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Jordan Belfort? I could do Jordan Belfort ;)
the unemployed one
Nice quiz ! When asked, "Where are you most at home" In a strip club or In the boardroom, I had a hard time choosing.
In an ideal world, they would be one in the same.
Nooooooo
I got Lloyd Blankfein.
Hahaha, you didn't get yourself...must be something wrong with the quiz.
I got Buffet - no way am I going to be eating at Dairy Queen every day to save a few bucks.
I got Soros - was hoping Milken :)
Ken Lewis, eww wtf
Also Blankfein. Not what I expected!
Milken. Even in bogus online polls I'm old school.
I am Jamie Dimon. Not too shabby.
Steve Cohen should be on that list
Honestly, if given the choice, I would have answered a lot of these questions as "none of the above" - especially question 1, question 5 and question 9.
For what it's worth, I received "Warren Buffet"
I got "Warren Buffet", I wouldn't spend as little as him though if I had that amount of money!
This is awesome, props for making this
Buffet.
Buffett, twice. With healthy doses of Dimon and Soros.
Buffett, eww.
Buffett myself...not surprising :-)
George Soros... not bad.
Warren Buffett - The Patient Investor...I said give nothing away, so I'm not sure why I would be compared to the guy who wants to give everything away...
Jamie Dimon... I'll take that. Particularly if I can look that sharp in 20 years.
This is pretty great, but lots of Buffets out there.
Belfort
I got Warren Buffett - The Patient Investor.
Buffet...I was gunning for Soros.
warren... too much buffet around here that system needs to get fixed
Soros, always wanted to be a pirate when I grew up
Buffett...as expected!
Mr. Buffett. There are much, MUCH worse people to be compared to, I'll be fine with that.
I got Buffett too. I think all of us who did are either destined for greatness or
Belfort - suck on that you all Warrenites
Fun quiz. Thanks for putting this one together.
Dick
The irony is that I currently work in money markets
Lloyd Blankfein - perfect
I would imagine most of main street doesn't have a problem with Buffet. I wonder what an article about 'big bad wall street' would say about damn near 50% being deemed as "Buffet" material haha
Got Warren, was hoping for Anastasios “Tommy” Belesis
Ha I got Ken Lewis and I used to go to GA State for a while.
You should think about a new line of work. Just sayin'.
Ha why do you say that?
@Kassad : Obviously.
Buffett... but where the fuck is Carl Icahn?
I should put my results on my resume to stand out right? I want potential employers to really understand who I am as a person.
George Soros!
Pretty glad with my results.
Dimon - not too shabby. Wanted to be Milken.
Ben Bernanke...Ill take it.
jim simons please
I got Jamie Dimon. totally ok with that one
@andylouis @wallstreetoasis.com
Also, I just wanted to say thanks for recognizing me as a 'Wall Street Baller' despite all of the adversity over the past several years. That being said, with company like Bernie Madoff, Jordan Belfort, and Jamie Dimon, I'm not sure if I should be honored or insulted. Whatever, I'll take it as a compliment.
In fairness, you are more likely to be mixed in with Madoff and Belfort. Not Dimon.
Anyone get Madoff?
Me. Wasn't expecting that.
I got Warren Buffet. Spot on.
am i the only one happy to get blankfein?
WTF, I got Buffett. I am anything but Buffett.
Warren.
Buffet. Not my style. Oh well.
Lloyd Blankfein. Much flattered
I'm 47.5% The Oracle, 15.8% Dimon, 7.9% Soros, 7.9% Ken Lewis, and 5.9% Blankfein.
(pay attention to details son)
15% Madoff
The percentages represent the proportion of WSO which got those results, not the proportion of your answers attributed to those guys.
mm OK. Thanks for letting me know.
Soros
Warren Buffett - The Patient Investor
I got Warren Buffet. IIRC, he has the highest net worth of all the choices, yes?
I'm not quite sure how that is implied in my statement, I was simply noting a fact. It's entirely illogical to assume that just because I, or someone else scored like someone famous in an online quiz, that I will eventually be as rich as him. Besides, Omaha is the last place I'd want to live.
Or, this could just be a case of someone needing to invent a way to convey connotation and tone of voice over the internet.
Damn, I'm Blankfein.
Soros on this the day of Tuesday.
Biggest Ballers on Wall Street (Originally Posted: 12/09/2012)
Ray Dalio, Bill Gross, Warren Buffet, Lloyd Blankfein, who are your top picks for biggest ballers in finance?
imo Bill gross trumps all. lol.
Jamie Dimon
You have to be joking right?
Bill Gross sits comfortably in Newport Beach so...very far from Wall Street (in a literal sense).
Bankerella
Me.
Icahn, Einhorn, Loeb, Simons...more or less in that order...
Who is making the most in terms of just regular advisory banking? Group heads at the BBs/boutiques?
schwarzman, ackman, blankfein, dimon, icahn, kravis, buffett, einhorn
Chase Coleman
ken griffin in chicago
this thread is hilarious
Gundlach.
Baller? If you can't own a mega yacht then you probably aren't the biggest baller on the street. That precludes Wall Street CEOs. If you aren't on top of a mega Hedge Fund or PE firm get the fuck out.
Would be great to run bracketology (like what ESPN is doing with athletes right now). Divisions would be easy (advisory/banking, s&t, traditional AM, PE/HF), nominating 16 in each to start might to tough though.
Why do topics like this exist?
Big Ballers (Originally Posted: 06/28/2017)
So it's commonly said that in the financial industry (probably every other as well) people who bring huge amounts of money to their firms get to do whatever the fuck they want. What are the craziest things you've seen or heard from these type of ballers?
I thought for sure this would be a LaVar Ball thread. Got to say I'm slightly disappointed.
Actually I am glad if finally did NOT contain something to do with LaVar Ball.
Stay in your lane.
Pretty sure MDs are allowed to leave work early on Fridays - cant confirm
Can a consultant be considered a baller? (Originally Posted: 07/13/2011)
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you bet we baller. WE ballin outta control on them PPT's and PPTX's. wha chu know abt dat MS PROJECT.
Who else be quoting 5C'S and 4P's up on the street.
where else can can you get 5 ways to say the d same thing.
or talk strategy like it's MADDEN "11
CO's baby.
HALLA AT UR BOI
Hollaaaaa
Holla. SIKE!! Go back to making 60k a year!
Educate yourself before posting again. Thanks.
NO.
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[Verse 1] Oh no, we on our way to a shit hole It's a typical start up tech show Number 1 Can't engineers have some fun On the roll for 10k in fees son So don't try to front, see Number 1 flyer miles in the country We look real hungry Consulting boys While them banker boys stallin' boy Like Alicia Keys they fallin' boy Bling, bling No wedding ring America's dream I love it when CEOS pound my rim All the way Southwest lead the way Everybody gon' remember the day What you thought? What you know about the consultants slashing payroll? Freeze, nobody talk till we say so Consultants boy Depression boy Suitcase on lock boy Can't be reasoned boy No No’s boy, fa sho boy Here we go again Generic power point again Porters back again 72 oz steak? Add to bill Make sure the company can never heal To the left, to the right all frowns, now shout "Who let them ‘Sultans out?"
too much effort, imo
They get one shitty idea then take 6 months just to bake it
Consulting is like banking for females, not balling
I think it's a solid gig if you're not the banking 'type'.
How are people in Finance considered ballers in major cities? (NYC, LA, etc..) (Originally Posted: 02/17/2013)
I'm struggling to see how bankers can afford a model and bottle type of lifestyle working and living in NYC. Generally, that's more than a few grand on a given night. It cant be done off of their salary, and if its from their bonus, its a good portion of it since after taxes, a banker will only see about 50% of it.
Analysts dont.
Not sure if troll or insecure college kid. To answer your question though...
The hottest clubs in Manhattan/Miami/Whatever usually won't run you more than $1200-1500 on average (not including tax+tip) for a group of 3-4 guys. This will include about 3 bottles depending on what you buy.
No one cares about finance folks in L.A. That city is dominated by entertainment and media.
As for NYC, analysts and associates are not living like "ballers." You're one in a million, a peon in a city full of wealth successful people.
How can you justify blowing a few percentage points of your comp, whether it be up your nose or on M&B, in just one night? Simple, you can't; so don't. Now gtfo.
Having been to LA, I can easily say finance is nowhere near entertainment. Hell, even in NYC, who do you think is going to get more attention a movie star or an MD of a bank?
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"Generally, that's more than a few grand on a given night."
Wait, what? I believe this has a lot to do with your confusion. Perhaps combined with an assumption that it's happening more frequently than it actually is.
Most people in finance who can comfortably go out and blow thousands of dollars in a night on booze without batting an eye are old enough that they find stuff like that retarded. Or, at a bare minimum, their wives do.
This x1000. Only a jackass junior analyst feels cool doing that and anyone who's worked hard enough for $2k to be a drop in a bucket is probably not entertained by sitting in a booth pretending to be important. And having UBuffalo grads who became promoters send 6's to their table to cop their booze.
Plus, my fiancee would kill me.
The only people in finance I know who spend money like that are either on an expense account or more frequently someone else's expense account, e.g. brokers and other sell side people schmoozing to clients.
no one in this thread lifts
Today was my cheat day, I tried to replicate what The Rock ate...
http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/58828/the-…
Didn't even come close.
Just my .02 after going through the recruiting process this year and talking to a bunch of analysts about bank/group culture. It sounds like VPs and a few MDs will sponsor these big nights on the town to reward analysts/associates for their hard work. A couple analysts specifically said that some MDs in the office will just give a VP a blank check and tell him to take out the junior guys.
None of you lift. And none of you are crushing it, GOML hoez
Fabulous Life of Wall St. Ballers (Originally Posted: 08/03/2007)
Watching it on VH1 right now... I knew these guys were awesome before this was on, but damn they ARE pimps
I guess its all about the hedge funds--no banking
Damn I missed it. Did Dick Fuld not make the list?
1bill$ salaries? think it was bonus but still-wow
aw hell we don't get vh1 on Rogers...anyone have a link to this?
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/fabulous_life_of/116680/episode_about.jhtml
One of the guys was in skull/bones at yale and another one didn't even graduate from college. So i guess everyone has a shot!
Thanks for the heads up, DVRed it
Some of you were wondering what baller status is... (Originally Posted: 07/22/2010)
this is baller status.
http://cbs13.com/local/penryn.bar.arrest.2.1817120.html
That is truly baller.
His only mistake was that he didn't pay off the cops.
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