George Soros

Here’s portrait of holocaust survivor, investor, and philanthropist, George Soros. Having a grown up Jewish in Budapest, he survived Nazi-occupied Hungary, and emigrated to England as a teenager.  After making a fortune as an investor, he turned towards philanthropy. Through his Open Societies Foundations, Mr Soros helped influence the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. He has donated billions of dollars towards education and science programs in that region. He has promoted transparency in these once-closed-off societies.

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Emergency Funds

This piece from today's Wall Street Journal addresses where you should stash your emergency funds.  Financial experts recommend that you keep three to six months worth of savings on hand in case of a catastrophic event. One new study suggests that you may be better off investing this money, as opposed to holding it as cash. The article, which you can read here, looks at the pros and cons of using emergency funds in this manner.  Thanks to Orlie Kraus and Sheryl Dermawan for another fun assignment (which I was very bullish on).

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