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+129 Los Angeles Finance People 68 4y
+24 Are the world's richest people just the luckiest? 9 4y
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+4 Stanford GSB reputation? 20 4y
+294 The Perfect Day 50 4y
+200 Hardest You've Hustled for a Position? 72 4y
+24 WSO search function needs a revamp 5 4y
+19 Just wanted to say 3 4y
+38 Top School Students Aren't Really That Intellectually Impressive...? 23 4y
+59 Bad Co-Worker (How to handle) 12 4y
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+335 To All the People Debating Who Has It Harder 91 4y
+9 Post COVID-19 5 4y
+139 UChicago is only taking applications from students interested in Black literature 103 4y
+49 Problem: I only enjoy listening to the most hood gangster rap 56 4y
+35 Who Care's About Prestige? 16 4y
+40 Do you know of people who started off in top firms but turned out to have a mediocre career? 19 4y
+30 Chance me for colleges please 26 4y
+3 Interns - What computer are you using? 14 4y
+164 Why So Many Anonymous Posts? 104 4y
+3 Do banks still have cubicles? 11 4y
+4 What electronic to use for school/work as a finance student? (laptop, ipad, etc..) 7 4y
+8 18 y/o (25k) investing guidance 22 4y
+84 What do you hope to accomplish by age 30, 40 and so on? 80 4y
+68 Is marrying rich the best way for a women to become rich? 38 4y
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+12 To All Rising College Students 12 5y
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+7 Derivatives Book for Commodities 5 5y
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+38 The other side of your trade - Jane Street 18 5y
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+108 What you want to suggest to teenagers? 45 5y
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+6 Best Forum for Programming? 6 5y
+50 Realistically speaking, am I fine with just FT, WSJ and The Economist (Student) 48 5y
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+12 The developed world feels so peaceful, almost too peaceful. 15 5y
+37 America's Most Prestigious Suburbs 65 5y
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+8 Petty theft under $950 decriminalized in San Fran 6 5y
+203 How Can I Prove that I'm the Biggest Hardo at my Non-Target? 50 5y
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+10 Feasibility of Remote Work for an Acquisitions Officer at a Family Office 4 5y
+18 Starting a business 29 5y
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+26 Making friends in a New City 6 5y
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+12 Chances of getting into MFE or MFIN 6 5y
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0 Who to list for employment verification? 1 5y
+19 Using leverage responsably for long term personal investing 3 5y
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+5 First Apartment - Furniture 5 5y
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+18 Leon Black is OUT - Epstein´s ghost from the top rope! 13 5y
+181 My Biggest Career Mistake to Date: Prestige 109 5y
+2 Dr. Rama 1 5y
+16 What do you do in your free time? Feel like I'm wasting a lot of time 23 5y
+3 MiddleBank II 1 5y
+9 Mitch Julis' Book 1 5y
+7 Which website do you recommend to download virus-free books (finance and non-finance related) in PDF for free? 14 5y
+24 Constant stress is getting me horny as fuck?! 51 5y
+73 What's your dream car? 274 5y
+15 What are some differences between college and the real world (IB PE)? 1 5y
+6 A casual reminder (for the few that need it) that plenty of posts on here are from teenagers and fools 2 5y
+17 Cambridge MPhil Finance vs LSE MPA vs LSE MFin vs Brown DS 5 5y
+28 Help Me Choose a Book Cover for My Corporate Thriller 30 5y
+21 WSO 2021 Social Media Internship 1 5y
+8 Studying CFA® L3 while in investment banking? 15 5y
+209 Bankers: Try This Diet 263 5y
0 Security systems 2 5y
+5 To Those Of You Who Still Work 70+ Hours A Week & Found A S/O While Working, How Did You Do It? 2 5y
+12 Inflation, Labor Costs and the Environment 2 5y
+21 Taking IQ test to determine IB eligibility? 7 5y
+30 How to manage the heavy drinking culture at my company? 19 5y
0 Looking For Roomates... Hells Kitchen... Cheap 1 5y
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0 Am I being ripped off by the landlord? 3 5y
+12 Taking SIE exam 4 5y
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0 Do You Watch Bloomberg? 2 5y
0 Investing in Pre-IPO Companies with Equity Zen 1 5y
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