The Kiss of Fortune

I have just started making my way through the Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski and I came across the following passage – The concept of oil expresses perfectly the eternal human dream of wealth achieved through lucky accident, through the kiss of fortune and not by sweat, anguish, and hard work. In this sense,…

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What Were They Thinking?

In the world of finance, wealth can be easily gained and just as easily lost. Discover the thought-provoking stories of the Groupon founders, traders navigating wild market swings, and the stark realities that challenge the notion of “buy and hold.” This is a little bit of a journey into market history, so if you move…

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Chuck Feeney: All Duty

The story of the billionaire who wasn’t. When Charles “Chuck” Feeney first appeared on the world’s rich lists in the 1980s he had built a billion dollar business selling duty free goods to tourists. But he’d also given most of his money away to charity. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng follow…

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