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Signed contracts with Goldman Sachs and Simon & Schuster, and paid lawyers more than I made. NYT bestselling author of STRAIGHT TO HELL (Instagram: JJRLeFevre)
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Apr 3 4 tweets 2 min read
I hope they do something cool with the old CBOT pit... other than pickleball courts.

But in loving memory of old school Wall Street, here are my favorite floor trader hand signs, before HR and DEI.

Source: Trading Pit History


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Mar 24 25 tweets 7 min read
Things I’ve Learned
What I wish I knew at 18…

1. College is mostly a scam

I’m glad I went to college, because I wanted to work on Wall Street. But today, I wouldn’t waste $300,000 on it, and I wouldn’t want to work in banking. Instead, I’d load up on college credits during high school, go to a school like the University of Texas to have fun, graduate in 3 years debt-free, and travel around the world for a year. 2. Spend time with your parents

You probably have less than 200 Saturdays left with your parents before they die. And then you become an orphan.