September 2020
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
9h 53m
English
1940–
Self-made Mexican business tycoon, engineer, and philanthropist Carlos Slim Helú built a fortune from a wide portfolio of interests to become one of the wealthiest people in the world.
As a child, Carlos Slim Helú learned the value of sound accounting and management practice from his father; Slim made his first investment (in a government bond) at age 11 and his first stock purchase at age 12. In 1961, he graduated with a degree in engineering from the University of Mexico and became a stock trader. Amassing large profits from private investments, he used them to open his own brokerage ...
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