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Hello all, First of all, I know what most of you are going to say - "You don't need a degree to start a business." In most cases, I'd agree with you, 100%. But let me tell you a little bit about my particular situation. 1) I know absolutely nothing about the modern...

I know many will probably disagree with me on this one, but lately(almost 2yrs now) I have found a balance for my alcoholic intake. I have realized I usually do well at work, potential pitching and shaving off any extra pennies after gulping down 250ml of vodka with orange juice before work....

So it has been four weeks since I left energy trading and opened my own shop. While not trading I am still in the energy space. I thought the best thing was going to be making $$ and buying things. My name on the reserved parking while people calling me "sir" while I walked into the...

Does anyone believe one can still obtain a job in finance and work themselves up the ladder without college? What possible routes could one enter a career in High Finance without a degree? One famous example I read was Ryan Kavanaugh (Relativity Media) Dean Witter Reynolds hired him and he never...

All the monkeys up in this like to stack a bit of dough here and there. Some save, others don't. Let's here some "major regrets" or "best purchase" stories from all the wannabe baller shot-callers.. Any of the following?.... Russian > weird rash Club...

Hi everyone, I've received two offers, one for PwC as an audit graduate, and the other with GE's FMP program. I'm based in Australia. Basically, I have no idea which one to go for. I've tried to list out the pros/cons of each possibility: PwC - shit money (pretty sure...

Hi, I'm currently a sophomore at a Target school and am looking to break into the IB field at a BB upon graduation. I have 3 possible internships this summer: 1. UBS Wealth Management Intern - not sure if paid or not 2. Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Intern - Unpaid...

5/8/12 update: I'm going to open this up as an alternative q&a thread on travel tips / being an expat / remote-work / lifestyle design / etc. Feel free to ask away, i'll do my best to answer q's as quickly as I can. My experience: Have lived in China (8 months), and now...

I know I know everyone is going to hate me for asking but I'm paranoid. I recently accepted a verbal offer from wells fargo (within wholesale banking, not securities). Can anyone that works for wells fargo speak as to when they underwent drug screening? Was it after you signed the...

Fellow members- I need help from all of you; anyone who reads this.. Please respond with a job title from, or not-even-from, the Job Board that you think is the top [best] in the wall-street-related-financial-industry (Nothing in the world is better than having that wall-street-job)! I...

I have two offers to choose from. One is to be a Project Manager / Implementation Consultant at Epic (Madison, WI). I have no idea what this job does. The other is to be a Product Quality Analyst at Google (Mountain View, CA). I don't have a good understanding of this job either, but here is...

I still vividly remember the call that landed me on Bay Street. It was 2006, and on an overcast October morning, someone from the investment arm of the Royal Bank of Canada offered me my dream job. As I took in the news, I stared out the window of my tiny bachelor apartment that overlooked McGill...