Never gloat; never brag. The market gods are watching.

Fintwit archive, 2023.

Be careful when you're feeling smart.

Fintwit archive, 2022.

Fintwit archive, 2021.

Fintwit archive, 2020.

Fintwit archive, 2019.

Formal authority is granted; moral authority is earned.

Fintwit archive, 2018.

"If somebody has the mindset of 'when stocks go up, I get excited and want to get in' [or] 'when they go down, I want to get out' — that behavior penalty will swamp any other choices they make." -- Chris Davis Temperament > Intelligence.

Fintwit archive, 2017.

Character matters. Tell the truth. Be accountable. Keep your word. Don't complain. Don't blame. Do more than is asked. Don't punch down. Keep a secret. Respect the rules. Be kind. Everything, literally everything, is downstream of that.

Fintwit archive, 2015.

Get rid of what's not working.

Fintwit archive, 2014.

Fintwit archive, 2013.

Love this story. I have known and worked with so many families in this vast cohort of the anonymously affluent. Super smart, common-sense people who have quietly built impressive businesses that go broadly unnoticed outside their communities. wsj.com/business/entrepreneu…

Fintwit archive, 2020.