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The Tax Whiz With the Strangest Hustle on Wall Street
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The Tax Whiz With the Strangest Hustle on Wall Street

By Ben Foldy | Photographs by Clark Hodgin for The Wall Street Journal Andy Lee is the king of a lucrative niche in the financial markets. Being king isn’t easy.Lee invests in tax receivable agreements, increasingly common arrangements that put cash into the pockets of early investors in companies. Not many investors know how they work, and a surprising number of people don’t even know they have them.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Billions in U.S. Funding Hasn’t Convinced Developing World to Ditch Coal
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Billions in U.S. Funding Hasn’t Convinced Developing World to Ditch Coal

Updated Dec. 3, 2023 12:04 am ETJOHANNESBURG—Wealthy nations are sending tens of billions of dollars to poorer ones for clean energy, the linchpin of a global strategy to cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the developing world.But two of the most ambitious efforts yet—in South Africa and Indonesia—are now at risk of unraveling, sowing doubts about the rich world’s ability to push developing countries away from coal and other fossil fuels.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
My Morning With Charlie Munger
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My Morning With Charlie Munger

Updated Dec. 2, 2023 12:24 am ETListen to article(1 minute)I arrived at Charlie Munger’s Los Angeles home early one morning in September, hoping for some thoughts and opinions.For nearly four hours, Charlie wouldn’t stop.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
My Morning With Charlie Munger
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My Morning With Charlie Munger

Updated Dec. 2, 2023 12:24 am ETListen to article(1 minute)I arrived at Charlie Munger’s Los Angeles home early one morning in September, hoping for some thoughts and opinions.For nearly four hours, Charlie wouldn’t stop.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC.
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A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC.

Nov. 18, 2023 10:00 am ETThe call is coming from inside the hack.A ransomware gang claimed this past week that it broke into the systems of the fintech platform MeridianLink. The breach has been reported to regulators. The company didn’t report it, as new rules will require them to do. The hackers did.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC.
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A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC.

Nov. 18, 2023 10:00 am ETThe call is coming from inside the hack.A ransomware gang claimed this past week that it broke into the systems of the fintech platform MeridianLink. The breach has been reported to regulators. The company didn’t report it, as new rules will require them to do. The hackers did.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8