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+3 Are “dab pens” ever seen in IB/PE analysts? Not sure if I’m even allowed to post this here - curious nonetheless. 3 7y
+12 DB SF Sponsors VS BAML Palo Alto Tech Coverage 1 7y
+23 Analyst to Associate Promotion - Disscussions with Boss 3 7y
+15 Can I jump into investment banking without a MBA? 6 7y
+3 Asset management or Investment Banking? 2 7y
+7 cold application or contacting employment 1 7y
+18 Exit opps for corporate strategy 10 7y
+3 Sticky IF formulas 1 7y
+6 FT Macquarie vs Off-cycle BB (GS/JPM/MS) 1 7y
+9 best prep for MM FIG internship? 1 7y
+3 Boring as fk - formatting charts in excel 2016/365 1 7y
+6 UBS Real Estate & Private Markets - Summer Analyst 1 7y
+14 Is it too late for summer internships at mid-lower MM IB firms? 5 7y
+10 Claremont Mckenna v. Tepper (undergraduate) v. Tufts for IB 11 7y
+12 IPO to pay down debt? (Ascential - ASCL) 1 7y
+3 Preparation for Summer Internship? 1 7y
+12 Help: Summer Interns for Undergraduate Seniors; Extension of Graduation; IBD restrictions for Graduate Degree Students 1 7y
+48 How to Copy Exact Formula in Excel (without Changing Reference) 55 7y
+18 Disclose past medical leave in applications/interviews? 1 7y
+6 Holding a presentation in banking 4 7y
+12 Mentor Advice Needed 1 7y
+5 Summer Analyst Program Question 2 7y
+12 Determine Valuation for Private/Public Companies 1 7y
+3 Premium Paid for Private Companies? 1 7y
+26 Didn't apply for any 2019 SA internships until now because of family crisis; is it too late for an IBD internship? 5 7y
+16 Is 23 too old for a starting entry investment banking analyst? 12 7y
+3 Revenue for a Mining Company 1 7y
+3 bonds floating rate 1 7y
+16 How hard do Directors/Executive Directors Work in Banking? 2 7y
+9 Houlihan Lokey M&A Internship Interview 1 7y
+13 Starting in M&A 5 7y
+9 I have an LBO modeling test later today -- HELP NEEDED!! 3 7y
+7 I have a coffee scheduled with a first year analyst/intern at a small regional boutique. HELP! 6 7y
+3 Mining Related IB Questions 1 7y
+9 IB PREP - Selling used EDUCBA, Wall Street Mojo online material 1 7y
+5 What exactly is BAML’s Equity Capital Markets division? 2 7y
+29 Can't seem to lateral, not sure why 9 7y
+9 Can anyone help with LBO modeling? "How do you account for the "bonus" depreciation in an LBO? 1 7y
+21 Does luck play a big part in BB IBD analyst performance review? 1 7y
+9 What tools and software needed for research and how to write the research 1 7y
+248 Is It Worth It? - Spending my youth 131 7y
+4 Is it ok to customize PowerPoint at an internship? 1 7y
+3 CohnReznick Capital 1 7y
+12 Networking into Investment Banking While Employed in Corporate Finance 1 7y
+10 Modeling - Should I pull in adjusted or GAAP historical financials in building an operating model? 6 7y
+11 Reneging a bank for a non-bank 8 7y
+3 Export time series of stock prices of several companies to Excel 1 7y
+10 Need Advice After Longish Gap 4 7y
+16 Bad GPA and 6 years of undergrad 4 7y
+13 IB vs. PE out of Undergrad 3 7y
+10 Citi Private Bank FT First Round Interview 7 7y
+27 Am I Too Good Looking To Be A Banker?? 43 7y
+9 IB's most likely to accept non-targets for summers internships. 3 7y
+9 Networking your way in to IB 3 7y
+3 HSBC Online Job Assessment Invalidated 1 7y
+20 Useful macros for banking 6 7y
+3 CFI Financial modeling competition 1 7y
+3 Job Opportunities After One-Year in Banking? 1 7y
+6 Top UBS groups? 1 7y
+3 DWS dbAchieve Internship Program 1 7y
+15 Multiple advisers in an M&A transaction 1 7y
+3 Good books for Corporate/Investment Banking (Who are already in the field) 1 7y
+21 Structural Disincentives to be Healthy 2 7y
+4 Best Prep Material for Incoming SA 1 7y
+3 Superday Hearback 3 7y
+12 Prime Chater Ltd... remember anything about this IB from the 90's? 1 7y
+12 (S&T)Preparation credit derivatives trading internship and what do traders look for in their interns? 3 7y
+12 Breaking into IB from Corporate FP&A without an IB internship or previous experience 1 7y
+4 What IB’s specialize or cover the health/wellness/fitness sector? 1 7y
+11 Transfer from UCLA 9 7y
+5 What is Edgemont cap like? 2 7y
+18 Leveraging FT offer - Worth the risk? 1 7y
+72 Recommended Drinks? 52 7y
+4 Berenberg? 4 7y
+12 Mortgage Trading - RPL/NPL vs NO 1 7y
+8 Asset Backed Securities Banking 1 7y
+20 is enterprise value 0, if equity is 100, and cash is 100? 5 7y
+9 DCF when in the middle of fiscal period? 1 7y
+4 Full-Time IB Analyst Coming in 2019 - Already Getting Recruited by PE? 3 7y
+56 I think I’m being underpaid 10 7y
+3 Intrepid Investment Bank LA 1 7y
+3 Application problem 1 7y
+3 Oppenheimer & Co Operations 1 7y
+49 Difficulty of finding a finance job in a non-finance city suburb after banking 35 7y
+12 What team to join in local elite boutique (Infra vs general) 1 7y
+2 ev/ebit or ev/ebitda to compare capital intensive firm with low capex firm 1 7y
+18 Greenhill 6 7y
+15 Lazard Industry Groups -- Exit Opportunities? 1 7y
+3 BNP Paribas Corporate Coverage 1 7y
+28 Citigroup still not raising Associate salaries 17 7y
+3 How much revenue does an average IB desk generate for the firm? 1 7y
+19 IB> Buis Dev> ? 8 7y
+7 What are the most competitive (prestigious) I-banking groups at the different BB? 4 7y
+6 What division at my current internship would put me in the best position for IB? 2 7y
+3 Does using the cost of equity as your discount rate in a DCF lower your valuation for companies with high amounts of debt? 1 7y
+11 How impressive is it to have investment banking on resume as a freshman? 12 7y
+9 Jefferies IBD: Full Time Recruiting 1 7y
+20 if accounts receivable goes down by 100, what happen to 3 statements? 4 7y
+19 Uber IPO Valuation 7 7y
+45 Whens the best time to apply? 70 7y

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