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| +2 | Commuting: What happens in snow?  voreason I have been commuting since September on Metro North from Connecticut. This is new to me. What happens in the snow?... | 4 |
| 0 | Chicago meet up Everettwatford Does anyone know where the Chicago meet up is tonight ? I am at the meet up location and don't see anyone here.... | 4 |
| +10 | Passive Income Opportunities & Diversifying Your Wealth iggs99988 In the spirit of overworked bankers & finance professionals who are looking towards the eventual light at the end of the tunnel, let's explore the topic of creating sustainable sources of income outside one's daily W-2 grind. Personally I've given the idea a lot of thought lately as I'm aware there... | 22 |
| +2 | Why do people list "student" under the experience section of their online profiles? theaccountingmajor Is it me, or do you guys think it's really stupid looking to see someone's profile, and under the "Experience" section they list "Student" or "MBA Candidate?" Also, I'm looking forward to who could have the meanest/funniest comment about me lmao... | 10 |
| 0 | addicted to kpop group (HELP!!!) michigan10483 All, I recently came across a kpop song on YouTube and listened to it. The song was extremely catchy, so I went to the group's Spotify page and listened to some of their other hits, and before I knew it, I was addicted. It also doesn't help that the singers are extremely attractive, and as much as ... | 7 |
| +2 | S-4 vs 424B hanso6 Hey there, can s/o tell me the difference between an S-4 and a 424B filing? To my knowledge the S4 is necessary if an acquiring company wants to use a consideration that is at least partially composed of shares or public debt. But what about the 424B (prospectus)? Best, Hanso6... | 3 |
| +2 | Warren Buffet's "Owners Earnings" as a valuation method Ballingwithabudget I have been reading up on my Buffet's in the last weeks and came across his highly quoted valuation method, using what he calls "Owners Earnings". The formula for this is; *(a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges such as Company N’... | 7 |
| 0 | Successful Social Climbers and their jealous families who remain in poverty--A Snapshot of my friend's story  Rashers You break into a high rolling career from a low class background. How do you deal with those family members left behind? This is my friend's story on the feeling for the left behind family members and their interactions with her. This question was from another WSO post on visiting parents still in p... | 44 |
| +25 | If you could punch one well known person in the face, who would it be?  SaltySpitoon I have a pretty long list but I'll just stick to my numero uno. Also, there are no consequences after hitting them. Justin Bieber. Obama is a close second, but I HATE Justin Bieber. By far the biggest douche bag on the face of the planet. Kid thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's ... | 157 |
| +2 | Is comp in finance decreasing? cdnbig5 Is comp on in IB and PE decreasing every year? I've heard people argue that since bonuses are getting smaller each year, tech is looking to be a nice alternative to IB and PE jobs because of an overall lower revenue coming to banks and PE firms. Are bonuses actually decreasing or is this just a fal... | 7 |
| +5 | Work Mouse Jerome Powell Does anyone have any recommendations for a solid mouse, preferably under $100? I want to upgrade to something that will hopefully add some efficiency. There are so many similar ones online it's hard to differentiate. ... | 15 |
| +3 | Couple months into my first job out of college wallstreetnoob2008 Hey all, just to give some context. I am a new analyst on the electronic trading desk and I am in the product group covering the equity algos of the firm. Its been a couple of months since I started and I am learning a lot but I still feel truly lost. Is there a time frame when things begin to clic... | 7 |
| +1 | Which is more prestigious?  bIastoise Megafund Partner or Pope? ... | 16 |
| +14 | What are the biggest lies on this forum being pushed around constantly?  Tony Montana For me it has to be the "Dude, people in sales easily clear $500k a year. Look into software or Pharma sales." Anyways, what are some you notice?... | 44 |
| +6 | SJW in Tech LeveredCat Why are there so many SJW in tech and modern media like Netflix? I've been keeping track of Netflix's Witcher Series, which originated in Poland and somehow they are trying to turn white polish characters into other races that are not known to be in Poland at the time. Also one of the main writers ... | 28 |
| 0 | Turning down Goldman Sachs Special Situations offer to work at a 5 man hedge fund is their still time to go back?  MikePhilipe I received a offer from the GS SSG with a high base salary and bonus but I didnt go through with it because I thought I can go big with a 5 man $3mm hedge fund (I was the head analyst), sad to say the least the HF imploded when the DOW dropped and it only lasted 3 weeks, we also owed $300k+. I have... | 11 |
| +23 | How to buy your first set of golf clubs BillBelichick37 For a beginning golfer there are quite a lot of different choices of equipment and it can be quite hard to know what is best since most golf pros and retailers want you to buy a 400 dollar driver. In my humble opinion a used set will perform just as good as a new set but what matters is making sure ... | 49 |
| +2 | Monthly WSO Meet Ups Around the World: NYC, London, Toronto, Chicago, SF, HK, DC, Boston, LA, Houston  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 ... | 2 |
| +1 | Anyone out there is handy with Powerpoint? Mostly Random Dude I need to convert a bunch of loose thoughts and notes into a proper presentation. Since my English is weak and my PP kung-fu is nonexistent, I would love to pay a couple hundred for a rhesus macaque who can help me. So if you are a monkey that's a native English speaker, has a rudimentary understa... | 5 |
| +7 | Where will Amazon have HQ2? Any updates beyond the top 20? greekmyth I've heard its between Austin, DC, Boston, Raleigh, and a couple others. Has anyone heard differently?... | 22 |
| +3 | How do you factor in impending politics into valuation? undergradhardo I am curious about how you all factor in impending political events into valuation. For example, if you think that the GOP/Democrats will become dominant in the senate (just an example, also curious about things like changes in Fed Chairman, world politics, natural disasters), what would you change ... | 3 |
| +8 | Why don't interns pay banks for the privledge of working there? famejranc Experience is all that matters when someone is first starting out, right? So banks should make the interns pay them in exchange for training and the intern experience. Me personally - I'd pay at least $80 to put Goldman Sachs on my resume. The banks could rake in so much f****** dough just think abo... | 12 |
| +6 | List of reasonable, long-term, high-paying jobs. throwawayaccount123141 Hey guys. I've been compiling a list of high-paying jobs that one could pursue during college because I've been curious and wanting to see what other industries have to offer besides finance. I'm not doing this as a way to encourage people to pursue jobs just because they pay well, this is purely o... | 46 |
| +4 | Immigration WolfofWSO Sunday I was in a McDonalds near where I live. There was a dispute between a couple of employees and the Spanish was flying hot and heavy. The Asst. Manager, who was this black guy obviously new to the position, was trying to figure out what was going one, but didn’t speak any Spanish. So he asked... | 7 |
| +5 | Do You Wish You Had an Accent? theaccountingmajor Do any of you guys on here have accents? If not, do you wish you had one? What accent do you wish you had?... | 29 |
| +1 | Interplanetary Investing  GingerGuy [Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/investing-in-space) just put up an article outlining how space could be the next trillion dollar industry. It'd be cool to see the opportunities in commodities (ASTEROID MINING HELLO????) as well as traditional business investments. If space tou... | 1 |
| 0 | Need Help - Career Advice - University of Arizona degree in Accounting - 3.1 gpa - Little Experience bboydgv So I know everyone's all like you need a 4.0 gpa from Harvard business school with meaningful work experience from daddy's business and his friends since you were born. That's not me. I graduated from the University of Arizona in 2011. I have a 3.1 gpa and my degree is in Accounting and I currently ... | 2 |
| +4 | Paying attention to Plumbing WolfofWSO Here is how I found a pure mind, body, and soul synced to the power of oneness. Many of the sites I saw told me that it was important to clean my colon because of the toxins that fester in the lower GI. It all made sense to me. As we all know, or should know, the colon’s main function is the r... | 3 |
| +2 | Why are there no Investment Banks with Partnership models? wallstreetpop99 In the business world, most firms offering professional services have a partnership model such as accounting firms, law firms, consulting firms, and private equity firms but not investment banking. Is there a reason for this? Goldman is the only bank I could think of that has "partners" but they're ... | 7 |
| +2 | Discussion and Questions about Automation in the Business World grandpajohnathan Alright, so this subject has been bugging me for a while. I'm not necessarily concerned about automation, more curious so hear me out. First and foremost it's obvious certain jobs are safer than others. Jobs like baristas, tellers, cashiers, waiters, truck drivers, data entry, and other simple and ... | 10 |
| +2 | When will robots take over completely? Big 4 Chadwick What year do you guys believe robots will completely, 100% take over the workforce? I've heard estimates from 50 years all the way to 500 so there's no clear answer. How many years from now do you think all jobs will be gone?... | 6 |
| +27 | Cryptocurrency: How to Not Lose Your Life Savings  duster1212 deleted deleted delteddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd... | 41 |
| +3 | What good is a degree in business administration? theaccountingmajor Many undergraduate schools offer a degree in "General Business Administration" where rather than taking a bunch of classes in, say, accounting, you can take a variety mix of a bunch of business electives. Does this degree have any value? Or is it better to focus on one subject? ... | 6 |
| +11 | Thoughts on the 2018 midterm election FCFF Bunch of thoughts on the midterm election. 1. I'm disappointed with the results, but things could have been worse. A lot worse. I was at a viewing party with other Republicans, and they were downright cheerful, as they fully expected the House to go to the Democrats. 2. This was a strange midter... | 80 |
| +5 | Cold email mistake famejranc So I'm trying to find an unpaid spring or summer internship in investment management and have been sending this email out to small companies: "Hello, My name is X and I am studying Finance at Y. I'm reaching out to see if your company has any internship opportunities. I've attached my resume. ... | 11 |
| +94 | Shut. The F*ck. Up. The Uncontortionist Disclaimer: I abhor both candidates who captivated the nation Tuesday evening as their bizarre and disgusting efforts over the past year that made our country look like a flaming pile of shit in a paper bag, desperate to be stamped out, reached their ultimate climax. I wrote recently about both cand... | 133 |
| +3 | Books about "Big Short" Younghoon Hello, I'd like to mearn more about the subprime mortagage crisis. Any recommendations? I want to focus how and when it happened and how those few investors found it.... | 6 |
| +12 | Strippers WolfofWSO I'm a personal hater of strip clubs. Recently I was out with some of the manager directors and partners of my firm. We kicked off the night with a bang starting with a fancy lounge, an upscale steakhouse, followed by more drinks. Around midnight one of the (married) guys gets the bright idea that we... | 23 |
| +31 | Ever Met a Genius or Prodigy? Where Are They Now? ColdCaller I guess there are two sides to these kinds of stories: the geniuses that used their intelligence to achieve big things in their careers/lives and the ones that didn't. The terms "genius" and "prodigy" are used pretty loosely these days so I guess the answers to this question is up to your interpret... | 66 |
| +6 | When Planning Your Life, How Far Ahead Do You Consider? YungBull Do you guys think it's pointless to plan your life? If not, how far ahead do you consider when planning the future? In high school, I would never have imagined where I was today. And I mean that in a good way. I have taken my life one step at a time and have changed my career progression many times... | 18 |
| +9 | Train your children for a profession LeveredCat Is it possible to train your children early with skills like accounting or using finance tools? We see all the time that children are trained to be athletes since they were babies. Sentiments and morals aside, I just want to know if anyone has tried this.... | 32 |
| +1 | Paying off 0% loans early? MonopolyMoney Hey all. I'm going to be buying a car in the next couple months and have a bit of a dilemma. Would it make sense to pay off a 4 year 0% interest loan to help lower my credit utilization and lower my 'minimum monthly payments? Could this help get a lower interest rate? Currently sitting on a credit... | 11 |
| +1 | Whats the best Stock Simulator Game? MonkeySeeMoneyDo Hello Monkeys, I am trying to practice my day trading skills on a stock simulator game before I take it to the big leagues, but all of the stock simulators that I tried out have a huge market delay even when I set the delay off. This made it very difficult to make a trade, as the limits do not real... | 20 |
| +7 | How to conceal the devil  Johnny Peppers Gentlemen (ladies, turn back now…), I’ve come back to WSO for your advice on a serious, and what I presume to be a common issue. First, a bit of background. I’ve recently joined a PE shop as an associate, and there are significantly more chicks here relative to my old banking group. At my ... | 17 |
| +3 | Becoming a mobster - how did they start? Burkamp Hi, just watched a short documentary on Whitey Bulger. In respect to his physical appearance, I was wondering how ppl like him became so powerful. Sure, later on one has his dirty squad, however, until then it might take some time. Does anyone know a movie/documentary/book that actually starts from... | 5 |
| +1 | "Canonical" financial model examples to build mental models computercomputercomputer I want to get better at recognizing and modelling issues in different kinds of businesses, and while some are reasonably straightforward (e.g., businesses driven off reasonably clear P x Q like industrials, software, or retail/restaurants), there are some that get trickier, like ones that are based ... | 1 |
| +1 | If a firm has the name "Partners" in it, does that mean they have partners like at a law firm? keyboardwarrior1122 So like, for example, Capstone Partners has the word "Partners" in their official name so does that mean you could become a partner at that firm kind of like at a law firm?... | 4 |
| +3 | Meeting people after moving to a new city? DJ D Solomon Made a burner account for this... Back in May I graduated and moved to a midwestern city (not Chicago) to work for a F500. I dont know anyone here, all my friends and family are 7+ hours away. I’ve been here 7 months now and still don’t have a single friend or even acquaintance. I go to the ... | 7 |
| +5 | Are You Stressed? GingerGuy We can all get caught up in work, school, etc and it can start to pile up. Are you finding yourself stressed? What are you doing to help cope?... | 17 |
| +1 | Good books on commodity trading? 905comingfor212 Seems like its been a while since a thread on reading material about commodities was posted (link me if I'm wrong). I'm looking for good reading material on everything about commodities, from stories about successful trades and traders to textbooks going into detail about commodities and major insti... | 3 |
| +5 | Insider Trader Wins Election  BillMurray Representative Chris Collins was recently indicted in August. Sure enough, he still runs for office and wins. What would convince people to vote for this guy? 1. Tell son and entire family about insider information 2. Get indicted for insider trading 3. Still run for office even though indicted 4... | 27 |
| +3 | Marry a sex symbol Yeezy's Flesh I'm a guy in my early twenties, living in a metropolitan area. I'm basically conservative, coming from a southern town and stuff. But I've always liked really attractive women, like regally attractive. I've also never cared too much for a girl to be in the same type of line of work as me. I would, h... | 97 |
| +2 | What does starting on 3rd base mean to you? ToPimp4ButterBurgers A lot of people on this forum talk about how some kids "start on 3rd base and think that they hit a home run" What do you think starting on 3rd base looks like?... | 5 |
| +2 | Struck out in job recruitment at a target school. Go teach in Asia? EarlFromUtah So this is going to sound a bit absurd, but basically, I struck out in recruitment. Didn't get a full-time offer, and it's not looking too good for me. It's funny because I knew since high school I wanted to do investment banking, had to go to a target school and get good grades, and was reading int... | 5 |
| +1 | Why do I work inefficient? garrykings06 I work many hours a day, but every day I always do not understand what I'm really doing? What does it mean? I felt I was not working well and became confused about myself.... | 1 |
| 0 | Period Sex  ManInJeans yay or nay? I was always told nay; but after today, I say yay.... | 46 |
| +9 | How Many Hours Do You Sleep? Substances to Stay Awake? DonalDayUmTray As the title says, how many hours of sleep do you guys in finance usually get a night. The stigma around the crazy hours is known but how many hours of sleep do you need to function properly. Everybody has seen Wolf of Wall Street, but how true is it actually, do you really need anything to keep ... | 36 |
| +1 | How are Primericas products? NotAMachine I work at a top 5 BB where I'm considering transitioning into wealth management. I mentioned this to my buddy whos been in Primerica for 12 years. Thing is that after 12 years he isn't making nearly as much as the financial advisors at my firm do. His counter was that he "owns" his book of business ... | 1 |
| +21 | What will be obsolete in 10 years? dc22 Some of my thoughts: Facebook, 99% of crappy cryptocurrency and ICOs, my virginity, etc. On a more serious note, what industries, technology, jobs, practices, etc do you think will become obsolete?... | 75 |
| +6 | Single Moms WolfofWSO As I sit down with a stiff Jack and Coke, I thought I would chum up a rough guide for men thinking about starting a relationship with a single mom and what some of the ramifications are of dating and entering into a deeper relationship with a single mom could be. Of course this guide does not apply ... | 15 |
| +6 | Have you ever diluted someone?  Isaiah_53_5 I've been trying to put together my LLCs this year and there is one from years ago that I need to modify in terms of bringing someone else on board (a lawyer) to the company, in my group of companies. I want to give her sweat equity on three companies at 10%. The first I only own 80%. Another guy ... | 19 |
| +1 | waited six months for sex lonesurvivor *... | 66 |
| +5 | Anyone want to start a company? kylemital7 Basically for the past while all I have wanted to do was start a successful company. Make it big. Huge. International. Dominate a segment of the market. I will work my @ss off if I got the opportunity and it was a great idea. Anyone else? Let's chat. ... | 14 |
| +15 | The real life sex dungeons of Wall Street  Lloyd BIankfein Fascinating article [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/models-lured-women-to-wall-street-sex-dungeon-lawsuit) from the Daily Beast about Howard Rubenstein, a prominent Wall Street millionaire who lured women to his secret Wall Street sex dungeon. Is this kind of behavior rampant on Wall Street? Do... | 23 |
| +1 | quote thread famejranc I'll start: Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regre... | 1 |
| 0 | Sex 3 times a week with the same girl for the rest of your life, or sex with different girl once a week until 55?  Bob Loblaw Based on your current age and circumstances, would you rather have sex 3 times a week with the same woman for the rest of your life, or sex with a different girl once a week until you're 55?... | 44 |
| +5 | Breaking In: Self Transformation to Fit the "Right" Mould Rashers Excerpt from LS Hilton's "Maestra"--which touches upon what most people who want to break into finance at the highest levels, but don't have the pedigree, undergo in their chameleon like dance to fit the right mould, smooth put the rough pointy edges, and be a smooth member of the inside. But, there... | 14 |
| +1 | In a tough situation: How can I leave the country and get a job abroad after I graduate college? MajorKey I don't speak any languages other than English. I realize that, for most countries, those with native language skills are always prioritized over those without language ability, and I know this is true even in Hong Kong, especially in IB and PE, based on what I found from this site. With that said, ... | 1 |
| +1 | NEWPORT LEGACY ZURICH SWITZERLAND: UNRAVELLING OF EMERGING MARKETS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON NEW ZEALAND smithdylan1127 The underlying economic troubles in emerging markets surfaced recently with Turkey, Argentina and India making headlines as their markets tumbled. Meanwhile, trade tensions between China and the United States have brought an even more cautious tone across international markets. While the New Zeala... | 1 |
| +2 | Wine Suggestions and Tips Narchar Trying to learn about and get more into wine. Anyone have any book/article suggestions to help me learn? Additionally, what are your favorite reasonably priced and then expensive wines? ... | 3 |
| +1 | Who wants 500 silver bananas?  swagon All you have to do is help me get a FO IB job or internship at a halfway decent NYC firm, and 500 SBs are yours...... | 22 |
| +3 | Vote Red WolfofWSO THIS IS THE ILLEGAL ALIEN COP KILLER FEATURED IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AD THAT FOX, NBC & CNN SAID WAS RACIST AND PULLED OFF THE AIR. This criminal illegal alien, Luis Bracamontes, murdered two California police officers - Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County Sheriff's Dete... | 48 |
| +1 | Is Google dirtier than Wall Street? cauliflowerfractal Just read the NY Times article about the sexual harassment at Google that led to the employee walk-out. Thought it was going to be about something small and Jesus tap-dancing Christ I did not know it was Wolf of Wall Street up in that bitch: * Larry Page (founder): dated Marissa Mayer (she was... | 13 |
| +5 | Whom do female bankers/consultants date? HC2399 Given their busy schedules, in your personal experience or experience of friends, who do they usually date and who do they usually end up with? Do they typically go for other bankers/consultants, marketing, sales, artsy types, doctors, lawyers, trades people etc? ... | 10 |
| +4 | Should I use seeking alpha with caution? hanso6 Hi, to keep me updated and get more insights on market activity I followed the advice to subscribe for seeking alpha's 'Wall Street Breakfast'. In addition to that, how would you recommend to use the remaining information provided on seeking alpha? Should I treat it as cautiously as I e.g. would do... | 10 |
| +3 | Is it possible for nobody to get an A? theaccountingmajor Have you ever been in a class where the professor didnt give one single person an A? Is that even allowed at most institutions? ... | 10 |
| 0 | The line between insanity and genius DonalDayUmTray Where is the line between insanity and genius. The smartest people of our time, Richard Feinman, Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, among many many others. These guys all have one thing in common, they have boarded the line of insanity. Locking themselves up in rooms by themselves with noth... | 3 |
| +1 | Ingrédients ajoutés ici johnnycklatt Lisez le manuel d'instructions fourni avec l'étiquette de la bouteille de sérum Hyalurolift Où Acheter qui ne vous demande que de suivre les trois étapes importantes et de vivre des résultats incroyables. N'abusez pas de la crème auto cela pourrait causer une aggravation de la surface et n'es... | 1 |
| +1 | Affiliation de sérum beauté Hyalurolift et avancé johnnycklatt Vous avez évidemment besoin d'une excellente formule pour débarrasser votre peau des rides. Et c'est pourquoi Hyalurolift est si bon pour votre peau. En effet, il use un ingrédient multitâche appelé peptides pour aider à effacer vos rides. Les peptides aident votre peau de différentes façons... | 1 |
| +56 | Does your family despise you? Phizzurp With the holidays approaching, I'm curious how you all deal with the awkward family gatherings. More specifically, does anyone else feel despised by their own family now in regards to their career choice? Personally, I have a VERY blue collar family. My immediate family consists of welders, product... | 84 |
| +6 | What's the craziest thing you've ever seen a professor do? theaccountingmajor What's the most outrageous thing you've ever seen a professor do? Give everyone all As? Cancel class almost always?... | 63 |
| +1 | Recluses of finance? famejranc Are there any famous (paradoxical) recluses in the history of finance? The only one that I can think of is Howard Hughes but he seems to have been more of a general businessman than a financier. I read [this article about David Abrams](https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/06/03/in-boston-secretive-... | 1 |
| +9 | How do "day-trading gurus" like Ricky Gutierrez make their money? ArtemisFole If you haven't heard about this guy (I didn't until recently-saw a youtube ad of his), he's this 22 year old guy with a youtube channel where he basically discusses his day to day trades and gives advice on positions to people. I saw a few of his videos out of curiosity, and its pretty clear he's a ... | 39 |
| +4 | Clearing the air with a women from work? Sergioaguero There is a very hot, beautiful women at work who I have known for a couple of months. She has a bf. Due to the dynamics of our work relationship I have never seen her as potential dating material. Our relationship at work has always been strictly platonic. However a couple of weeks ago she has st... | 3 |
| +1 | What to do in the summer before starting as an IBD analyst? thekiwi I am currently a college senior with a full-time investment banking position lined up for when I graduate. I have around three months between graduating and beginning work and am not too sure what to get up to. I definitely don't want to work or intern during that time, but also don't want to go bac... | 2 |
| +1 | Can someone explain something about the Big 4? grandpajohnathan First of all, what's the advisory service line? The four largest services offered from the Big 4 are audit, tax, consulting and advisory but what's advisory? Is it just financial advisory? Second, is consulting part of the advisory service line? Third, are their transaction advisory service or th... | 3 |
| +3 | McDonald's is going VEGAN? Lloyd BIankfein McDonald's is [trialling](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/mcdonalds-vegan-burger-trial-mcvegan-finland-vegetarian-fast-food-a7985961.html) a new "burger", the McVegan. What do you all think? Would you eat it? Will it UPEND and DISRUPT the FAST FOOD INDUSTRY for good?... | 40 |
| +1 | Immigrant/not from western world family thoughts Moistheman I can't say this is the basis for every western family but I can tell you that any non-western immigrant family will want their kids to either be doctors, engineers, and in some cases lawyers, in 98% of cases. The jobs then such as finance, entrepreneurship, etc are frowned upon and seen as a lack o... | 3 |
| +1 | Financial modeling problem: How to remove spaces from numbers that were pasted from a PDF file?  iliavko Hi all, I have this issue: I copy pasted the financial statements from a PDF because the company didn't have their statements published in excel. Now I have the text on the left and the numbers on the right. It happens that excel doesn't understand that those are numbers and I can't use them for fo... | 1 |
| 0 | Five-year-old boy's 15-page CV grabs China online attention  TheCityBoy Ok, title may be slightly misleading..... https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-46071811?__twitter_impression=true... | 4 |
| +4 | STUDENT LOANS....I have to pay those back!?!  hightheta01 Since I know there are some of you monkeys out there that aren't swinging pre-pubescent balls around, I am inquiring of you! What advice do you have for those students and myself who have graduated from college with a mountain of student loan debt? -- What payment plans have you experienced that... | 214 |
| +2 | Where To Live In/Near Times Square?  champagnepaki I'm looking into housing for this summer in NYC, and was wondering what the best options are that are in walking distance (5-10 min walk) from an office in times square. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would really appreciate it!... | 6 |
| +1 | First ever exposure to markets? grieze Starting this thread to see people's first exposure to capital markets and free trading. I'll start, my first exposure was in 2005 on the OG Runescape at the free market exchange. I became a very rich kid selling blank runes to whoever was willing to buy them. ... | 1 |
| +7 | Sensitive Interns? LeveredCat How do you deal with interns and their fragile sensibility? I can't comprehend how they think they have any worth and ought to be embraced like the precious thing they are.... | 16 |
| +1 | Help me to access helpful steerage to put in writing a winning essay! ada_reed31 I’m thus worrying to complete my essays on time while not dues. one amongst my friends has suggested me that nowadays we are able to write essays for money, no huge surprise there are an oversized variety of services which supply their help with essay writing, since they distinguish that varied st... | 1 |
| +1 | Why is property management Edinburgh important?  lettingumega Being the owner of multiple properties in Edinburgh, I can assure you that maintaining and caring for all the property is not an easy task. That’s why someone recommended hiring a good property management company, as that can help homeowners increase the value of their property, and I was convince... | 1 |
| +2 | Team Lunch - dress code theme ayy Our team is trying to do a team bonding lunch with a dress code theme. Please recommend a cool theme for us? Thanks.... | 2 |
| 0 | Parenting tips to maximize prestige? cauliflowerfractal After reading about the Harvard Asian Lawsuit it has come to my attention that children of legacies and donors have a meaningfully higher chance of getting in, per Harvard's own internal documents. This has me thinking about how I can maximize the prestige of my future kid. Basically, if I can don... | 9 |
| +1 | What are some smooth strategies to change roles within a company? IdkLOL I want shift departments but i think the management thinks i'm a better fit in the department that i don't like to work?... | 1 |
| +15 | Do You Cheat? ptm24 For undergrads/B-school students: [“In a 2017 national survey conducted by Kessler International, an investigative firm, 54 percent of college students indicated that cheating was OK, and that it was necessary to stay competitive. Ninety-seven percent of those surveyed said they had never been cau... | 47 |