Where you happen to be standing when angels pass by

By: James Branscome

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 1,376

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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At Standard & Poor’s in New York, I had young analysts with credentials far better than mine, MBAs from schools I could not have afforded to walk past.

Every few months one of them would appear in my doorway and say, “Mr. Branscome, I’d like to discuss my career.”

Because I liked them, I told them the truth. “Your career is going to be far more random than you are prepared to …

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