Finance Industry Series Part 3 of 5
Did you read The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s coverage of the Top 50 Philanthropists this year? If you did, you would find that there are a lot of new names on the list – such as the retired clarinetist who was a closeted investor – to the tune of a $100 million gift!
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What do hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital have in common? Quite a bit, actually. Today we will look at five things they share.
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For most of 2023 I plan to focus my blogging on the finance and investment industry. I wonder, is it the mystique of ruthless brainiacs in suits poring over financial charts and reaping millions, even billions that is so captivating? Once committed, I plucked the businesses that the Aspire team gets tripped up on the most in valuing for capacity, and felt as satisfied as taking a big bite of a street corner Philly pretzel.
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