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| +14 | Parents [including celebs and various hot shots] indicted in college admissions test scam InfoDominatrix Ouch... prestige attempts done the wrong way AND caught no less! Prosecutors filed charges against 33 parents, accused of paying between $200,000 and $6.5 million to get their children into elite universities. Those indicted include actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman [actress and... | 125 |
| +13 | Why do most people suck at Excel? ForrestGump Microsoft Excel: the lifeblood of 21st century finance and business. A phenomenal spreadsheet tool used by the lowest level analysts through the most executive tier of management. A wonderful program capable of performing complex mathematics, charting graphs and calculating thousands of data... | 68 |
| +13 | What was the happiest moment of your life? yul33 Happiness to each person obviously can mean different things, but for me I would say one of the happiest moments of my life was when I went hiking in Yosemite with my family up to Vernal Falls. We sat on the side of the riverbank, drenched from the climb, and eating bagels with cream cheese. (We... | 97 |
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| +12 | How did you find WSO? famejranc Just curious as to how other people came across this site and if and how it changed you. Personally I saw an interview with Jamie Dimon where he said that he hadn't paid attention to WSO in a while, so I decided to see what WSO meant and now I'm here.... | 31 |
| +21 | Toughest Job in Finance? Sonny LoSpecchio TL;DR: who do you think has the toughest job in finance? It can be an individual person past or present, a specific role, or a general section of the industry. I'm Interested in everyone's thoughts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | 43 |
| +10 | CFA December 2018 Results WillHunting How did everyone do? Background: Undergrad - Finance and Economics - State School Grad School - MSF - Semi Target Investment Analyst @ Asset Management Firm Scores: >70 - Alternative Investments and Derivatives, Ethics, Quantitative Methods 70>x>50 - Corporate Finance, Equity Investments, Fixed In... | 42 |
| +10 | What's Your Anthem? 2and20 So I was listening to Future's new album today, and it made me wonder.... what's your anthem? What's the one song that's your go to-- for any given occasion? I'll start-- mines "Stick to the Models" - by Future... | 70 |
| +1 | Is Maduro finally on the ropes in Venezuela? real_Skankhunt42 For 11(?) years I've intently followed Venezuela, fully expecting the Chavez regime to destroy the economy of Venezuela, which it did. To my horror, Chavez won a 4th term in the relatively fair 2012 election by 11 points, which by American standards is a landslide. Following Chavez's death, I was ap... | 7 |
| 0 | The Art of manliness WHEN IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A MAN TO CRY? famejranc When would it be allowed and socially ok? The list is obviously short. 1. Winning the Super Bowl (the first time, any subsequent times - no) 2. Birth or death of a son I think that is about it. Any other emotional moments should be met in silence or swearing.... | 23 |
| +1 | Checking Out of Gift-Giving GoldenCinderblock I'm about to send this email to all my family. Poke holes in my logic. --- Dear Family, Firstly, we're thoroughly enjoying being a part of this family. We've learned a lot from each of you and look forward to continuing to grow together. As we plan to start a family of our own, we must examine ever... | 1 |
| +23 | Do You Think Getting My Ex-Girlfriend Back Is Possible? Plicate Hey Guys. I'm relatively new. Similarly to some of you, I belong to the finance sector too (working as a forex broker) and I've got to say, I have really enjoyed reading the comments and threads created by this community in the time I've been here. I know it may not be my place to ask, but I've go... | 47 |
| +3 | gpa calculator novajones001 i need help for calculating my semester gpa along with its conversion into percentage. How do i know which subject got me how many credit points and helped me in achieving the gpa?... | 8 |
| +3 | Presentation skills LeveragedBailout Hello *Reverse Charles Darwin Creatures*, Presentation skills are probably one of the top skills for a successful career in IB. What are some of your best practices that help you smash presentations like a boss? More specifically, how do you prepare for a presentation and then come off as natural ... | 6 |
| +1 | What are my options if I start university at age 26/27? Passionate Investor I got into UBC Sauder but am thinking of switching my major into computer science cause tech people are more open-minded when it comes to age. What are your thoughts? Please help??!!!... | 4 |
| +2 | Econometrics/Quant Econ Major for Buy-Side out of Undergrad? Warren's Buffet Considering this major. Currently deciding between this and Stats. Would be minoring in CS as well. Would love to hear your thoughts! ... | 6 |
| +1 | What other jobs besides bank teller to fulfill financial service/banking experience reequirments ASC_842 I am taking the long road. Yes. I am doing it! Need 100 characters. Need ideas folks. Anyone have experiences or know of positions with more exposure and low barriers to entry?... | 5 |
| +21 | Children and Demanding Careers CorneliusLux The more I look around, the more I realize I’m an anomaly in private equity. I’m married, in my late 20s and have two kids below the age of two. I’m managing the work hours and traveling quite well, but I was wondering if others on here are in a similar situation and how you guys manage the de... | 25 |
| +78 | Why tech is overrated for MBAs (and why banking is underrated) Dances With Newfoundland As an MBA graduate from a top program currently working at a FAANG tech firm, I have to get this off my chest. Tech has been super hot at MBA programs, and I frequently get e-mails from students at my alma mater, who want to talk to me about working at my firm. Unfortunately, most MBAs follow the he... | 149 |
| +1 | Ken Griffin Buys America's Most Expensive Home CAS_89 Curious if anyone has any thoughts on his recent purchases. Is he moving away from paper assets because he sees a correction coming? Or is he just in the mood to buy and there's nothing more to it? He's spent about 360M USD in real estate purchases in 2 weeks, the other one being a 122M mansion in ... | 5 |
| +2 | What's the most coveted job in the Finance world? RuggedDawg Where do all the top Finance and Economics students want to go to. Also what's the toughtest job to get? I've heard analyst at Citi is the toughest.... | 13 |
| +12 | Financing Fido - Take out a loan for your dream dog mcb21 It had honestly never crossed my mind that you could take out a loan to buy your dog until I came across this story about a woman who bought a $2,500 golden doodle from a pet store and financed it - [quote] “Once you pick out the puppy, they finance you like a car,” Laura Eastman says. She sa... | 21 |
| +53 | Gillette Commercial Pump and Dump Is this the new age of pussyfying men? I thought most of the commercial was laughable. They even included a TYT clip in it...lol.... | 119 |
| +6 | Update: Ghosting Intern Warren's Buffet Quote is below. [quote="Warren's Buffet"] Hey WSO, so I am pretty young and met with the founder/CEO of a fund a few weeks back. The meeting went extremely well. We bonded like old friends over a lot of things and he spent much more time with me than was warranted considering that it was our second... | 23 |
| +45 | Where do you find those "wifey" types that will stick with you forever? jnhadekjs Since most women in clubs are just looking for one night stand/brief flings and IB girls have superiority/feminist complex. So where do you find those other wife type girls?... | 151 |
| +1 | Powerpoint Linking to Excel Tables dtowninv Does anyone link tables in powerpoint to the excel document for auto-updating? Is there a way to remove the red comment flags when doing so? Linking would be useful but obviously it doesn't look good if there are comments all over the ppt.... | 1 |
| +7 | 10 years on, I’m doing ok, I think.. OnlineMoneyMan So about 10 years ago and many years after that I always wanted to break into banking but never could. I still feel a bit aggrieved by it, but looking back I don’t think I would’ve lasted 5 weeks with all those hours. Although I also tried to get into Corp banking but would always just get to s ... | 49 |
| +9 | Any Podcast Recommendations? Svalue I have been listening to a few that have been pretty great: -How I Built This - NPR -Alphaville - FT Want to find something like the Netflix Series "Dirty Money" - but haven't found anything similar so far...... | 36 |
| +1 | 2019 Full-Time Roommate Thread BlueBird864 It may be too early to find a spot but it's never too early to find roommates. City: Chicago Preferred Areas: River North, West Loop, close to loop Start Date: Mid July Position: FT Analyst at BB Total Roommates: 2-3 Your Gender: Male Roommate Gender: Male Budget: up to 1600 Contact: PM... | 1 |
| +1 | CFA Society Prep Classes in SF gator10 Hi Monkeys, A coworker recommended the CFA society classes and I wanted to see if anyone here has an opinion on them. His biggest benefit was networking in addition to what he learned. Hit me! ... | 2 |
| +1 | Flexible Gym Memberships when traveling...? retsky2255 Has anyone tried a service like FlexIt Fitness to pay by the minute at gyms? Trying to figure out the best way to avoid having to deal with the tour and day pass nonsense.... | 1 |
| +18 | NFL Preseason Predictions ptm24 The NBA may be months away, baseball is unwatchable, and EPL games are always on at ungodly hours, but football is right around the corner. NFL preseason games kicking off recently leads me to wonder what everyone's way-too-early predictions for this season are. Any breakout teams, predictions for d... | 106 |
| +13 | Incoming full-time Analysts: How much debt (student loan/cc debt) do you have? SirGrayWalrus Thought this would be interesting to see. How much in student loans did you take out? Do you have any existing credit card debt? If so, are you paying interest?... | 74 |
| +2 | Anyone read the Seth Klarman letter? BobbyDoucher There are NYT and Dealbreaker articles about it making noise at Davos, but no one else seems to be talking about it. If you’ve read it, were there any decent insights you walked away with?... | 4 |
| +9 | How do I find decent housing in San Francisco? TheLeveragedETF Hi everyone! I’m a Senior graduating in May and I’ll be moving out to San Francisco around July from the east coast. Housing is absolutely insane. I’ve come across listings charging insane rent for something the size of a closet. I’ve been trying to find decent places through PadMapper, Trul... | 32 |
| 0 | Let them do the work :) whistler Hello I'm struggling because of my long working hours to set up dates for me. I'm thinking about to use a NYC based matchmaking service, to provide me with quality dates. Any suggestions ?... | 4 |
| +5 | Worst no call ever? Drew Brees the Stoic Bayoumonkey As a member of the who dat nation I do not know how to feel right now. I wanted black and gold at the super bowl. I want to blame the ref (previous rams player) for that ATROCIOUS no call and leave it at that. Then there's the other side of this which Brees himself pointed out. It should not have a... | 24 |
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| +2 | Matchmaking Service whistler Hello I'm struggling because of my long working hours to set up dates for me. I'm thinking about to use a NYC based matchmaking service, to provide me with quality dates. Any suggestions ?... | 5 |
| +2 | Life Plan for the Ambitious but Undecided numbermassager I was recently appointed to the board of my company's Young Professionals Association. As part of our activities, we had an outreach to local high schools yesterday. A kid asked me how he could get a high paying job right out of school, and I thought of writing a small guide -- I'll share said guid... | 3 |
| +2 | New Venture Fianancial Modeling Roger Rabbits Howdy! How would you model a new venture in Excel? Do you guys (VC/business angels) have a sample of what you would like to see? Please provide samples. I am getting ready to raise capital (... | 6 |
| +9 | Giving to charity instead of gifts Anonymous Monkey I would like some thoughts on giving to the charity of other people's choice this holiday instead of giving the gift and the benefits of forgoing material gifts for charity.... | 26 |
| 0 | Need MBA Student Status For Internship ASC_842 I am trying to do a career switch into finance. I am looking at barebones entry level "accounting" jobs and a 30% paycut but am not having any luck. My GENIUS idea is to sign up for an a traditional MBA or iMBA to claim student status and apply for an internship. I will take a real course while wor... | 4 |
| +6 | Recruiting for SA 2020, but considering pledging this semester? jaiq67 Hey all, A bit of a lame question, but as of now recruiting for SA 2020 seems to be on the same accelerated timeline and recruiting will begin by March/April. This means networking should occur in the months following up to that. However, I am seriously considering pledging a fraternity this seme... | 29 |
| +1 | Oak Island Treasure Hunt fxquant79 Anybody else watch Oak Island? What kind of costs do you think these guys incur each year to basically find nothing of value up to this point? What kind of payout do they receive on anything they find? Rumor is each brother make $500K per year from History channel.... | 1 |
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| +1 | Pre-Med Engineer to WS vctrm6 Reposting from another forum because this is probably the best place for it. I realize how unlikely this probably is, but I figured I might as well give it a shot. I'm an engineering major (not EE or CS) at a top engineering school but generally a semi-target for finance/consulting firms. I've done ... | 1 |
| +2 | Will A.I take over most forms of finance in our lifetimes? corporatebanking_1 Will anyone here have to worry about A.I taking over their job in their lifetimes? Do any other professions have to worry about A.I like lawyers or engineers or is mostly just low-level jobs that are in danger?... | 10 |
| 0 | Anyone think Hanmi Bank, Bank of Hope, and other simialar banks are racist? ASC_842 Even the reviews seem to suggest there is a preference for certain ethnic and cultural groups within these banks. Just putting that out there. Not that it will do anything.... | 3 |
| +19 | 2018 WSO Member of the year Nominations AndyLouis Update Jan 18 - poll is up: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/polls/who-is-the-2018-wso-member-of-the-year-voting-ends-2418 Previous winners include: @Lloyd BIankfein", @fear the bulge", @Dingdong08", @DickFuld" , @BlackHat" , and @IlliniProgrammer" Vote totals from previous years: 2017 2016 2... | 41 |
| +4 | Philadelphia Meet Up Natenberg I saw no one really posts events for people in the PA community. Is anyone interested in events in Philadelphia? I can plan something for September if people would like. Thinking drinks and networking?... | 8 |
| +31 | How has MeToo changed your willingness to mentor female team members? m_1 Just curious if it's changed anything for anyone else? Not going to lie, it's made me very paranoid, I don't meet anyone (male or female) at all unless it's in a public place and I had cameras installed with audio at our main office. I talked to a few executives at larger companies about this an... | 151 |
| +19 | Tech over Finance? To IB or not to IB Hey monkeys, So nowadays, it sounds like [many post-MBA finance professionals are unhappy with their current positions](http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-what-young-wall-streeters-want-from-their-employers-2017-7); most are unsatisfied with their employers, but some are just overall unhappy wi... | 93 |
| +1 | How to buy adderall online without Prescription? usa-shop In Mexico, anyone just walk into any local pharmacy with a valid prescription, or visit their in-house (ok, actually they are jusually 'next doo') Dr. to get the necessary Rx and then get the Rx filled at the adjoining pharmacy. Nothing could be much easier..... no need for 'online' or telephones...... | 1 |
| +7 | Do people network in luxury apartments? Poes Currently live in Brooklyn but got a job in Stamford and looking to relocate ASAP as my commute sucks. See a lot of I bankers and Finance professionals living in the luxury apartments here, but there’s a few lower tier apartments that are decent but much cheaper ($400 or so per month...more when c... | 36 |
| +107 | How have you helped your parents after you entered finance and are making $$$? Pizz My dad and mom, who are poor, but sacrificed a lot for me (working 2 jobs, working on weekends, etc.), I'm sending them off to a nice long vacation, all paid by me. What have you guys done for your parents, just out of curiosity? Also paid off all of their debt they had (under 5k). Seems like it wou... | 76 |
| 0 | Why are there so many Canadians on this site? BansheeBeats Long time lurker here. Why is there such a disproportionate number of Canadians on this site? They seem to fall into three categories 1) Can't decide between Ivey and Queen's and a pissing match ensues 2) Defend Canadian recruiting whenever it comes up 3) Go to a non-target Canadian school (can't t... | 85 |
| +4 | Where are the hot mom's? whistler Can someone recommend a place in Manhattan where I can find hot MILF'S ? I'm sick of wannabe model's ....... | 17 |
| +1 | Quants of WSO what CS courses are used heavily in practice? Name Of Profit So, i'm on path towards getting my 2nd degree in CS, what courses are useful and worth paying attention to if you plan on working in the quant industry? any specific algorithms or data structures? any libraries, packages or even syntax to be familiar with in C++, Java, R or Python?... | 1 |
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| +18 | Should there be a cap on how much you can get on a divorce? ResearchLackey19 Bezos got divorced. Apparently his wife has the right to half his assets. Would like to hear some opinions on this. ... | 53 |
| +2 | 73 year old absolute savage HotelMotel Recently found this guy Dan Pena and couldn't believe that I hadn't seen him before. He apparently made his money in oil, but I wanted to share his talk from a few months ago at Boston University. I was laughing the entire time and found it entertaining, and motivating, so I wanted to spread the wea... | 2 |
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| 0 | Will Lacrosse Ever Go Mainstream? TheShotgunAndTheBriefcase Like many in the City, I was raised around the game of lacrosse, playing from Kindergarten through college, and Memorial Day weekend has always meant two things to me, the beach and the NCAA lacrosse championships. (Needless to say my view on lacrosse is thus more than slightly biased.) This Satur... | 47 |
| +4 | Anyone else at one of the women's marches today?? famejranc Here with the wifey and the wifey's bf. Having a fun time, the wifey's bf just bought me some popcorn. #metoo... | 1 |
| +2 | Left Over Securities Industry Essentials for Purchase? bboydgv As you may know the series 7 exam and other exams have been redesigned to incorporate a entry level exam.. the Securities Industry Essentials exam aka SIE. I bought my Series 7 materials through examzone prior to this than sort of slacked and didn't get registered in time so now I have to take the S... | 8 |
| +1 | Financial Times - Digital Subscription vs Paper Forex Swings I don't have the premium subscription for this to get both (70 bucks a month is pretty steep for news). I currently have the digital subscription which gives me access to most of the online articles but not the daily paper. To someone that has both or can attest to them, Is there a difference in qua... | 1 |
| +3 | Trump obstruction? financebro69 Not trying to pick a fight here, just genuinely curious how you conservabros react to the latest revelations regarding trump telling Cohen to lie and possible obstruction charges with various other sources of evidence beyond just Cohen trying to save his ass. Also if possible I would ask that you re... | 11 |
| +53 | Why do we want "success" so bad? timr23 I'm a lot more ambitious than people around me and how I just can't relate with them because they have no aspirations, don't plan long term, etc.(I go to a non-target state school) It got me thinking about why I'm so professionally focused and want to get into a top firm and want to get this prestig... | 67 |
| +9 | Talking About Sensitive Personal Issues in Interviews (Sexual Abuse) AnonymousPoster23 Is it ever okay to talk about personal issues in interviews if they are relevant to the question and a big part of who you are? One of my greatest strengths is resilience. This is because I've gone through a lot in the last ten years and the last few in particular. When I was 9 I was sexually ab... | 21 |
| +2 | What premiere league team do bankers in London tend to support? Fixer42 A few maps I found said they had no data from areas where most Investment banks in London are located. Does anyone have any insight on this? ... | 11 |
| +20 | How did you learn to think high level? LeveredBetaBoy I’ve been reading bios of a few prominent executives and have found the trajectory each takes to get to their current seat to be really fascinating. This is not to say that many or even any of these paths are straight line or replicable, but what each has in common is that at some point the indivi... | 22 |
| +3 | None of my college friends are going to be on Wall Street...advice? casualgamer Background: current senior about to be working in S&T in NYC at a bb next year My friend group in college is about 15 people (most seniors like me), but essentially all of them are NOT working in finance and will be off to med school/engineering jobs in different cities after graduation. On the ot... | 8 |
| +1 | Chicago Merc bboydgv I had a college roommate who claimed his dad/family owned a seat on the Chicago Merc. I understand that's the Chicago Mercentile Exchange, but is this a big deal or not? He acted like he was loaded. I talked to a stockbroker here in Minneapolis tho and he said it's not as big a deal as it use to. Al... | 1 |
| +21 | Alexandria Ocasio Cortez in House Financial Service Committee HighlyLeveredCat So apparently this lady is about to leap from the Bronx all the way to the House Financial Service Committee with Maxine Waters at the chair. What are your thoughts on this appointment?... | 90 |
| +16 | Can I bring up declining another offer in my year end review? Jerome Powell Monkeys, With year end reviews coming up, I'm wondering if I can tell my boss that I denied an offer to leave my current job. I denied an opportunity to get a ~40% raise, so I feel like I could potentially get my current employer to pay me more or at least get brownie points for loyalty. My worry... | 33 |
| +73 | Guys in here without a family or girlfriend, wtf are you doing with your life outside of work? Postgradwonderer More geared towards the guys who are out of college and actually working full time, especially those in their 20s. For the guys in here who don't have a girlfriend/wife, what are you doing with your lives outside of work?... | 78 |
| +1 | I hate my apartment management ResearchLackey19 Hey Monkeys, My apartment used to be perfect. Great place with awesome management. However, new asswipe management team took over around 7 months ago and everything went to shit. I can't get packages and the leasing office is full of rude assholes. They can't even get maintenance done correctly. ... | 2 |
| +3 | I blew up a portfolio... Can I carry some of this forward? lol_throwaway_NOL TL;DR - Took my portfolio from 30k to 145k by being long cryptocurrency, long futures Q4 2017 and in the options market. Paid taxes on all of the gains last year. Proceeded to give most of my gains back with reckless trading this year, earned a lot of lessons along the way and now seeing if I can of... | 5 |
| +7 | What Credit Cards Do You Use Number Crunching Warrior Monkeys, I know there are other articles on this but they seem to be outdated now that benefits for many credit cards have changed (Amex Gold is almost a completely different card now). What cards do you get the most value from, or use the most? I personally just upgraded my Amex Gold to the Plat... | 23 |
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| +147 | MD never sleeps (growing suspicious) babyygotwacc So I've had this hunch for a while and wanted to get others thoughts. Before you think I'm crazy and sleep deprived just look at the evidence I am about to bestow upon you all. Over the past year I've been growing suspicious that my MD is a vampire... There are several reasons that have begun to b... | 32 |
| +16 | Eagles have the best problem in sports (Wentz vs Foles) iBankedUp Any other Philly Eagles fans on this board? What are your thoughts on this looming Wentz-Foles situation? Personally, I think they should keep both. But after 2019, they need to pay Wentz something like $30mm a year which drastically changes the current cap space from where it is now. My preference ... | 59 |
| +1 | Nucentix GS 85 Review – Does It Really Work? delphertell Nucentix GS 85 by Nucentix is an enhancement that keeps up solid glucose levels by checking hurtful aggravation and by ceasing the metabolic disorder in its tracks. Thus, the item likewise attempts to shield one's wellbeing from rising markers of triglycerides, circulatory strain, and cholesterol le... | 1 |
| +2 | Monthly WSO Meet Ups Around the World: NYC, London, Toronto, Chicago, SF, DC, Boston, LA, Singapore, AndyLouis WSO meet ups are being planned every month around the world. To ease in planning, these are held at the same day of the month, same time, same venue. We are still on the hunt for a venue in LA, if you have an idea shoot me a pm. Join the Whatsapp group for your city here. Toronto Date/time: Third ... | 3 |
| +5 | How about that WSO redesign? Kassad I think it looks fantastic. Rarely do I see a forum with such good, clear, and aesthetically pleasing colors and overall look and feel. Hot damn. One thing worries me a bit - where's the convenient "start discussion" button? I had to look for a bit to find one under my profile menu. At first I thou... | 17 |
| +10 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Paddy’s Pub Thoughts on RBG possibly stepping down before 2020? How ugly is the confirmation process and what will Democrats use as a smear tactic. This will be particularly interesting if Trump nominates Amy Comey Barrett. The Democrats will look horrible as the "party of women" if they have a Brett Kavanaugh ... | 71 |
| +6 | Invest in Skills or Save Money? ThatOtherGuy Hey everyone, I need some insight and input on how to think about investing in myself vs my savings. I hit 25 this month and there's a TON I want to get better at: proper workout form, sustainable nutrition, public speaking, body language, etc. I also want to start a business of my own ~2 years dow... | 16 |
| +23 | Any fans of Instagram Finance Memes? (Arbitrage Andy, Litquidity, NYFB) ctrl-z Wanted to see if there were any other fans of these finance instagram accounts on WSO. Absolutely hilarious posts on these accounts and there's a pretty dedicated community of 'FinMeme' accts on Instagram. Lmk if there are any hardos out here on wso who love their deal sleds and short the vix arbit... | 50 |
| 0 | Quantum Immortality famejranc Have you ever noticed that you, personally, never die? I have noticed, and believe that this is because our soul travels along the optimal quantum pathway. The existence of the multiverse means that every choice we face in life puts us into one of two possible universes. One of those universes may ... | 1 |
| +4 | Best place to meet older women? EliteStudent11 As I mentioned in another thread, one of my goals in 2019 is to bang a MILF. Doesn’t have to be a literal mom, just a hot woman 38+ Anyway - wondering if you guys had any tips or tricks on where to meet older women, specifically older women who are into younger men. Somewhat relevant: I’m goin... | 19 |
| +2 | Gotta get that boom boom boom, that future boom boom boom, lemme get it now Sunshine Funshine title says it all - gotta geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet that that that - that that - boom boom boom... | 2 |
| +1 | How to break into VC/HF with an H1-b? VCinFive I have come across many list of BB or international companies sponsoring H-1B initial or transfer visas, but does anyone know what boutique/specialized shops are open to sponsoring H-1B candidates or putting people on the PERM/green card track? Mainly interested in Eat and West Coast based funds. ... | 2 |
| +1 | Cheap Stocks For 2019????? Sunshine Funshine Are any of you guys invested in the micro-cap space? What stocks (under $10) if any do you think will soar in value in 2019?... | 2 |
| +16 | Workhorse guy vs Fixer iBankedUp What would you say is a better signal of a healthy career (one that will grow or lead to dependence on your activities for decades): **Guy 1:** Learned a few skills, but the most important one is the ability to just grind. He grits his teeth, you hand him more and more of the same shit, but he jus... | 21 |
| +3 | What do you take for energy / focus? TheArtMajor Hi Guys - I’m wondering what, if anything, you take when you need a boost of energy / focus? I recently tried modafinil and it was damn pathetic. I honestly have no idea how so many people like it. Have any of you found anything that truly works?... | 14 |
| +15 | Interested in a girl who's into BDSM (and I'm not) DanielHardman As I write this, I am very unsure of what to do. And so, naturally, I turn to WSO to solve my problems. Here's the situation. I've gone out with a girl a couple times (we are both in college, she's a senior, I'm a junior), and I happen to really like her. We both have very similar quirky interest... | 51 |
| +2 | WSO needs your help! We're looking for someone to do a site test AndyLouis Hey all, we're looking for someone to help us do user testing for one hour between 2-7pm et. Possible days: Feb 11, 12, 14, 15. Site testers will receive one month free access to our video library ($97 value) which has all 275+ of our webinars and their files. Requirements: You need to be able t... | 24 |
| +11 | Investment Banking and facial hair BrianHunter What do you guys think about facial hair in investment banking or in general FO roles, except Trading where do you have less face to face contact with clients/CEO etc. ... | 47 |
| +9 | How to Get Adderall? Buyside A few times I've seen posts here about the use of adderall, especially in the threads about staying awake during the analyst years. I was wondering, where do you guys get adderall if you use it? Weird, but serious post btw... What is Adderall and Where can I get Adderall? Adderall is a prescriptio... | 44 |
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| +1 | What is the best podcast episode you've ever listened to? Xohs What is the best episode on a podcast you have ever listened to? I am not talking about a podcast series, but a single episode that opened your eyes on a subject, was controversial, funny, whatever. Not just finanace related but any topic.... | 1 |
| +4 | Housing out of college - do you include expected bonus in 30% of salary calculation? swae I'm looking for housing in NYC and have heard to aim for rent to be around 30% of annual salary, and ignore bonus because rent is paid monthly. Considering that many of us have bonus' that are expected to be a significant portion of annual income, do you guys factor that in? ... | 6 |
| 0 | How Dense is your analyst Jew-ish Interacting with an analyst today, I caught myself thinking - at what point do you officially step outside "being bad at explaining assignments and giving feedback" zone and slide into "how this dense person got this job in the first place" territory. What's the passing benchmark?... | 7 |