Platinum Portfolios: 25 years of thoughtful investing for private clients

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Founders Charolyn Pedlar and Mel Meltzer look back on the business’s early days, lessons learned, and what it takes to build something that lasts in the world of private-client investing.

4 May English South Africa Business

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