Someone to listen to

I've grown up in and around the advertising business. One campaign I always remembered is, "when E.F. Hutton talks, people listen." Sure that company has since been engulfed by a larger financial firm, but I miss what that message represented. Is it just me, or is there so much talk, that nothing earns that "lean in" any more?

But there is one person who gets my ear. (Look at my photo and you'll see that my ear already sticks out.) That wise sage is also in finance. No secret it's Warren Buffett. For more than a decade I've marked my calendar to the Saturday when Buffett releases his annual shareholder letter. This year was no exception. I can't help but be cuptivated by the big themes tackled in such plain language. I suggest reading it yourself at Berkshire's site.

With Passover less than a month away I must acknowledge Mitchell Epstein the writer of the E.F. Hutton theme. Because he also penned the classic "Man, Oh Manischewitz."