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Jun 2021
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216: Jim Mellon – Becoming an Opportunis...

Tessa Dao
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Jim Mellon’s a British investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. It was 1979 when Jim got his start, in Hong Kong, as a trainee fund manager. When the fund was acquired eight years later, he received a windfall, becoming a millionaire in his late-twenties… And from that point forward, Jim has spread his bets far and wide, as an investor in emerging markets, ... Show More
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