WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (11/08-11/14)

In case you missed them, here's some of last week's most popular topics:

How PWM really works (part 4): Misconceptions, how we invest, choosing a broker, and my Q&A Post By @thebrofessor

What I’ll try to do is list out several of the misconceptions about advisors and then comment on each one of them.

What is the purpose of equal opportunity questionnaires? Post By @FinanceBrah

I get the fact that companies have reporting requirements they need to meet but are these truly kept separate from job applications?

Shakeup in Houston Post By @jackson1

Historically, Baclays/Citi/CS have been the strongest banks in Houston but is this still the case? Bad senior comp at Barclays and bad culture, huge turnover at CS, etc.

Q&A - Former Business Valuations Associate (BO->Val->Corp Dev) Post By @BankerC159

Here's a quick rundown of my background:
Graduated semi-target state school>>>Back Office (Funds Accounting) at a BB>>>Independent Valuations Firm>>>Valuations group within accounting firm (BDO/McGladrey/GT)>>>Corp Dev.

How technical can first round interviews get? Post By @BasedHedge

I have an upcoming interview next week with a top BB and have been told that it will be highly technical
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