unexpected ways. Jeff Bezos announced this week that Amazon would create an independent company with JPMorgan and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway . The new venture seeks to keep employee health-care costs under control and will initially focus on technology that would "provide U.S. employees and their families with simplified, high-quality and transparent healthcare at a reasonable cost." That adds health care to the list of industries Bezos has a significant investment in, along with technology, retail, media and aerospace. Considering Amazon's massive scope and reach, this is hardly a surprising group of categories, but the companies Bezos owns make for a uniquely diverse collection. He helped start rocket maker Blue Origin in 2000, and said late last year that he would be selling "about a billion (dollars) a year of Amazon stock" to fund the aerospace venture. Blue Origin had its first s...