
Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA: Dyslexia Names, Flat Packs and a Foundation Maze
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Ingvar Kamprad started a mail-order business on his family's farm in Småland, Sweden, in 1943 at...
18 Loka 22min

Hedge Funds Explained: Alfred W. Jones, the 2 and 20 Fee and Form PF Rules
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Hedge funds manage roughly $3.8 trillion, as of 2021, yet the name comes from a defensive idea. ...
18 Loka 22min

Harry Winston: A 25-Cent Emerald, Oscar Loans and the Hope Diamond by Mail
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Harry Winston was born Harry Weinstein in New York City in 1896 to Jewish immigrants from the Ru...
18 Loka 19min

Eurozone Crisis: Toothless Maastricht Rules, Contagion and Draghi's Pledge
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The eurozone crisis grew from a design flaw: member states shared a currency and central bank bu...
18 Loka 21min

Greece's Debt Crisis and Recovery: Hidden Swaps, OXI and IMF Paid Off Early
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Greece's borrowing costs are now lower than those of Italy and France, a reversal for a country ...
18 Loka 23min

Hubert de Givenchy: Raw Cotton Separates, Audrey Hepburn and Ready-to-Wear
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Hubert de Givenchy opened his couture house in Paris in 1952 at age 24 with Les Séparables, a co...
18 Loka 21min

Giorgio Armani: A $700 Beetle, Armani Dolci Jam and a Will With a 30% Lock
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1975 Giorgio Armani sold his Volkswagen Beetle for $700 to help launch the company he built w...
18 Loka 18min

Panic of 1901: Harriman vs. J.P. Morgan and the Northern Pacific Corner
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Panic of 1901 was triggered not by war or industrial failure but by a fight between a handfu...
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