Below is a fantastic interview of the former head of Capital Cities Tom Murphy from the year 2000.  Murphy was a tremendous businessman that grew Capital Cities from an extremely small base to eventually buy ABC, with the help of his good friend Warren Buffett.  Eventually, Murphy sold Capital Cities to Disney, which has obviously...Read More

The combination of greed, ego and charisma has been a common characteristic of many that have lost fortunes for their investors’ and Eike Batista is one of the largest examples.  He built an empire of businesses, capitalizing on the excitement surrounding the emergence of the Brazilian economy utilizing other people’s money primarily.  The most poignant...Read More