October 20, 2008

The Autumn of the I-Banker

Vanessa Grigoriadis writes a good piece on the listless cast-offs of fallen investment banks…
Read it here
http://nymag.com/news/business/51402/

October 20, 2008

“Throw the Blackberry away and enjoy life.”

The FT published a letter from California hedge-fund manager Andrew Lahde explaining the reasons why he is retiring at 37 years of age. In it he ridicules upper-class Ivey leaguers, the rat race, the broken concept of an American meritocracy, and sings the praises of hemp and marijuana. I sincerely wish this guy happiness til [...]