Stock Market
As a very wealthy and active stock trader, Berardo is a central personality on the Portuguese stock exchange, Euronext Lisbon, where he trades large amounts of stock throughout the year, often having immediate capital gain as his only perceived goal. He legally uses his foundation, the Fundação Berardo, as a tool for indirect trading in order to get fiscal benefits.
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