+127 Biggest bonus of your career 91 3y
+127 TN Economist Category Visa Changes Dec 19, 2017 - Any TN Economists Working in Hedge Funds? 109 4y
+126 L/S vs LO from a non-monetary perspective 33 2y
+126 Life decisions...buy-side equity analyst 62 4y
+126 Q&A: Buy-Side Analyst 82 3y
+125 Turned my live $4000 account to $44,000+ in 4 weeks...What is next? 92 3y
+124 Equity sell-side sales has become an absolute joke 40 5mo
+124 PM caught me shopping around 33 2y
+124 PM / Sr Analyst at MM HF to LO PM -- doable? 70 2y
+124 can u make the same amount doing anything else? 55 3y
+124 How often do you have a variant perception? 30 4y
+124 Q&A: BB IB-->Tiger HF 65 5y
+123 LO Comp (Fidelity, Wellington, Capital, TRowe) 50 11mo
+123 Quant Researcher in Quant Funds: Dead-End Career Path? 58 5y
+122 Officially Out of the HF Business 45 8y
+121 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF 38 1y
+121 Skip banking for this HF? Need advice 78 3y
+121 Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant 36 3y
+121 Crazy Networking - Standing Outside Buildings for Buy Side Networking 134 6y
+121 16 year old Hedge Fund Manager 152 5y
+121 Starting a small, personal Hedge fund 218 3y
+120 Passive Investing Bubble? 48 5y
+120 Any career regrets after moving from PE to public markets? 28 5y
+120 Q&A - research analyst at credit hedge fund 71 5y
+119 Recovering from drawdowns in MM/pods 21 1y
+119 Value of Short Selling Skill Set 36 5y
+118 Q&A: HF PM after 14 years in L/S (credit, tiger cub, and pod) 73 8mo
+118 How do you nail the "wow factor" in a pitch? 43 4y
+118 Advice on HF Recruiting 13 1y
+118 Importance of an MBA for PE and Hedge Funds 91 6y
+117 How often do you have a truly differentiated view that no one talks about? 53 3y
+117 Top Down Macroeconomic Framework 79 10y
+116 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 54 3y
+116 What it's like working for the "Tiger Cubs" 22 4y
+115 Post-MBA Recruiting At Top Asset Managers / LOs 38 7mo
+115 Anyone has experience starting a hedge fund? 46 3y
+115 Efficient market conundrum 73 9y
+113 From MF Credit (BX/APO/Bain) → Special Sits or HF — What’s the Smartest Move Now? 44 9mo
+113 How do you date / socialize as a HF pod shop analyst? 53 11mo
+113 Examples of SM/MM L/S Ideas 79 2y
+113 How I got my job in a Hedge Fund after graduation 19 5y
+112 I work in event driven / arbitrage. Here are some career advice for you 29 6y
+112 Cap intro Q&A 54 3y
+112 Has Herbalife won in the fight versus Bill Ackman? 80 9y
+112 Preparing for the HF informational interview 15 1y
+111 Viking vs Elliott 71 3y
+111 Do you need to be a market genius to start a hedge fund? 55 6y
+111 Would you ever consider joining a start-up fund that your friend started? 49 6y
+110 How often do you truly have an “edge”? 25 1y
+110 Quant PM - Q&A 103 1y
+110 Q&A: Non-target->BB->PE->HF (thank you, WSO) 56 3y
+110 Hedge Funds v/s Private Equity: Which industry will survive and thrive in the next two decades? 24 6y
+109 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 2w
+109 PMs - what differentiates the great from mediocre? Investment process discussion: 39 2y
+109 Focusing on Investment Style Fit 25 3y
+109 Most meritocratic hedge fund? 36 4y
+109 Craziest comp stories you've heard? 64 2y
+109 What is something you hate about working at a HF 58 3y
+108 How do you manage your emotions? 29 3y
+108 Any info on Viking? 59 2y
+108 Thoughts on Abdiel Capital? 78 2mo
+108 How long does it take to formulate a investment idea / stock pitch 26 6y
+108 Viking Global, Tiger Global, Coatue, etc.. 69 4y
+108 Is there a future for non-quant hedge funds? 39 1y
+108 Demystifying GSO Capital (Blackstone) 45 7y
+107 Are HFs useless? 47 1y
+107 Mistake to join a Distressed HF now? 60 5y
+106 I really don't see how MM PM's could possibly make 30m in a year 68 1y
+106 Best Industries to Specialize In 31 7y
+106 An Unconventional Message for all You Prospective Monkeys out there 30 6y
+106 Whether to go after the name or not 61 6y
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 34 8mo
+105 2021/2022 Hedge Fund Comp 187 3y
+105 Q&A: Hedge Fund Allocator at a $2B+ E&F 39 8y
+105 Distressed debt / special sits investing - On the job 33 4y
+104 Most attractive HFs? 124 4mo
+104 Why work at a Fund of Funds? 121 6y
+104 week in the life of a Hedge Fund analyst..... 94 4y
+103 Hitting 7 figures at 28-29 104 4y
+103 Risk/Reward of Entering HF industry for analysts? 48 5y
+103 Q&A: Hedge Fund Lawyer 49 3y
+103 Q&A: HY/Distressed Analyst at NYC based Mid-Sized Credit Hedge Fund 60 9y
+102 Variant vs. market/ street/ consensus view 35 6mo
+102 About to join top global fund, feeling like a massive imposter 29 2y
+102 How to develop conviction around valuation/catalyst/"differentiated view" portion of pitch? A lot of it seems wishy-washy. 27 4y
+102 Citadel vs. Millennium vs. Point72 vs. Other Multi-Managers 38 3y
+102 Strategies that will continue to flourish? 40 7y
+102 How do generalists produce alpha? 59 7y
+102 Failure Q&A 75 7y
+102 Eric Mindich’s Eton Park Hedge Fund to Close Down and Who's Next ? 44 9y
+101 FORMERLY HOMELESS, do I still have a shot at banking??? Please give advice! 63 5mo
+101 THE prestige path 51 1y
+101 Ask a credit H/F analyst anything, just trying to help 51 8mo
+101 Macro: Rates and FX 34 1y
+101 How to hedge a call option 42 6y
+101 Most Memorable Earnings Call 37 4y
+101 What background do most hedge fund managers have? 60 8y
+100 What’s the most toxic situations you’ve seen (been) 66 4mo
+100 Q&A: Equity Analyst & Trader (VP level) at $12+ bn Hedge Fund 33 6y
+100 Differentiating yourself for hedge fund recruiting (post-IB) 43 9y

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