Profiles in Personal Finance: William V. Roth Jr.

A Roth IRA is one of the simplest - and potentially the most effective - sheltered retirement account imaginable. Most people interested in personal finance find it very beneficial to become familiar with this tool as quickly as possible. Usually, this doesn’t include finding out who the Roth IRA is named after.
The man who [...]

Profiles in Personal Finance: Warren Buffet

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Warren Buffet also known as “The Oracle of Omaha,” with a net worth of around $36 billion, ranks as [...]

Profiles in Personal Finance: Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim is currently the richest man on earth with 67.8 billion dollars in his account. His fortune has grown an average of 3.5 billion dollars a month so far this year.
He lives in Mexico, a country where more than half the population struggles in poverty. Slim controlled companies currently account for nearly [...]

Profiles in Personal Finance: John D. Rockefeller

I thought it might be interesting from time to time to learn about and profile some of the most interesting and influential characters in the world of money. Who better to begin with than the man considered to be the richest man of all time, John D. Rockefeller.
John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. was an American industrialist [...]