“When I first made the version of my infamous pie chart in July 2018, the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 had a market capitalization that equaled the smallest 282 stocks in the index. Ahh, simpler times. That number is now 389.”
at EDT by Joshua Holt
“When I first made the version of my infamous pie chart in July 2018, the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 had a market capitalization that equaled the smallest 282 stocks in the index. Ahh, simpler times. That number is now 389.”
Joshua Holt is the founder of FIREwire, a site that aggregates personal finance, investing and financial independence stories. He is also the creator of Biglaw Investor.
Joshua spent more than a decade as a corporate lawyer in New York City representing sovereign nations and private equity clients in mergers & acquisitions.
He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and Boston College, while also spending a year at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.
“I can’t stop reading it.”
โ A man on the street
“Concise. Relevant. To the point. FIREwire is the first site I check in the morning and the last site I check before I go to bed.”
โ Joshua’s mother
“I intend to fill this with real testimonials in the future. Until then, I’ll write sentences about how I’ve always wanted a curated collection of the personal finance, investing and financial independence news of the day and I hope this site scratches that itch.”
โ Joshua Holt