Today, Goldman Sachs stands as one of the largest investment banks in the world. Yet few know the story of their founder, Marcus Goldman, the humble immigrant who arrived in the US to get a slice of his own American Dream. Early Life The man who history would remember as Read more…
Though Marcus Goldman is the more famous of the two name partners behind Goldman Sachs, it was Samuel Sachs who turned it from a single office operation into a firm with a global reach and hundreds of clients across the country! A pioneer, Samuel Sachs redefined the term “investment banking” Read more…
Though the also Jewish Rothschild family are often touted as being the world’s most secretive banking family, that title should instead go to Brazil’s Safra family and their patriarch Jacob Safra, who was arguably the greatest banker no one has ever heard of. He was perhaps even a better banker Read more…
Though there are many who would claim that various members of the also Jewish Rothschild family hold this title, at least officially, Brazil’s Joseph Safra was the richest banker in the world prior to his death in December 2020. The longtime chairman of the Safra Group and its associated companies, Read more…
The heir to a banking dynasty over 100 years old, Edmond Safra moved with his father from Lebanon to Brazil to create the foundations for today’s Safra Group. Once he inherited it with his brothers, he continued to grow his family company into the giant it is today. Yet, whilst Read more…
When it came to wealth in the Medieval Era, the history books would make you think that only noble families held wealth. Whilst this is mostly true, there was one family that was the exception to this rule: the Fugger family. The personal bankers and financiers of dukes, princes, kings, Read more…
Today, few people remember the name “Jacob Schiff” yet during the late 19th century and early 20th century, you would have to travel a long way to find someone who didn’t know his name. A contemporary of bankers like J. P. Morgan, Jacob Schiff was the foremost Jewish banker on Read more…
Today, Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the US (and the world for that matter!) Yet few actually know the story of Amadeo Giannini, the man who helped found it and turn it into the giant it is today! At the time, banks really only dealt Read more…
Today, names like Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are synonymous with “wealth”. For the Medieval world, the name Jakob Fugger had the same implications. Yet, adjusted for inflation, Fugger was richer than Buffett, Gates and Bezos combined! Indeed, Jakob Fugger was so rich that he was known as Read more…