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Billionaire Refugee from Communism Gives Us a Little History Lesson

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Thomas Peterffy is a Hungarian-born American entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Interactive Brokers, a discount brokerage firm. Mr. Peterffy, whose net worth is estimated at $5 billion, escaped from Hungary in his early twenties, coming to the United States as a penniless refugee who could not speak English. During the 1970s, this man turned a knack for computer programming into the phenomenal financial success that he enjoys today. Continue reading →

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The Business World vs The Ivory Tower

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The Successful Businessman vs The Affirmative Action Pseudo-Academic Continue reading →

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