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+25 PhD in Math - Made a huge mistake. BB -> HF 10 1y
+11 Would working as a health care analyst pigeonhole me into the sector? 7 2y
+10 ER -> HF; Leave MM for BB? Nuances inside.. 2 2y
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0 Anyone Use Alternative Data for research on consumer or tmt equities? 1 2y
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+9 List of Strategic / Operational Focused Activist Funds? 1 2y
+18 Should I get a CFA? If so, when? 11 2y
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+29 Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Investing Group 13 2y
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+15 Question for current multi manager analysts / associates / PMs... 7 3y
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0 Biotech vs TMT 6 3y
0 Has anyone heard of black-and-white capital LP? 1 3y
+8 Favourite industry to benefit from COVID long-term? (No TMT ideas, anything unusual) 4 3y
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+13 Resources for practicing modeling software companies? 6 3y
+50 Long Term HF recruiting 16 3y
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+18 L/S funds: Alpha long/short vs pair trade pitches 1 6y
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0 Need advice - equity analyst offer at event driven long/short start-up, have to decide tomorrow 2 6y
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