The ‘Unhedgeable Risk’ Aristides Capital’s Founder Is Most Worried About

Hedge fund manager Chris Brown’s contrarian views have helped his fund outperform in 2021.

Michelle Celarier October 7, 2021

(Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)

Aristides Capital founder Chris Brown is worried about the state of American democracy. But that isn’t stopping him from wildly outperforming the stock market this year.In fact, Brown is proving once again that his contrarian take on the world can be quite profitable. This year

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