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0 MM HF in person case study 1 6mo
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+10 QR in portfolio construction 6 6mo
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+30 Thoughts on sending a 3P comp report to my PM? 12 6mo
+3 From HF business development to investment analyst? 6 6mo
+10 Blackstone BXMA 3 6mo
0 Hedge funds with Quantamental Biotech teams? 2 6mo
+4 Opinion 9 6mo
0 Performance Targets for Portfolio Managers at Multi-Manager Funds 1 6mo
+14 Sector Selection & Process at MMs 6 6mo
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0 Who are the best sell side analysts covering enterprise software? 1 7mo
+10 Clawbacks 6 7mo
+214 Do you regret going into public markets investing? 97 7mo
+7 Pod Alternatives 10 7mo
+5 Weiss Underclassmen Fellowship 17 7mo
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+85 P72 Academy vs Citadel CAP vs Weiss vs DE Shaw 54 7mo
+6 Fundamental Research Canvas Point 72 8 7mo
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 7mo
0 BAM Case Study 1 7mo
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+9 del 6 7mo
+3 Wellington Summer 2026 1 7mo
+8 Citadel NYC Sponsors? 16 7mo
+12 Walleye - Latest Thoughts 4 7mo
+6 Oxford MPhil+DPhil Economics - quant research? 3 7mo
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0 AI 1 7mo
+19 (London) End goal is HF - should I do IB first? 12 7mo
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 7mo
+36 HF London Scene - What's it like out of undergrad? 27 7mo
+8 ECM book comp? 6 7mo
0 Breaking into a public credit hedge fund as an undergrad 1 7mo
+52 Which sectors are the most alpha rich? 39 7mo
+7 chances for HF FT recruiting? 10 7mo
+3 Global macro is going extinct in 2035 or alr has 2 7mo
+9 Fintech Pod Names 4 7mo
+18 Best ways to frame upside / PT for a stock 1 7mo
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+17 Best Financials Pods / PMs 11 7mo
+7 PE -> HF Sector Alignment? 3 7mo
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+11 Proprietary research roles at HFs - what do you think? 5 7mo
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 7mo
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+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 7mo
+34 Insanely high pod comp? 38 7mo
+103 Variant vs. market/ street/ consensus view 35 7mo
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+4 Any info on Surgo Capital? 9 7mo
+16 Event-driven at pods 16 7mo
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+367 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 7mo
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+18 What happened to young people founding hedge funds? 7 7mo
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+11 Farallon Case Competition 12 7mo
0 Distressed Debt/Vulture Fund Model Template 1 7mo
+186 Point72 Recruiting is AWFUL 61 7mo
+3 0 7mo
+13 Coatue Titles?? 7 7mo
+18 Oak Hill Advisors? 11 7mo
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 7mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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