so i have a chance to actually have a sit down with a cfo of a pretty respected boutique. what would you guys recommend i ask or what kind of questions would you ask that would differ from the standard questions you ask a Ibanker? I really want to get something out of this and impress but am not sure how to go about it. the standard informational questions i will ask but i feel like i could take advantage of this. any advice?
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how much do you cake? if i worked with you how much would i cake? because i WANT to work for you, can that increase my caking potential?
Curious to know, how were you able to get a hold of him and setup an informational interview? Alumni? Family connection? Cold-emailing/calling?
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alum who happens to be very close with another really good alum connection of mine
Ask if they have those really fun eating contests you hear so much about, because you think they sound like a barrel of joy.
In all seriousness, this isn't that tough. Read up on the market, what is happening economically and politically. There are tons of things to ask and not sound dumb.
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Interviewing CEO/CFO (Originally Posted: 03/29/2015)
What are the most useful questions to ask when interviewing management of a potential investment?
Capital allocation questions. "How would you allocate a dollar between growth capex, buy backs and acquisitions? What kinds of IRR's/ROIC's do you target?" Tells you 80% of what you need to know about them IMO. If they start talking about growth for growth's sake or say things like "I always feel buying stock in XYZ is the best investment I can make," you can more or less write them off.
From an equity research perspective? The number one question should be the one that investors care about the most, so it's going to be a topic that is specific to the company and industry at the time. For example, if you're asking a question to management of an energy company, you should be asking how their outlook has changed over the last several months due to the drop in oil prices. If they recently made a major acquisition, maybe you ask them what their surprises have been so far, and how the integration is going. If it's a consumer-related company, it might be something around recent trends over their last reported quarter, or how they view the upcoming year playing out for the industry.
I don't think you should be asking questions about capital allocation. It could potentially be important for the stock, but it's more often it's going to be one of those "check off the list" types of questions, and not the best one to ask. Better to ask a higher level question, especially if you're talking to the CEO. A question around competition would be good as well.
At the end of the interview, ask, "What's the one question I should have asked you but didn't?" They love that question and will usually share an interesting nugget of information you'd never get otherwise.
Networked with a CEO. CFO? (Originally Posted: 07/31/2011)
I'm wondering if anyone has successfully reached out to a big time CEO/CFO/Fund manager or something of the sort, and gotten a response (positive or negative)?
Seeing how eager everyone is to break into the industry, I'm assuming this has at least been attempted before, no?
Would love to hear your stories. Thanks!
I emailed Steve Jobs and he told me I was holding it wrong.
I don't see why not... if your dad is Steve Jobs.
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Meeting with local bank CFO for a networking opportunity (Originally Posted: 08/24/2011)
A family member set me up a meeting with a CFO and head of investor relations at a local bank. I'm really interested in doing Asset Management or starting in IB then moving to AM, but supposedly he knows a lot of people around the city, so he might be a good person to know even if he's in commercial banking. I'm not really sure how to go about this, though.
Do I tell him what I'm really interested in? I don't know if he'll wonder what I'm doing there then. But on the other hand, maybe he could introduce me to some other people in those fields.
Do I tell him I like commercial banking in hopes of a sophomore summer internship? Would that help me out in pursing an IB internship for my junior summer?
Hey you should always go and talk to other people and let them know what your interests are; you never know-this guy might actually know other people within the industry. Worst case scenario, he doesn't know anybody, but so what? At least you got to know someone who you wouldn't have known otherwise and maybe at some point in the future he could refer to you some kind of a new opportunity. Never shy away from meeting new people.
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