Can confirm this story. As head trader at Enron when it filed for bankruptcy, I received many calls from firms that were recruiting. I was busy trying to close out the trading book and wanted to take some time to decide my future so didn’t take any meetings. But Citadel was by

One of my favorite business books:

Rockwood Notes is a kickstarter-style project to fund the research & publication of the most comprehensive account of the Pritzker family—one of the greatest stories of American business & wealth. For the official pitch, visit the About Page (linked on page). Here’s an overview

Great case study: Best Lock Joe is a sharp investor and a good friend. He’s gonna be putting out some first-rate content. You should give him a follow and subscribe to his site.

One of the best-performing smallcaps ever:

How Larry Goldstein made $250,000 in 2 hours. A fast growing net-net selling for 3x earnings. One of my favorite stories:

A 1,000X investment: Toys R Us The Toys reorg was an ideal setup: a great business selling for a distressed price. Some of the sharpest investors in the world owned this one—including George Soros, Tim Bliss, Michael Price and Larry Goldstein. Read about it here:

This is the type of person you want to fill your punchcard with (and the type of person you want to try to be like):

First article is out. Free for all to read. I cover the life of Nicholas Pritzker, which I consider central to understanding the Pritzker story. He immigrated, gritted his way to be the family’s first attorney, and established an ethos that defined the family for generations.

—The Big Hedge Funds in 1968— Buffett was #1 (with just $118M AUM) $10M+ AUM got you on the list ($90M today) Recognize any other names?

160x in a month. How I got my first two jobs and met a personal hero. Link in bio for the story.