Here Are Handwritten Rules for Success DLJ's Jenrette Bequeathed

(Bloomberg) -- Richard Jenrette, who co-founded the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1959, spent four decades on Wall Street. When he died last week from complications of cancer at the age of 89, he left behind on his desk 24 rules to succeed -- in finance, and in life. The list, titled “What I Learned,” was shared Sunday at an intimate memorial service for family and local friends in Charleston, South Carolina. Here’s what it said:

What I Learned (How to Succeed)
(and have a Long and Happy Life)

Click here to see the original, handwritten list.

• You can’t get enough of them
• Don’t leave old friends behind – you may need them

--With assistance from Laurence Arnold

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