How to Pick Stocks Like You’re in Congress

On a recent morning, Josephs, who is twenty-eight, was stuck in Los Angeles traffic in a black Lexus, on his way to the Autopilot offices, in Irvine. He had on an Autopilot-branded trucker hat, a sea-green crewneck, cargo pants, and white Pumas. He considered whose portfolio to launch next. “People are asking for Tuberville,” he said, referring to the Republican senator from Alabama. “We could do Markwayne Mullin, because he’s an interesting guy.”