publication date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)

category: Business

clue: You may not know this very wealthy Californian, but you've probably heard of his eponymous financial company that brought inexpensive security trading to the masses.

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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