The Wild Wild World of Wealth |
"My job is the occupation formerly known as 'stockbroker.' But it has been years since anyone called me that. Stockbroker sounds oily. Glengarry Glen Ross. The word makes clients twitch..."
Norb Vonnegut | January 27, 2010
It’s Worst Case Wednesday. And here’s the advice column I promised last week. Consider the following scenario: You’re at your desk, drinking $5 Starbucks and listening to the morning call. Three burly guys—Mack Truck faces—appear from nowhere on the trading floor. They’re miked up, wearing earbuds that stream deep inside their wrinkled jackets.
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Norb Vonnegut | January 6, 2010
Hiring a dwarf to pose as a “small-cap” analyst isn’t funny.
Shredding SIM cards is more effective than biting them in half.
The SEC is awake.
“Octopussy” is not a James Bond movie.
McKinsey & Company’s publication, “Motivating people: Getting beyond money,” is a must-read for…well…McKinsey & Company.
The Tamil Tigers are not a soccer team.
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Norb Vonnegut | December 29, 2009
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to examine what money buys in the world of high finance—legitimate or otherwise. At the hedge fund named Galleon, $5,000 bought the right to tase an employee.
