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Mar 2024
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Why The Rich Get Richer

Erika Kullberg
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#75: Gary Stevenson, the most profitable trader of Citibank in 2011, grew up in poverty but found a way to reach financial freedom. He is now dedicating his life to raising awareness about income inequality. You’ll also learn: 

• How he became the most profitable trader coming from a poor background 

• What you can do to help stopping the growth in income inequality

• What wealthy people invest in vs what non-wealthy people invest in 

• Why the middle class will continue to own less


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