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Hey Guys, I'm 26 and working as an analyst at a municipal consulting/financial advisory firm. I've been at this firm for a year and realized there is no upward mobility at this firm. The last analyst to leave this firm worked here for 5 years, made connections, went to B-School while...
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Well monkeys, it sure was fun not worrying about the CFA exam for a couple weeks. But, I'm sure that like me, you all got that special email last night telling everyone to restart their freak out until July 23rd. Thanks, CFA Institute, that's just what my summer needs. I remember...
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I'm trying to get to understand a few industries outside of my own world, just for general knowledge. And I just learned that WSO used to have a huge bank of industry primers - but it was closed last year. Since I'm late to the game I guess I'll have to re-invent the wheel. Would...
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I just finished my freshman year of college and I am starting an internship at a boutique IB next week. Its a really flexible program to an extent and I know that I will be learning a lot about modeling through their training program. They make us use "deal maven", i was just wondering is...
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Hi all, Just wondering what your favorite pokemon/moveset is. It's good to relive our childhoods once in a while, and why not today on the anniversary of Pokemon B/W 2 (give or take a week). From traditional red/blue/yellow, definitely Machamp or Hypno. You could plow through basically...
Favorite Pokemon/Move?
Hi everyone, Graduating soon, and was able to score an interview with the Finance and Performance Management arm of Deloitte. I know its not full-scale strategy like consulting with MBB. Does anyone know what kind of exit opps exist for this...
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From Quora, the OP asked the following question: [quote] I'm new to LBOs, just looking into them. I just wanted to ask: do LBO investors look to actually increase the value of the businesses that they acquire, or do they simply look to pay off all of the debt used to finance the...
Do LBO investors aim to create value or simply pay off debt?
So after seeing numerous discussions on what seems to be the horrific cost of living in NYC, I wanted to look into the subject a little further. Obviously, average cost of living data can be found everywhere on the internet (seems like it's on Yahoo! front page every other week). The more...
The Cost of Living
Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody has taken all three of these exams. If so, is there any overlapping in the study material? I would like to take Level 1 of the CFA as well as Level 1 of the CAIA next year but I think the only way to manage all that would be if they both cover some of...
CFA, CAIA, FRM?
So all new users to WSO get 6 free financial modeling lessons, 5 of my best tips for networking and my best tips for interviewing over the first month of being a user. Tonght I got a response from one of my networking tips e-mails from a slightly older gentleman that is a "financial...
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Hey guys, I appreciate all critiques. I just finished my undergrad and looking for an entry-level analyst position. Having a little bit of difficulty so I thought maybe a resume review would help me out. Any other suggestions regarding career options fitting my credentials would be great....
Resume Review
I've been looking around online. Can't seem to find anything up to date, or maybe I'm searching the wrong things. Anyways, I took the princetonreview practice test and scored 51Q and 30V with no study at all. So what is the best prep for verbal? I have the Kaplan 800 book, but I...
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CompBanker

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