Investors can use the Marine Corps way to win on Wall Street, and they don’t have to go through basic training on Quantico to do it, said Ken Marlin, author of ‘The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street’. ‘Marines are trained to operate independently without having to rely on support from other services and I do think that trains Marine leaders to think in a way that perhaps not all people are taught,’ said Marlin. Marlin spent ten years of active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising from the enlisted ranks to become a Marine captain and infantry commander. He founded the investment bank Marlin & Associates in 2002. The boutique bank specializes in technology, digital information and healthcare-related sectors. Marlin is a member of the ‘Market Data Hall of Fame’ and was named in 2011 and 2014 to Institutional Investor’s ‘Tech 50’ list, which honors the 50 most ‘disruptive’ figures in the financial technology sector. Some of the principles Marlin lays out in the book include ‘taking the long view’, ‘being disciplined’ and ‘taking a stand’ to accomplish things that others might believe impossible. He also espouses the idea of ‘knowing the enemy’, which he said can make the difference between winning and losing. Despite the increase of computer-driven decision making on Wall Street, Marlin said the majority of decisions are still made by humans and he warns that the ‘consequences of bad-decision making processes in business can be quite dire, and in some cases nearly as consequential as bad decisions in combat.’ Regarding the nation’s current decision as to the next Commander-in-Chief, Marlin said he is not excited about either choice. However, he is begrudgingly voting for Hillary Clinton due to his wariness over Donald Trump’s leadership abilities. ‘I am going to have to go with the one that is going to be the continuation of the current policies which are not policies I particularly like, as opposed to going with the guy that could lead us to war or worse,’ said Marlin.
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