Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Do celebrities really die in three? Actor Malcom-Jamal Warner, singer Ozzy Osbourne and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died in late July, prompting Google search around the “rule of three” to spike.

The term refers to the persistent notion that celebrity deaths come in threes. The “30 Rock” episode “Stone Mountain” riffs on the idea by making Tracy Jordan fear for his life after he learns two ...