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+20 Books for Portfolio Management and HF 7 3y
+20 How long can a fund last with 3rd quartile performance 5 6mo
+20 Most Lucrative vs Safest Path? 12 5y
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+20 Tailoring a HF pitch - the best setups and what works? 4 4y
+20 Caricature of MMs 2 4y
+20 Quants at a hedgefund vs prop/market maker? 5 6y
+20 Starting a career at Hedge Fund vs. BB Investment Bank 4 6y
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+20 Rising Rates and MMHF/Levered Funds 5 4y
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+20 Is activist HF out of undergrad basically impossible? 11 4y
+20 Macro HF Trading Questions 4 4y
+20 Strongest MM HF in Rates and Macro 24 2y
+20 MMHF After Grad Timeline 3 1y
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