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Since there aren't any decent/active discussions on the HF forum, I figure I start a thread highlighting the good, bad, and ugly aspects of working at a hedge fund. This is based on my personal experiences so don't take them as gospel.
Hopefully others will contribute with their own... The Hedge Fund Experience - Good, Bad, Ugly | Mr. Pink Money | 200 | 1 day 15 hours |
Basically the title guys. I graduated from a non-target in Dec 12' with decent grades (3.6), solid internships/work experience, and a major in finance. Also have 6 months of experience as a credit analyst and recently picked up an unpaid boutique IB internship (part time).
I'm... How To Break Into Big 4 Valuation | Sparco04 | 13 | 1 day 15 hours |
I received a request for an interview where the manager addressed me as "Hi [FirstName]"and closed with "Best [FirstName]". Woudl it be appropriate for me to respond with just their first name? I dont want to be perceived as rude, but I also dont want to come across as too... Email Etiquette | HIT14 | 11 | 1 day 15 hours |
... Nevermind | IBNazi | 15 | 1 day 15 hours |
I have an upcoming interview for a public finance position.. What type of technical questions will they ask? I've looked through the WSO and BIWS technical guide, but nothing specifically address technical questions regarding public finance. So anyone with some insight, can shed some light I... Public finance | TheKid1 | 12 | 1 day 15 hours |
<em>Mod note: make sure to see the great comment below by CompBanker</em>
I come from a small town where nobody had ever heard of consulting or IB. I was fortunate enough to attend a top target college (a good Ivy) and land a gig in IB at a BB/EB. I'm starting full time this... Finance Culture - Personalities | Fehnance | 75 | 1 day 16 hours |
Hello everybody. About 6 weeks ago my girlfriend who I have been going out with for over a year broke up with me. I really love this girl and besides a girlfriend she was the best friend I ever had. Out of know where she just doesn't want anything to do with me which I cant understand. She... Girlfriend Advice | Mps721 | 93 | 1 day 16 hours |
To most of my fellow wantrepreneurs, I just read an article about Hamdi Ulukaya and his tremendous success (0- 1billion in revenue in 5 years) with his greek style yogurt company. The article illustrates how Ulukaya took a loan for just over a million and bought an old yogurt plant. His ultimate... 1 billion in revenue after 5 years. | hollick | 13 | 1 day 16 hours |
I'm thinking of replacing my phone "iPhone 4" now that the time limit is up and am thinking what phone to get. So far my list (not in any specific order):
1. Samsung Galaxy S4
2. HTC One
3. Nokia Lumia 920
4. Blackberry Q10
5. iPhone 5
Wanna get some thoughts on the WSO... Recommend a Phone? iPhone? Samsung Galaxy? Blackberry? | x. | 57 | 1 day 16 hours |
At what point, age or job level wise, would you say enough is enough and move on to something else? If you were stuck in a BO/MO job for an extended period of time would you put in a ton of work to get into a good MBA program without any guarantee of it working out? Would you move to a remote city... At What Age Should You Throw In The Towel? | subrosa | 1 | 1 day 16 hours |
... Company Compensation: Ernst & Young LLP | 0 | 1 day 16 hours | |
... Company Interview: FactSet Research Systems Inc | 0 | 1 day 16 hours | |
... Company Interview: KeyBank | 0 | 1 day 17 hours | |
... Company Compensation: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | 0 | 1 day 17 hours | |
Can anyone shed some light on KKR's Capital Markets operations in India - how different it is from their private equity business, what's the reputation and pay like and any other... KKR Capital Markets in India? | Arya | 4 | 1 day 17 hours |
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To reiterate:
1. Series 79 Knopman Study Guide
2.... Knopman and STC Study Materials (S79/S63) | ExamMaterialsGuy | 1 | 1 day 17 hours |
Hi Everyone,
I've been lurking on this site for quite a few months now, and decided it's time to finally get involved. My interest in banking goes back to when my father (a truck driver) read me the richest man in Babylon as a child. As I have grown up, I have always been interested in... Greetings from down under | kingshark | 0 | 1 day 17 hours |
I am done with an interview but there was a question that I couldn't answer well. Need you guys opinions.
If you were running a 100 million equity fund. There is no constrains. How do you allocate the asset and... If you were running a 100 million equity fund. | Docle.G | 6 | 1 day 17 hours |
Atlantic Street Capital is a private equity firm that invests in middle market companies with between $25 and $150 million in revenue. We are hands-on investors who work closely with management to unlock their business’ underlying value and help them succeed. Whether we’re investing capital to... Company: Atlantic Street Capital Partners | 0 | 1 day 17 hours | |
So since most interns are about to start their summer programs or are in the first couple of weeks, I thought I would open a forum for anyone to ask their any questions/worries they might have. I can only reply in the context of trading/sales internships but i'm sure others can chime in with... Last minute Sales/Trading Q&A for interns about to start | derivstrading | 9 | 1 day 17 hours |
Hi,
Could someone please tell us why do we have two different valuations when using DCF and DDM to value a company (given the same assumptions) ?
Thanks for your help,... DCF vs. DDM ? | elmaestro92 | 1 | 1 day 17 hours |
Middle market PE firm located in Tampa, FL.
KLH Capital is a fully capitalized SBIC-licensed private equity firm which currently manages $165 million in capital across two funds. During our nearly 30-year business tenure, we have successfully completed more than 130 transactions, including... Company: KLH Capital | 0 | 1 day 17 hours | |
... Company Interview: Northwestern Mutual | 0 | 1 day 17 hours | |
Anyone hear of the business deal between Samsung and Jay-Z? A 3 minute Samsung commercial was aired during Game 5 of the NBA finals showing Jay-Z working on his album with producers Rick Rubin, Pharrell, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.
[quote] " The album is titled "Magna Carta Holy... Samsung & Jay-Z - The Next Big Thing? | JTF316 | 14 | 1 day 17 hours |
... Company Interview: Prospect Partners | 0 | 1 day 17 hours | |
Just curious if anyone on the forum is planning to apply to Masters of Real Estate Development programs this fall/winter for matriculation in 2014? If so, maybe you could share the following:
Program(s) you're considering:
Age:
GMAT/GRE:
GPA:
Desired career post graduation:
Real estate... Calling all MRED/MsRED applicants | ecoates | 0 | 1 day 18 hours |
... Company Interview: Scotiabank | 0 | 1 day 18 hours | |
I have been having anxiety lately about what the hell I am doing career wise. I wanted to see if anyone could help me refocus.
I have always known that I wanted to do real estate, but for the longest time I never really knew what in real estate I wanted to do. I am now 4 years out of college... Need help with career path in real estate | MikelAngelo | 5 | 1 day 18 hours |
Hey everyone, I'm here because I want to break into finance and I'm absolutely lost on how to go about it. I'm a mediocre economics student (3.0) at an ivy league school that is currently crusading against grade inflation (Columbia) and it's getting me pretty pessimistic about... "rock star" to ivy league to banking... What am I doing with my life? | Chessboxer | 5 | 1 day 18 hours |
Hey all,
GLD and SLV are taking a beating on the year, down 17.5% and 28% respectively. Ive been reading a lot trying to get a better idea on why they are getting hit so hard, and the best explanation I can find so far is that PM's are moving all the money they can into stocks and getting... GLD SLV | W. WHITE | 2 | 1 day 18 hours |
Office leasing broker in a top 5 major market here to answer any questions if you have... AMA; RE brokerage | Ricky Rosay | 7 | 1 day 18 hours |
Hey guys,
I have been doing a bit of reading of the site, and have seen a lot of talk about "exit opps." It seems that a lot of you guys move into PE/HF after your analyst stint in IB. Is this the same in the UK? Is the analyst system different here? Do more people stay on in IB? I... Is London the same? | Samson | 7 | 1 day 18 hours |
Looking to stay in banking for a few more years. Would love to hear thoughts with focus on comp (cash / stock bias), culture, exit... DB coverage vs Evercore | sammyg10 | 10 | 1 day 18 hours |
... Company Interview: UBS AG | 0 | 1 day 18 hours | |
Since this was brought up on another thread.
Screened for U.S. focused buyout funds >$3bn, 2000-2008... 2000 - 2008 IRRs by PE fund | bugattiveyron | 10 | 1 day 19 hours |
... Company Review: Bank of America Merrill Lynch | 0 | 1 day 19 hours | |
... Company Review: McKinsey and Co | 0 | 1 day 19 hours | |
By browsing through websites and job posting from different sources I encountered that BB banks such as Credit Suisse or MM banks like Duff&Phelps, SunTrust etc. still have analyst openings on their websites that were recently posted. Are they really hiring? Or does that serve another purpose?... Are Banks still hiring for 2013 analyst programs? | Saied | 3 | 1 day 19 hours |
I am currently attending Northeastern University in their International Business program with a concentration in Finance (just finished freshman year). I am hoping to get into investment banking upon graduation and I was wondering how hard/what kind of chance I had of getting into investment... What do you guys think about Northeastern University? | tkkemppainen | 5 | 1 day 19 hours |
Just read this article on forbes about companies being sued for not paying their interns. Thought it would be interesting to share with everyone, because many of us in the future may depend on an unpaid internship as a stepping stone to our final goal. If unpaid internships went away, it will have... Unpaid internships are dead? | BrickSquadMonopoly | 11 | 1 day 19 hours |
Hello! With respect to your experiences, how important is university GPA in getting into the finance industry. I am not a strong writer, that I acknowledge, and because of that, I want to take some writing/philosophy courses to brush up on those skills. However, I am not expecting to expect a high... Number vs Skills | testability1 | 1 | 1 day 19 hours |
Anyone know anything about the culture and pay at Vista? I'm talking hours, team (how big), compensation for a Senior Associate. I know it's a great mid-market software-focused PE shop (moving... Vista Equity | jimbrowngoU | 2 | 1 day 19 hours |
I'm assuming there are a few folks in the WSO community that have overcome the back office and moved onto greener pastures.
How well received was this as an accomplishment/career advancement for your MBA profile? I know that adcoms often bulk together everyone in finance but we all know... BO-->FO How well received is this accomplishment on MBA apps/interviews | pktkid10 | 4 | 1 day 19 hours |
Azentus Capital is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager that was founded in 2010 by Morgan Sze and a large group of professionals from Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategies Group. Prior to Azentus Capital, Mr. Sze headed up Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategies team in Asia where he developed... Company: Azentus Capital | 0 | 1 day 20 hours | |
It has been a while since we Brits got together for a few pints and now that "that exam" is over, it is high time we enjoyed the wonderful London summer!
We will be either at Dion (see below) or the Anthologist (Bank / St Pauls) on Thursday, June 20th starting at 7:30pm. Both are... London WSO Drinks | Asatar | 0 | 1 day 20 hours |
Hey everyone, I'm in the beginning stages of developing my own mock ER report on a few companies within the Telecom Industry. I'm looking for historical data (at least 30 years of data) on sector-level: capacity and demand, financial metrics, outer-performance and under-performance... Historical Data on Industry/Sector Metrics, Ratio's, ASP | quixoticelixer | 6 | 1 day 20 hours |
I have worked for a top platform vendor(if you think of the mayor of New York) for 3 years and have built solid knowledge in rate&credit derivatives; I currently work in pricing/modelling products and also hold internal and external training and seminar in fixed income. My Msc in IT and a... From platform vendor to S&T | londonfr | 1 | 1 day 20 hours |
Both were right. Thanks for the... . | ToughStreet | 2 | 1 day 20 hours |
... Company Compensation: Arbor Advisors | 0 | 1 day 20 hours | |
... Company Review: Arbor Advisors | 0 | 1 day 20 hours | |
... Company Compensation: Bloomberg | 0 | 1 day 20 hours | |
... Company Review: Arbor Advisors | 0 | 1 day 20 hours | |
... . | Free4 | 3 | 1 day 20 hours |
I'm a current undergrad student, and I've been in a big slump. I just moved back to southern cali where I was raised to go to school out here, and I had a job in place (although it was crap retail), but they still haven't contacted me. At this point I've given up on that and... Undergrad Student struggling | andrew_P93 | 2 | 1 day 21 hours |
It has been a while since we Brits got together for a few pints and now that "that exam" is over, it is high time we enjoyed the wonderful London summer!
So far we have had 2 events, both with a decent-ish turnout. The evenings usually started off a bit slow with nobody really knowing... London WSO Drinks | Asatar | 22 | 1 day 21 hours |
... Company Compensation: Goldman Sachs | 0 | 1 day 21 hours | |
... Company Review: Goldman Sachs | 0 | 1 day 21 hours | |
... Company Interview: Goldman Sachs | 0 | 1 day 21 hours | |
What do you guys think about brown shoes with a navy blue suit... Like this one in the pictures. Not to wear for interviews but I guess after you get the internship.... Brown Shoes with Navy Blue Suit? | Steven07 | 4 | 1 day 21 hours |
I sort of know how to analyse listed companies, looking at the financials etc. I have never analysed real estate in any proper sense and as it stands I need to know, how do you big boys do it?
Commercial real estate, fully let with majority lease expiration in 2015. It currently... How do you analyse real estate? | big1 | 2 | 1 day 21 hours |
I'm moving to Denver come fall after i backpack Europe. Need some insider info on the city. What are the best parts of town, best social scenes, anything of... Denver | Non-TargetRTK | 37 | 1 day 21 hours |
... Company Compensation: Bank of America Merrill Lynch | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
I come from a slightly different background and don't have experience working directly at an investment management firm. I'm just trying to any experience within AM and grow from there.
If the position deals with GIPS and investment performance calculation methodologies, what are some... what kind of interview questions to expect for this position? | inthe213 | 3 | 1 day 22 hours |
... Company Review: Citigroup | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
... Company Interview: Citigroup | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
... Company Compensation: Citigroup | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
... Company Compensation: Group 1 Automotive | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
... Company: Group 1 Automotive | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
... Company: Training The Street | 0 | 1 day 22 hours | |
Wondering about this. Is it just the prestige/pay? Seems like your experience would be quite limited at megafunds (type of work similar to banking, just modelling focused). Why don't more people pursue MM -- especially if it is less competitive?
<strong>Moderator note:</strong>... Why do ppl choose megafunds over MM? | lurker22 | 158 | 1 day 22 hours |
