 The Wild Wild World of Wealth |
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. Watch CBS News [...]
(By a Leading Hedge Fund in Greenwich, CT) Times are tough. So to help out, I’m running the following job description submitted by a headhunter from Manhattan. This is an unpaid advertisement, which I’m featuring as a service to my readers. Job Ref. MN 4623 Our client is a leading US hedge fund with a [...]
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 [...]
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Jimmy Cusack is the tough kid from a blue-collar neighborhood who made good on Wall Street. Well, almost. After a sterling start to his career, things have soured. His hedge fund has collapsed. The bank is foreclosing on his condominium. And his wife is three months pregnant. That’s the good news.
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