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March 30, 2006

Twenty-Five Years

Today is my 25th anniversary in the investment business. I probably wouldn’t remember the date otherwise, but March 30, 1981 is the day President Reagan was shot. That event has always made the date stick in my mind.

One lasts twenty-five years in any business because you survive. Survival depends on other people. They sustain and nurture you in the beginning, or when you hit hard times. Others are the reason for whatever success you ultimately have.

In my experience, those people fall into two different categories. One group is the very talented people I’ve been lucky enough to work with over the years.

By far, however, my best fortune is found in the group of people I work with at my firm today. I have the privilege of being associated with a dedicated group of people who truly care about the well-being of each other well beyond the dollars and cents. Not everyone can say that, so I feel very humbled and thankful when I consider my lot.

Most important, though, are the clients I’ve had over the years. You can’t have a business without clients. I’ve been lucky enough to have some long-lived relationships with my clients. Moreover, I continue to be fortunate in the caliber of partners I’m lucky enough to attract.

Without them, there are no anniversaries. There’s nothing.

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