I’m a self-diagnosed finance loser. I read 10-K’s and finance blogs that have nothing to do with anything. I run other analyst’s asset pricing models. I spend way too much time talking about new fund models. And yet, miraculously, I can still find books that outline entire financial asset classes that I know absolutely nothing about. This book, “The World For Sale”, is one such gem that outlines the history and the (frankly insane!) controversies of the commodities industry, the most secretive industry on Earth. This book really is a feat of journalistic heroism. Jack Farchy, in our conversation, is…

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