A Lesson in Investing

I enjoyed reading this article by Tammer Kamel, founder and CEO of Quandl, an informational system I have found tremendously useful in my day job.

The bit about the French actors inquiring about wheat for Napoleon's army was especially entertaining.

Come to think of it, that sounds like something right out of Eliot's playbook. In my first novel, LIONS, Eliot is Justin's boss and manager of Crystal Ball, a hedge fund with out-of-this world returns. Consider Justin's reaction during his intervi...