A fortnight ago Warren Buffet aficionado Brett Kelly espoused the benefits of long-term investors to his listed accounting firm, Kelly + Partners.The company was “unashamedly seeking quality shareholders,” he wrote in one of his semi-regular missives, which are modelled on the Oracle of Omaha’s annual shareholder letters. By this, Kelly said, he meant “owners who buy meaningful stakes, hold them for long periods, trade little, and think in decades rather than quarters”.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Accounting boss’ world of share-selling pain
Brett Kelly is seeking more “quality shareholders” who are committed for the long haul, such as himself.
Kelly + Partners CEO seeks long-term shareholders, explicitly rejecting frequent traders using Buffett's ownership model. For tech leaders, it signals governance instability—founder conflict with public market pressure erodes strategic consistency.







