“We have had 250 years or so of family involvement in the finance business,” said Baron Rothschild. “We provide advice on both sides of the balance sheet, and we do it globally.” The Rothschilds have been helping the British government – and many others – out of a financial hole ever since they financed Wellington’s army and thus victory against the French at Waterloo in 1815. According to a long-standing legend, the Rothschild family owed the first millions of their … Continue reading →