According to internet sources, his production company (him and his agent) received HUGE amounts of stock as bonuses based on attaining subscriber milestones early in the contract. As soon as he legally could, he sold these shares, well before the price collapsed. I don't remember the #, but it was over $100mill.

Howard is scared of the stock market. He invests in bonds and real estate.
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Thinking of cracked-out and/or tweaking whores getting their throats and asses brutalized for the next hit makes me hard. --Rear Admiral