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Jun 05, 2026 7 min read

Lessons from Carl Icahn

Lessons from Carl Icahn Carl Icahn built his fortune by buying stakes in undervalued companies and forcing their management to change course. Instead of...

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Lessons from Michael Steinhardt

Lessons from Michael Steinhardt Michael Steinhardt ran an early hedge fund that posted a 24.5% annualized return over 28 years. His track record was built...

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Lessons from Ed Thorp

Ed Thorp is a mathematician who proved that blackjack could be beaten by counting cards, altering how casinos calculate probability. He later applied his...

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Lessons from Walter Schloss

Lessons from Walter Schloss Walter Schloss worked out of a single room, refused to use a computer, and rarely spoke to management. By rigidly applying...

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Lessons from Joel Tillinghast

Lessons from Joel Tillinghast Joel Tillinghast ran the Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund for over three decades, beating the market by avoiding unforced...

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Lessons from Bill Miller

Lessons from Bill Miller Bill Miller beat the S&P 500 for 15 straight years while managing the Legg Mason Value Trust. By treating growth as an input to...

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Lessons from Steve Schwarzman

Lessons from Steve Schwarzman Steve Schwarzman co founded Blackstone and built it into the world's largest alternative asset manager by obsessing over...

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Lessons from Orlando Bravo

Lessons from Orlando Bravo Orlando Bravo is the co founder of Thoma Bravo, a $180 billion private equity firm built on his early 2000s realization that...