The Rise of Sweden’s Super Rich

Sweden has a global reputation for championing high taxes and social equality, but it has become a European hotspot for the super rich. On Lidingö island there are huge red and yellow wooden villas on rocky cliff tops, and white minimalist mansions with floor to ceiling windows.Less than half an hour’s drive from Stockholm city…

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Making Complicated Ideas Simple

Want to build influence with ideas and simple writing? Look no further than Howard Marks. Most smart people use big words and plastic jargon to reinforce the barrier between themselves and “the common folk.” Howard, on the other hand, breaks down this barrier, and that’s why his ideas are so influential (and why he’s Warren…

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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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