About
I'm an independent researcher and writer with more than a decade of investment experience and a lifelong obsession with history.
The Pritzker Project
The Pritzkers went from a ghetto in Kyiv to becoming the fifth-wealthiest family in America. Their influence spans real estate, manufacturing, hospitality, shipping, finance, philanthropy, and politics. Yet their story has never been told at the level it deserves.
History fades every day — especially corporate history, especially pre-1990. Documents are destroyed, people pass away, records disappear. Much of what remains isn't online. Google won't find it, and LLMs aren't trained on it.
This is a multi-year investigation told in real time. Inspired by Robert Caro's "turn every page" approach, subscribers receive chapters as they're researched and written.
Rockwood Research (Free)
Everything else I write: investment ideas, case studies, long-form business histories, profiles, historical deep dives, editorials etc. Free to all subscribers.
Membership
- Free – Full access to Rockwood Research
- The Pritzker Project (starts at $800/year) – The serialized biography on the Pritzkers, plus everything free members receive
Pritzker Project Pricing
- Your rate stays fixed as long as you maintain continuous membership
- Prices increase 20% for every 100 new subscribers
- Total paid memberships capped at 500
Founding Members (Year 1 only): Subscribe now and stay through the project's completion, and your membership becomes permanent — no more fees, plus a free copy of any books published from this and future projects. You'll also receive a signed copy of Autopsy of a Merger by Bill Owen (while supplies last), a rare account of the Pritzkers' acquisition of Trans Union.
After Year 1, the Founder Tier closes.
Disclaimer
I am not a licensed financial advisor. Nothing I say or do constitutes any sort of professional investment, legal, accounting et al advice. This site is my public research journal. It’s a place to share my work and improve my thinking. You should always do your own work, check your own facts, and make up your own damn mind. I am not liable or responsible for any decisions or adverse effects you experience if you make decisions or form opinions based on what I write.