This week saw the publication of a remarkable biography. The Man Who Solved the Market chronicles the life and career of hedge fund manager James Simons. Over the past 31 years, Simons’s Medallion Fund has clocked average returns of 66% per year. Even after Medallion's fees—which are the highest in [...]
How to be like Bill
In the winter of 2012, I experienced what every traveler dreads: a lost bag. Stranded without so much as a toothbrush, I had to replace everything—and fast. At first, this seemed like a pain. But in the end, I came to see it as a blessing. Why? Because in replacing everything—from head to toe, [...]
The most useful tool
A dozen years ago, on my first day of business school, the professor stood at the board and illustrated a concept called “present value.” Truth be told, over my remaining time in school, I don’t think I learned anything more important than I learned in that first hour. It is, in my view, the single [...]
How not to waste time
Nikola Tesla was a brilliant inventor, with nearly 300 patents to his name. He also had some unique habits. Among them: Every night, before he sat for dinner, he would ask his waiter for a stack of 18 napkins. He would then use them to carefully wipe down his silverware. Even at the Waldorf Astoria [...]
13 Questions
In December of 1954, 23-year-old John Neff hitchhiked from Ohio to New York in search of work. A Navy veteran, Neff had recently graduated from college—near the top of his class—with a degree in finance. His hope: to land a job as a stockbroker. But despite these qualifications, Neff was turned down [...]
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