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Man Built a $188M Fortune Investing in Stocks Then Donated It to Charity

joshuakennon.com published 2013-11-30

Jack MacDonald was a frugal attorney who wanted to build a big net worth to give it to charity thanks to his hobby of investing in the stock market.

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