John Templeton, a billionaire global investor, philanthropist and pioneer fund manager, died of pneumonia at age 95 in a hospital in Nassau, Bahamas, his spokesman confirmed July 8. Templeton, who began his Wall Street career in 1937, launched several successful international funds before selling the Templeton Funds to Franklin Resources for $440 million in 1992. [...]
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Billionaire Investor John Templeton Dies of Pneumonia at 95
Posted in Culture, Finance, News, personal finance, tagged billionaire, franklin resources, fund manager, john templeton, philanthropist, templeton funds, wall street on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Does Money Buy Happiness?
Posted in Business, Culture, Health, personal finance, tagged does money buy happiness, money and happiness, samantha chang, theimproper, TheImproper.com on March 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If having money guaranteed happiness, it’s obvious we wouldn’t see the epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse among rich and famous celebrities, and the wealthy wouldn’t have the same problems the rest of us do. But there must be a connection, right? Otherwise, why would people spend so much time and effort trying to acquire [...]
Money Talk by Samantha Chang
Posted in Business, Career, personal finance, tagged Business, money talk, personal finance, samantha chang, theimproper, TheImproper.com on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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