This week, Jamie Dimon published a massive 16,000-word $JPM Letter to Shareholders, sharing his views on topics such as inflation, fiscal policy, AI, and interest rates.
Here are 15 Key Highlights from the letter 📄🧵
1. Are we moving from a virtuous cycle to a vicious cycle?
"Until the collapse of $SIVB, the current economy was performing adequately"
2. On the current economic environment:
3. Although, this is nothing like 2008:
"The math below is immovable and affects all"
4. The extreme importance of interest rates:
"AI has already added significant value to our company"
5. On AI, big data, and the cloud:
6. The window for action to avert the costliest impacts of global climate change is closing:
7. On the $SIVB turmoil:
8. More on $SIVB + regulatory goals:
9. "Simply taking interest rate risk is not a business":
10. On the competitiveness within fintech and banking, mentioning $AAPL as a strong competitor:
"There are accounting practices that may distort the true value of actions you take"
11. On the distortions that accounting can cause, and about the value of human skill:
"Borrowing to consume can only be inflationary"
12. On fiscal stimulus:
13. On the complexity of predicting economic fluctuations:
14. On balancing customer focus and risk:
15. On the 200-year $JPM legacy:
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In this thread, just like last year, we will share 15 book recommendations handpicked by our team.
1. The Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi Son
Former Financial Times editor @lionelbarber tells the story of one of the most unique persons in business and perhaps the greatest visionary of them all, Masayoshi Son.
2. Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
Published by the great @stripepress, the book explores breakthroughs like the Manhattan Project, the Apollo program, and Moore's Law, showing how financial "bubbles" often spark transformative innovation.
AutoZone is truly incredible in more ways than one.
Since its IPO in 1991, $AZO have grown its EPS by ~45,500% and repurchased 87% of outstanding shares.
These six clips with the founder, Pitt Hyde, are a masterclass in business🧵
1. Meeting and learning from Sam Walton:
2. Up With People
"We train the people where their mindset is – this is my opportunity to excel – so now all of a sudden the work takes on a new meaning. I'm not just a clerk here, I'm a problem solver."
3. Accountability
"Holding people accountable to what it takes to do the job right is not going to dampen your culture"