Investing by the Books #50 Ronald Fagerfjäll: They Made Sweden Rich

Investing By The Books

2023-10-16

22:15

Ronald Fagerfjäll is a legend within Swedish business journalism. Having written more than 30 books centered around Swedish companies and the people behind them, his knowledge of the topic is truly unique. We speak about the book “They Made Sweden Rich” (De gjorde Sverige rikt), which covers important entrepreneurs, businessmen, and investors during Sweden’s 20th-century industrial history.

Eddie Palmgren

Niklas Sävås

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This episode was recorded on Sep 6, 2023.

Books mentioned

They Made Sweden Rich (De gjorde Sverige rikt) – Ronald Fagerfjäll
Tisenhult: Grundaren, familjen och företagen (Swedish) – Ronald Fagerfjäll
In Search of a True World View – Ronald Fagerfjäll
Shape living for the better: the first 100 years of Electrolux – Ronald Fagerfjäll
Den förlorade sonens återkomst: Peter Wallenberg (Swedish) – Ronald Fagerfjäll
The Prince – Machiavelli
The Dwarf – Pär Lagerkvist

Companies mentioned

Handelsbanken
Investor
Svenska Tändsticks AB (Swedish Match)
Tisenhult-Gruppen
General Electric
Investment AB Promotion

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