FORTUNE — Jon Corzine is “weighing whether to start a hedge fund,” according to a NY Times article that also says the former MF Global boss is unlikely to face criminal charges for his role in the brokerage firm’s collapse. Somewhere, the ghost of P.T. Barnum must be smiling.
This defies explanation. Maybe he’s trying to raise money to pay his legal fees. I think he should read Nassim Taleb’s article first, “Why It is No Longer a Good Idea to Be in The Investment Industry.” From what I recall about Corzine’s time at Goldman is that he was lucky.
Here are some suggested names for his new fund, taken from Zero Hedge and elsewhere:
Fahrenheit 451 Capital
BOHICA Capital
Quicksand Partners
Perpetual Presidential Immunity Fund LLC
Corzine Madoff Defunding LLC
Black-Hole Investments
Sayonara Capital
Falling Knife Credit Opportunity Fund Ltd
Long Term Capital Mismanagement Fund
Corzine, Madoff, Merton & Merriwether Investors
Any suggestions?
Mythic Fund Segregation
Leverage Vantage Fund
Funny thread, Mr Harding..I like Quicksand and Long-Term name!
Corine’s Crapital
Fool Me Twice Shame On You Fund
DC Beltway Investment
Boss Hog Capital Group (where your investments turn to soup)
Paper Stone & Scissors Fund (we have fun while you get stunned)
Lost Leader Management (specializing in tax loses and right offs)
Felon Fund (investing where the sun does not shine and hoping to make a dime)
Corzine Caveat Fund
shallwee, cheetham, and howe devestments
Jon Pois-zine Fund