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Millionaire

10 min read 14 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

A gripping tale of John Law, the Scottish gambler who created the first modern financial bubble—the Mississippi Scheme—and briefly made France a nation of millionaires before it all collapsed.

You’ll learn

  • How paper money can create wealth
  • The psychology of financial bubbles
  • Why trust is the real currency
  • The dangers of speculative mania