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jjantrob, way too quiet in here. What about these resources:

  • CFA Weekend Time to get it done, Saturday is the day. A little last minute for this post but: Who's taking it/What level/What number will this attempt be/How are you feeling about it? I'll be siting for level 2, will be my second go at it. Passed level 1 fi ...
  • What's a Monkey's typical weekend plans? weekends? Unfortunately I have to do the whole dinner and a movie routine with the old lady tonight, but ... administrative things I need to complete. What are your guys' plans and best routines for the weekends? Hope ...
  • Working through the Weekend- Good or Dreadful Idea? I know some Apes here work through the weekend. Which of you here thinks this is a good idea and ... definitely working on the weekends. **Question** And if working hundred hour weeks is what it takes to ... Personally, I work thru the weekends all the time I think it is kind of fun. This habit started at Georgia ...
  • IBD Summer Analyst work on the weekends analysts basically work every weekend during the 10 weeks? Is the dress code casual on the weekends or does ... it depend on the group? How would you be supervised on the weekends and what type of work would you ... do on a given a weekend? Investment Banking summer analysts
  • Any well paying jobs out of top MBA where hours are reasonable (60-70/week) and weekends normally free? allow you your weekends (Saturday- Sunday) free? For the sake of argument, lets say 'well ... they normally have their weekends free or no? Thanks! ...
  • PE lifestyle? Hours, weekends, base, bonus, etc.? work at MM, FoF, Megafund? What are your typical hours in a week? How often do you work weekends? What ...
  • What do you on Weekends? On a low-key, normal weekend what are your usual activities?? I'm trying to change up the ... weekends ...
  • Long Weekend Plans Pretty slow with it being the Friday of a long weekend, wanted to know if you guys had anything ... interesting going this weekend? How many of you will be studying for the CFA? I'm hitting a concert ... tonight (Juicy J) then doing some sailing on Sat. weekend ...
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No promises, but thought I'd mention a few relevant users that work in the industry: BitCoin_ZF Spectabilis Harish-Venkatesh

Hope that helps.

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