He had a huge net worth

One of the most interesting facts about John Kerry is that he had a huge net worth. Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth was assessed to be $750 million in 2004 by the Forbes 400 survey. According to a study published in the Los Angeles Times, estimates have ranged from roughly $165 million to as much as $3.2 billion. Regardless of which amount is right, Kerry was the wealthiest United States Senator while in office. Independent of Heinz, Kerry is a wealthy man in his own right, having received at least four trusts inherited from Forbes family members, including his mother, Rosemary Forbes Kerry, who died in 2002. Forbes magazine estimated that if elected and Heinz family assets were included, Kerry would have been the third-richest US president in history, when adjusted for inflation. This calculation was based on Heinz and Kerry's combined holdings, however, the couple signed a prenuptial agreement that separates their assets. Kerry's personal assets in 2011 ranged from $230,000,000 to $320,000,000, including the assets of his spouse and any dependent children, according to his financial disclosure form. This contained slightly more than $3 million in H. J. Heinz Company assets, which surged in value by more than $600,000 in 2013 when Berkshire Hathaway announced their desire to purchase the company.

Kerry purchased an 18-acre property in Chilmark, Massachusetts, on the northwest corner of Martha's Vineyard overlooking Vineyard Sound in April 2017. According to property records, the property in Seven Gates Farm cost $11.75 million for a seven-bedroom mansion.