Adam the Analyst - Episode 4: What is Your Biggest Weakness?

Moderator Note (Andy): Throwback Thursdays - This was originally posted on 11/30/10, enjoy!

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Episode 1: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/adam-the-analyst-episode-1-introduc…

Episode 2: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/adam-the-analyst-episode-2-banker-m…

Episode 3: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/adam-the-analyst-episode-3-my-mom-l…

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Still not sure if I want to spend the next 30+ years grinding away in corporate finance and the WSO dream chase or look to have enough passive income to live simply and work minimally.
 

"Analyst, you are a tool".

Haha. I also like how sometimes the MD says "anal-ist".

Regards

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." - Ronald Reagan
 

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