Andrew Carnegie

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  Favorite 10 Philanthropists: Carnegie, Oprah, Aguilera & More

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2011

  Andrew Carnegie kicked off the idea of the rich elite giving back; so AdvisorOne humbly highlights 10 people—of the many to highlight—who used their wealth to help others.

• Philanthropy’s Cutting Edge

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  September 1, 2011

• Creating the Legacy

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2008

  In 1975, the SEC deregulated brokerage commissions and set the stage for Charles Schwab & Co. to create the discount brokerage business model. By unbundling...

• Valuing Evaluation

  By James Picerno  |  September 1, 2008

  In the old days, giving was easier. You made a donation to a charity of your choice, and you hoped for the best. But faith...

• The Perils of Entropy

  By Stephen Phillip Brown  |  June 1, 2007

  Consider the mind-boggling possibilities of compound interest: If the Lenape tribe of Native Americans had invested the 60-guilder ($24) proceeds from their sale of Manhattan...

• A Fresh Start

  By Staff Writer  |  August 1, 2003

  By the turn of the 19th Century, Andrew Carnegie had built the world's largest steel manufacturing empire. He had a policy of tearing down old...

• The Shape of Success

  By Staff Writer  |  July 2, 2000

  An age-old visualization technique still yields fr