Fortunes & Blunders: Mikhail Prokhorov
RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS The term oligarch derives from the Greek and translates approximately as “rule by the few.” It is an…
Fortunes & Blunders: Eike Batista
Eike Batista—The Brazilian Icarus “You cannot exist as a $20 billion company with speculation.”—Eike Batista To many, he is the…
Fortunes & Blunders: Carlos Slim
LATIN AMERICAN TYCOONS South of the US-Mexican border exists a parallel universe. Countries with enormous natural resources and fascinating cultural…
Fortunes & Blunders: Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt
Dr Müller-Wohlfahrt – Healing Hans “My problem is I work really hard and all day long, from early morning to…
Fortunes & Blunders: Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill: The Anti-Keynes “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we…
Fortunes & Blunders: John Maynard Keynes
“Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older.”—John Maynard Keynes We can…
Fortunes and Blunders – Johnny Depp
“You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren’t allowed to be normal.” —…
Fortunes and Blunders – Jennifer Lawrence
Fortunes and Blunders: Jennifer Lawrence In the shimmering world of the rich and famous no other aspect of society is…