Brett Jefferson told his 5-year-old son this about Wall Street recently: “Never will you find a place where so many smart people do so many stupid things.” That’s a good thing for Jefferson, 49. He’s been profiting from bankers’ blunders...
Elvis Presley boasts 12.4 million “likes” on Facebook and 187,000 followers on Twitter. He just released a duet with Barbra Streisand. And that’s just the beginning for the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and other long-dead celebrities. Reviving a corpse from...
Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam certainly look like the kind of guys who could help bitcoin recover from its wild years. They are tall and textbook fit, and as poised as Swiss bankers — Vulcan Swiss bankers. Armstrong, 31, a former software engineer...
The day after Belgium defeated the U.S. in the World Cup in July, the losing team’s 35-year-old goalie dominated the news, heralded as a hero for his record-breaking 16 saves. Carlton Sedgeley, who has represented paid public speakers for almost...
David Weiner, a former consultant for Deloitte & Touche, became a pot impresario, backing at least two cannabis companies: one that sells soil and chemicals, and another that makes vaporizers. He structured his investments to make money even if the...
When the markets took a dive in late January, hedge-fund manager David Ford kept his cool. As prices dropped, he overcame the impulse to flee with the rest of the herd and, instead, bought more bonds. Ford credits his serenity...
When Dan Weissman worked at Goldman Sachs and, later, at a hedge fund, he didn’t have to worry about meth addicts chasing his employees with metal pipes. Or SWAT teams barging into his workplace looking for arsonists. Both things have happened...
So, you’re ready to replace that poster from the Montreal Jazz Fest but hate the idea of going into a gallery hawking “the next Andy Warhol”? Jeff Bezos has the answer: Amazon Art. You can pick pieces by artist, price and...
David Hanig knows about crashing things. While house-sitting in 1998, he drove his rich uncle’s Ferrari 348 TS sports car over an embankment and into the Connecticut woods, Ferris Bueller–style. Now, as a motorcycle racer, crashing is part of the...
South of the Arctic Circle in Canada’s Northwest Territories, 11 tents stand on the tundra. Twin Otter float planes fly in pancake mix, fruit and steaks for 16 men and women living among the caribou and grizzly bears. Most important is...