As is traditional at this time of year, I recently sat down to write the propositions for the Narcissist Forecasting Contest. Both to hype up my forecasters and to exert as little of my own effort as possible, I crowdsou...| Braff & Co.
Here’s how to read The Fund, Rob Copeland’s gossipy profile of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. At the end of each chapter, ask yourself: assuming all this is true, how much would they have to pay me to work there ...| Braff & Co.
When we last checked in on the 8th annual Narcissist Forecasting Contest, we were wondering if the FDA would withdraw approval for the blockbuster drug Ozempic and its kin. On reflection, this prospect was so unlikely th...| Braff & Co.
The medical history books will say that after COVID there came another strange wave of maladies: Ozempic finger, Ozempic face, Ozempic butt. Their effects were aesthetic—a droopy thinning-out of body parts belonging to p...| Braff & Co.
My family, knowing that I spent much of my boyhood lighting things on fire using the rays of the sun and a fresnel lens, gave me a Rösle butane torch for my birthday. Not being a crème brûlée guy, I use the torch mainly ...| Braff & Co.
