Financial World
Encyclopedia
Financial World was the United States' oldest business magazine before going out of business in 1998. In the magazine's later years of publication, its signature issue was the "Sports Franchise Valuation Issue".
and later sold to Barry Rupp, Steve Rupp, and Timothy Draper in 1995. In 1998, the magazine stopped printing and closed its business.
History
Financial World was founded in 1902. It was purchased in 1983 by Carl Lindner, Jr.Carl Lindner, Jr.
Carl Henry Lindner, Jr. was a Cincinnati businessman and one of the world's richest people. According to the 2006 issue of Forbes Magazine's 400 list, Lindner was ranked 133 and was worth an estimated $2.3 billion...
and later sold to Barry Rupp, Steve Rupp, and Timothy Draper in 1995. In 1998, the magazine stopped printing and closed its business.
Notable alumni
- Stacey BradfordStacey BradfordStacey Bradford is an American financial journalist, author, and commentator. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents, writes the Family Finance blog on CBS MoneyWatch.com, and has given personal financial advice on various TV shows...
, financial journalist, author, and commentator - Dan DorfmanDan DorfmanDan Dorfman was previously a columnist for the New York Sun newspaper. Dorfman was a prominent CNBC commentor in the 1990s and a columnist for Money magazine. He also was a CNN financial news commentator in the 1980s, and a Wall Street Journal columnist early in his career.Dorfman grew up in a...
, television and print commentator and columnist - Seth Hoyt, former publisher of Cosmopolitan Magazine
- Douglas McIntyre, technology entrepreneur