Quotes

“At the super market, 50%-off draws a stampede. At the stock market, 50%-off is a bomb threat.”

— On Conseco, SeekingAlpha 2009

“Talk - Action = Zero.”

— Life philosophy

“The greatest risk is not taking one.”

— Core investing principle

“I don't respect people that recommend things they themselves do not own.”

— On skin in the game

“THIS IS BECAUSE I CAN.”

— Act As If, page one --- called it a NYT Bestseller before it was published

“Glen, buddy... you're not as smart as you think you are.”

— To himself in the mirror after losing $1M in Chinese stock frauds, 2011

“I hope the idiots are SELL SELL SELL. I'll BUY BUY BUY.”

— "A Bull is Born," SeekingAlpha, January 2009 --- the actual bottom

“Armed with knowledge, I usually find myself waiting patiently for opportunities that go unnoticed by most to come to my attention. I eagerly wait, Sun Tzu style.”

— Personal investing philosophy

“I run my life like a business. My vision: To Empower Success. My mission: To effectively allocate capital --- mental, physical, financial, emotional.”

— Life framework

“Man, this is good.”

— Jim Cramer, in a personal email about Glen's stock analysis

“I made my first million by 24, lost it in Chinese stock frauds, looked in the mirror, and said 'Glen, buddy...' Then I made it back. Then I wrote 9 books about it.”

— Bio

“My entire net worth is riding on this.”

— On Fannie/Freddie preferred shares

“I was overemployed specifically to buy more Fannie/Freddie preferred.”

— On the 2021-2024 overemployed era

“The first sound they'll hear is their heads hitting the floor.”

— Fanniegate Book 1 subtitle, 2016

“I don't curate my life into a highlight reel.”

— On radical transparency

“Claude Code did 6 months of work in 2 days and I'm still picking my jaw up off the floor.”

— On building Delivery Hub, 2025