If youre at uni or a 1st year IB, stop asking what HF $$$ is

Seriously, loving $$$ is great, but if that is all you think about you will never make bank. Guys I work with are learning 24/7 - 12+h working, and in their free time reading articles/BBG, researching, finance podcasts, etc.

And if they are lucky, they make a return above the benchmark.

THAT is how they make bank - by working tirelessly towards being ahead of the curve. Not by wondering what their $$$ will be.

Get a grip - most of you probably won’t even break into the industry, let alone make bank.

And FYI - anyone who kills it in a high-$$$ industry will make bank.

Now…go back to work

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