Charlie strongly believes in using checklists!

  1. Risk: Always start by measuring risk, especially to one's reputation
  2. Independence: ignore the crowd, focus on the process
  3. Preparation: The only way to win is work, work, work, work
  4. Intellectual humility: knowing and staying with the circle of competence
  5. Analytical rigor: scientific method and use of effective checklists
  6. Allocation: proper allocation is the investors entire job
  7. Patience: don't act just to feel productive
  8. Decisiveness: luck is rare, act decisively when you have a great opportunity
  9. Change: be stubborn about continual growth and change
  10. Focus: keep things simple