Greg Steinmetz is an American journalist, author and securities analyst. Steinmetz was born and raised in

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. He graduated from

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with a

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degree in

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and

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, and earned a master's degree from the

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. Steinmetz spent 15 years working as a journalist for the

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, and

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. He served as the Bureau Chief for the

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in Berlin and London. He is now a securities analyst for a New York money management firm. He is also known for a well-received biography of

Jacob Fugger Jakob Fugger ''of the Lily'' (german: Jakob Fugger von der Lilie; 6 March 1459 – 30 December 1525), also known as Jakob Fugger ''the Rich'' or sometimes Jakob II, was a major German merchant, mining entrepreneur, and banker. He was a descendant ...

in which he argues that Fugger was the most influential businessman in history, and possibly the richest man who ever lived.

Books

* ''The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger.'' 2015. Simon and Schuster. . Review a
New York Review of Books, 2016
* ''American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest.'' 2022. Simon and Schuster. .

References

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