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Family Foundations Help Philanthropists Share and Save Their Wealth

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Post date October 27, 2017

A family holding a stack of change with a plant growing out of it. — Image credit: Shutterstock

George Soros, famous (or infamous, depending on which side of the political spectrum your beliefs lie) for donating to liberal causes and Democratic candidates, has transferred $18 billion of his vast wealth into his Open Society Foundations. The transfer immediately dropped him out of the ranks of the 50 richest Americans and catapulted his foundation […]

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George Soros: An Immigrant’s Story

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Post date September 13, 2013

George Soros is a self-made man. His story is really the story of the American Dream made good. Coming from Jewish-Hungarian roots and moving to England to pursue an education got him started on the path to becoming a magnate and philanthropist. Some people get a job and feel “good enough” with it to stick […]

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