Wake up and smell the Coffey

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Wake up and smell the Coffey

Is no one safe? Is no career immune to the tragic parabola traced by those who soar initially but inevitably hurtle earthwards? With the (predictable) demise of Greg Coffey, the hedge fund manager once labelled "The Wizard of Oz", another Icarus who flew too near the sun feels his wing wax melt and plummets to a watery grave.

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