+68 Intellectualism of Hedge Funds? 54 10y
+68 Feeling lost due to lack of guidance/support as a junior analyst 17 3y
+68 Fund shutting down 16 3y
+68 Non Target School (Cal Poly SLO), Almost Senior, No Internship 17 3y
+68 Leaving for another fund - How to deal with current employer? 32 3y
+68 WACC on the Buyside 23 1y
+68 Successful Career HF Partner: Eventual Net Worth? 40 2y
+68 HF Bonus expectations 43 2y
+68 IB Bubble, Limited Skillset 34 2y
+68 Beta Neutral, FActor Constrainted Portfolio 36 6mo
+67 Closed! - Macro Trading 55 8y
+67 Do hedge funds actually beat the market? 52 9y
+67 Advice from an ex-IB MD: The Habits of Winners 6 8y
+67 Diminutive Nature of Net Returns 34 6y
+67 Large hedge fund analyst compensation 24 3y
+67 Why do you think public equity is more interesting than private equity? 25 5y
+67 Any good books to read? 75 2y
+67 How do you approach companies w/ M&A and rollups? 16 11mo
+67 EMH is eating my brain 30 11mo
+67 How is AI/Machine Learning changing the Hedge fund industry? 15 6mo
+66 Developing short ideas 87 5y
+66 What do you think about the CAIA? 63 5y
+66 How much of this industry is LUCK v. SKILL? Honest assessment needed 38 7y
+66 The worst Hedge Fund Manager/Investor? 43 7y
+66 Most sought-after skills for Quantitative research position 28 6y
+66 XIV Goes Poof 28 6y
+66 HF offer in Greenwich. Live in NY or CT? 38 2y
+66 consistent LO pay vs large swings in HF pay 35 2y
+66 Change in HF? SM to MM 21 1y
+66 The Disturbing Reality of Prop Firm Clout Chasing (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 14 1y
+65 Ivy League Valedictorian Quits Largest HF to Open Bakery 69 3y
+65 Love Him or Hate Him, Bill Ackman Now Runs the World’s Top Hedge Fund 68 8y
+65 S&T vs IBD 103 5y
+65 Best Way to Break Into Shareholder Defense? 35 5y
+65 How to name a hedge fund 40 6y
+65 How common are 100 hour weeks in HF? 27 6y
+65 Motivation for those still trying to break into the industry/dream role 11 3y
+65 base/bonus 1st year analyst at HF 32 4y
+65 Is Dalio full fledged clown now? 31 4y
+65 Anyone know guys at shops that killed it last year? How much did they make? 13 2y
+65 Hedge Fund Modeling Detail? 18 2mo
+65 Frustrated - wanted to vent 30 1y
+64 Best Entry Level Job for Running Future Hedge Fund 28 10y
+64 Do most hedge fund managers come from top MBA? 50 3y
+64 Minimum Size of a Good Hedge Fund 32 6y
+64 Learning to Short from a Long-Only Background 13 6y
+64 Citadel Equities analyst terms 45 2y
+64 Reality check: is there any hope for the generalist? 50 2y
+64 Glass Ceiling for Internationals? 55 1y
+64 Struggling with “edge” 52 10mo
+64 Breaking into New York hedge funds (Jane Street, DE Shaw, Two Sigma, etc.) as a University of Wisconsin student quadruple majoring in Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science 42 5mo
+64 Best Multi Manager? 61 4mo
+64 Why do allocators give $ to HFs? 26 2mo
+63 Family Office vs. Hedge Fund 45 7y
+63 What type of hedge funds do you see succeeding in the future? 26 6y
+63 Questions about Single Manager vs Multi Manager HFs 11 5y
+63 Musings of the Recently Unemployed 11 3y
+63 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 32 3y
+63 Top under the radar hedge funds 98 1y
+63 Meteorology career 26 3y
+63 Lone Pine: GOAT of Greenwich? 35 3y
+63 Low GPA/Non-target Success Story 21 2mo
+63 Experienced PM Looking for Analyst 44 2y
+63 Will my offer be rescinded? 16 2y
+63 Youngest Portfolio Manager You’ve Seen? 53 1y
+63 Absolute Noob - How do I best develop "an eye for" financial statements? 21 2mo
+62 Hedge Fund Interview Guide BETA is LIVE! 7 5y
+62 Reaching Out to Recruiters/Headhunters 75 5y
+62 Why is it bad to join a hedge fund right out of college instead going the 2 years and out route? 34 6y
+62 No Girls Allowed-Steve Cohen 19 6y
+62 MIT vs. Princeton vs. Yale undergrad for quant hedge fund 29 3y
+62 Citadel's Surveyor Capital PM Jack Woodruff to start his own firm 16 4y
+62 Will L/S Hedge Funds Be Around In 10 Years? 33 2y
+62 How to mentally relax yourself from markets and avoid burnout? 18 2y
+62 Surviving the Bear market 21 1y
+62 As the tech bubble is bursting now, which sectors (Financials, Industrials, Energy etc.) are likely to be more important in the next 10 years? 31 1y
+62 Has your job influenced your personality? 21 10mo
+61 Incubator Hedge Funds 49 2y
+61 S&T or Research for future hedge fund career 26 10y
+61 Why does everyone hate hedge funds? 35 10y
+61 Great Interview Questions to Reveal Quality Applicants 28 10y
+61 Hedge fund firing rates 23 3y
+61 Starting in top BB IBD vs HF ($1bn+) 26 8y
+61 Are Hedge funds losing their shine? 28 3y
+61 Thoughts on Millennium Management? 4 3y
+61 Burned out HF guy, what are my exit options 33 5y
+61 Buy-side quant work from Georgetown undergrad? 44 2y
+61 Why don’t hedge funds liquidate their positions in a recession? 23 3y
+61 IB vs. HF out of undergrad 40 3y
+61 Active Management Crushed Quants This Year (per BB) 34 3y
+61 Thoughts on Diameter, Farallon? 51 9mo
+61 I landed my dream job at a HF and was axed within a year. Now what? 40 1y
+61 Fed up AF with my PM 22 1y
+61 L/S analyst feeling stuck mid-career 24 5mo
+60 Chipotle / Kohl's 38 3y
+60 Boston - Tell me more 48 3y
+60 HF Cars 43 3y
+60 Would you quit your Hedge fund gig if your boss has emotional mood swings? 45 4y
+60 Hustling into Algo/HF (Quant) 21 3y
+60 Raising Capital--Track Record? 47 3y

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