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How the mastermind of the Luminous Capital breakaway is parlaying his cloak-and-dagger skills into 'Pure Financial Independence'

With his wife, Larissa, as sidearm, Matt Sonnen seeks to fulfill a niche for a service level between John Furey and Shirl Penney

Author Lisa Shidler January 19, 2016 at 8:38 PM
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Matt Sonnen: I was employee zero at Luminous. I built the firm in the shadows outside of Merrill.


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