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Early Apple Computer Company Owner Now Living Paycheck to Paycheck

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Mark Melin
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Ron Wayne has lived one of those storied lives. Through a chance meeting with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) founders Steve Jobs while the pair worked at Atari, Wayne followed Jobs to Apple and fit into the growing company as an “adult,” often playing the grown up role between Steve Wozniak and Jobs, who were half his age.

Early Apple Computer Company Owner Now Living Paycheck to Paycheck

Ron Wayne owned 10% of Apple's stock

In the mid 1970s, Wayne owned 10 percent of Apple’s stock. Now in his 80s, how is Wayne’s life?  Wayne, now 80, is currently living on his Social Security check to Social Security...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.