Jack Ma, who disappeared from public view in 2020, just accepted a teaching position in Japan. Here's how the Alibaba and Ant Group founder got started and amassed a huge fortune.

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Jack Ma.

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First Republic Bank shares tank 43% after report says the struggling lender is likely to be taken over by the government

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A pedestrian walks by a First Republic bank on April 26, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
First Republic stock has plummeted after Silicon Valley Bank's failure.

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The world's 12 wealthiest people got richer by $36 billion in a day - and have now gained $264 billion in net worth this year

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Mark Zuckerberg.

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The $30 billion reason for Wall Street to save First Republic ASAP

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Early-aughts 'It' girl Cory Kennedy entering her 'hipster Martha Stewart' era pretty much sums up how millennials are gearing up for middle age

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Cory Kennedy and Jee Ahn, left, at Nylon Guys Spring Launch Party in 2007. Kennedy in 2017, right, at the Pamella Roland show during New York Fashion Week.

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A couple paid just $55,000 for an 80-year-old general store. See how they transformed it into a $600,000 dream home that's now for sale.

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The general store Rod Roddy and Lisa Cinnater bought for $55,000.

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'That's really bad advice': A real estate investor who owns over 1,000 units and retired at age 36 explains why 'zero-money-down' strategies like wholesaling will no longer work for investors in 2023

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Real estate investor Dave Allred, who today has ownership in over 1,250 properties, officially retired at the age of 36 to spend more time with his family.

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First Republic handed out billions in ultra-low-rate mortgages to the wealthy. It backfired horribly.

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A Michigan couple paid off their $200,000 mortgage in 4 years. They broke down how they did it to find financial freedom and build up their kids' college funds.

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Andy and Nicole Hill, who paid off their mortgage in four years, with their two kids.

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Russia minted 22 new billionaires last year, even as the West slapped sanctions on the country to try to cripple it financially

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Russian billionaires and businessmen Andrei Melnichenko (L) and Alexei Mordashov attend the congress of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on March 16, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian billionaires and businessmen Andrei Melnichenko (left) and Alexei Mordashov saw gains in their wealth in the last year.

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