Willie Sutton
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Nov 4, 2026
Malcolm GladwellHOST
Financial firms have always been high on the hackers' list of preferred targets.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
As the notorious bank robber Willie Sutton famously said in response to a question about why he robbed banks, that's where the money is.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
The digital world isn't any different.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
Lightwell was the logical next step.
Gary WilliamsHOST
There are a lot of people who do like him, which makes him immeasurable in terms of his value to the PGA Tour and the DEP World Tour.
Gary WilliamsHOST
And again, as J.R. Mooringer said so aptly in one of my favorite books, Sutton, about the famous bank robber Willie Sutton, time is a thug and a cold one.
Gary WilliamsHOST
He will not let time take him from this space.
Gary WilliamsHOST
And if you think that he is going to nosedive outside of the top 10 next year, and oh, by the way, he's got two players.
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But
Kevin FlynnHOST
it's also like Willie Sutton's bank.
Kevin FlynnHOST
Well, you rip them off because they're the ones with the money.
Kevin FlynnHOST
So it wasn't like you were doing...
Raphael NamCORRESPONDENT
it makes crypto exchanges attempting target for hackers.
Raphael NamCORRESPONDENT
You know, Scott, it's kind of like the famous quote attributed to robber Willie Sutton.
Raphael NamCORRESPONDENT
When asked why he targeted banks, he supposedly said, because that's where the money is.
Raphael NamCORRESPONDENT
And second, although Binance has said they will pay back investors who lost money, they don't necessarily have to offer the same protections as established financial institutions.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
hands.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The last time hands like that, they were on Willie Sutton.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, I figured it.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I saw some pictures of Bill Dickey, and I thought I saw him with his hands like that.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
said to me, close your hands.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The last time hands like that, they were on Willie Sutton.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, I figured it.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I saw some pictures of Bill Dickey, and I thought I saw him with his hands like that.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Author, investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader, Chris Markowski.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Willie Sutton, eat your heart out.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Yeah, Willie Sutton, the famous bank robber.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Remember, he was credited with saying, you know, why do you rob banks? It's where the money is.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
I actually looked it up.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Willie Sutton stole a total of $2 million over his career.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
I think he also escaped jail like three times.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
I looked it up as well because I forgot exactly.
Jon SwartzGUEST
We're having no breaks at all.
Jon SwartzGUEST
I mean, what did Willie Sutton say about robbing banks? I mean,
Mike VizardHOST
you're
Jon SwartzGUEST
exactly right.
Mike SmelaGUEST
So if you're thinking about, are they going to change the rules on life insurance and policy loans? I think you better be thinking about, are they going to change the rules on your 401k and your IRA and those things that they already have their hands in?
Richard CanfieldHOST
The page 29 of Nelson's book is about Willie Sutton's law.
Richard CanfieldHOST
Okay, and he talks about this here.
Richard CanfieldHOST
The first labor-saving idea is don't produce anything.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
Financial firms have always been high on the hackers' list of preferred targets.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
As the notorious bank robber Willie Sutton famously said in response to a question about why he robbed banks, that's where the money is.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
The digital world isn't any different.
Malcolm GladwellHOST
Lightwell was the logical next step.
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