The wealthiest man in U.S. history wrote 38 hidden letters to his son.

They weren’t about riches.

They revealed the brutal psychological strategies J.D. Rockefeller used to build empires worth more than entire nations.

Here are 9 lessons he passed on: 🧵 First, remember who Rockefeller was:

• Raised in poverty, father was a swindler
• Built Standard Oil from scratch
• Controlled 90% of America’s refineries
• Net worth = $400B adjusted today

But his true masterpiece? These letters.

The most powerful family today isn’t the Trumps or the Rothschilds.

It’s a family that avoids interviews and refuses to use social media.

Yet almost EVERYONE relies on their product daily.

Here are the top 10 richest and most influential families on earth:


10/The Rothschilds

Once the wealthiest private family of the 19th century.

Today, still worth billions—though no one knows the true figure.

Their power move?

In 1815, Nathan Rothschild got early word of Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.

What he did next was legendary: