+49 Choosing between liberal art colleges 23 4y
+97 Moving to L.A. 36 4y
+26 6 Ways to Invest in Yourself 12 4y
+159 Do any other left wingers here keep their political views in the closet? 56 4y
+87 It has been an year and unexpectedly came across a recent picture of my ex, now I feel real shitty about myself. What should I d 40 4y
+102 Better to Have Been Rich and Lost It, or Never Been Rich at All? 60 4y
+94 Goodbye, New York, California and Illinois. Hello … Where? 52 4y
+98 Marry a sex symbol 96 4y
+192 Jonny Kim is a Navy Seal, Harvard educated doctor, and Astronaut. Who are some other people that have really impressive resumes? 70 4y
+138 Are we running out of options? 40 4y
+46 Hierarchy of Models Guys Want 17 4y
+118 Big words are for amateurs 42 4y
+73 Parents Disown Children to gain Scholarship Money 46 4y
+892 Google's Ideological Echo Chamber *Updated* 223 4y
+14 How does a BSD lay pipe? 7 4y
+86 Elliot Capital Management Seized Argentine Navy Ship 63 4y
+268 Youtube too big to fix? 92 4y
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+52 Ageism in the Workplace, esp for traders 15 4y
+109 Why Did You Choose to Pursue Finance? 87 4y
+117 How do you get more comfortable spending your money? 40 4y
+139 Tech over Finance? 72 4y
+206 Super Tuesday Predictions? 99 4y
+60 Need relationship advice/ perspectives. Please help 13 4y
+82 The mainstream media's biggest mistakes during the 2010s 39 4y
+14 Larry David moment: apologies or ignoring the incident? 8 4y
+91 Being Well-mannered? 56 4y
+245 Paying College Athletes 102 4y
+64 Q&A: I'm a media and entertainment analyst 35 4y
+183 Using Nepotism 67 4y
+92 How long does Excel have left in finance? 53 4y
+20 Year End Review 14 4y
+394 "Modelling" has to be the biggest misnomer in this industry. 71 4y
+79 Are standardized tests such as the SAT/ACT a good measure of intelligence? 42 4y
+26 Do any single men actually like SF? 12 4y
+136 I’ve always heard that fundamental analysis and hence, active fund management will become obsolete, will this render CFA useless 49 4y
+189 Who are the hottest senior women on the street? 137 4y
+174 The Soleimani hysteria 51 4y
+175 Has anyone regretted studying for the CFA? 66 4y
+234 Advice from an ex-IB MD: How to have a great career and a good life 40 4y
+74 Able-bodied people using handicap facilities 26 4y
+49 Ridiculing Ex-Employees 25 4y
+33 Finance Careers that don't require being on call 24/7/365 32 4y
+27 Bernie Madoff...- back in business? 11 4y
+7 Got Sports Data? 3 4y
+40 Working Way Too Hard 22 4y
+21 Taking a pretty alternative path. Is this my best option? TFA -> MBA? 3 4y
+26 Notre Dame/Indiana/Michigan on Wall Street? 5 4y
+201 Dating girl in same bank & floor, diff team/division 40 4y
+146 Should Executive pay be capped? 40 4y
+67 "Meth Storm" and Corporate America 28 4y
+36 Not Posting Comments Correctly 17 4y
+26 Have any of you moved from NYC/SF/CHI to a lower-cost of living city? 10 4y
+38 Where do I put my money? 33 4y
+27 How to focus at work/give it your all? 6 4y
+46 What's the worst staff turnover you've seen at a firm? 30 4y
+54 Gym in the Morning or Night? 48 4y
+169 I'm never working at a small company again 45 4y
+76 Personal Development Sites 57 4y
+91 The biggest sh*t talker ever 36 4y
+291 SAT to Give Students 'Adversity Score' 95 4y
+198 Weirdest thing you have seen a Co- Worker obsessed with? 118 4y
+121 I Knew Finance was for me When... 62 4y
+128 What can be done about guns in America? 77 4y
+330 Impeached 156 4y
+34 Your Mom Out-earns Your Dad 12 4y
+64 My Politically Incorrect Perspective on Big 4 Culture 22 4y
+161 The GOP is Paving the Way to #DieForTheDow 53 4y
+51 How do you deal with the heat and humidity? 28 4y
+327 Growing Tribalism 101 4y
+31 Future of Car Dealerships 15 4y
+83 WTF is happening in Seattle with the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone"? 26 4y
+248 Coronavirus - What About Face Masks 77 4y
+80 Managing blood pressure 27 4y
+121 Robinhood user commits suicide 39 4y
+25 California under a "stay at home" shutdown at midnight tonight 14 4y
+49 Necessity of Golf Skills Today? 22 4y
+374 2020 Election, Why Joe? 94 4y
+70 Coffee rigs in quarantine 47 4y
+62 Difficulties with judgement from my friends 10 4y
+44 Favorite Newsletters? 32 4y
+511 Wilbur Ross "Take a Loan" Comments 192 4y
+50 Stay home 14 4y
+4 Can Anybody Do It? 3 4y
+207 How do you deal with the stress 54 4y
+55 Drugs in Banking 30 4y
+118 1.5 More Years of Quarantine or Get Coronavirus Thoughts 75 4y
+82 Cost of living in Silicon Valley 33 4y
+253 Why are kids so entitled? 95 4y
+26 Quant or IB? 10 4y
+40 CFA Level 1: Feeling Insecure/Burnout 8 4y
+64 FAVORITE FOOD!?!>?! 44 4y
+351 A $4 billion dollar tweet 162 4y
+59 Another State of the US Thread 29 4y

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