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+22 Equinox Tribeca worth it? 13 1y
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+32 What is your go to drink when you're out? 21 1y
0 How do you not get burnt out after 2 years of work 2 1y
+10 Not getting yelled at by paul is paradise 5 1y
0 Hong Kong warming up 1 1y
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0 Stop being cringe… you’re not lowkey 7 1y
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+9 Manager accused me of interviewing 2 1y
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+3 Healthcare financial modeling 2 1y
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+18 How is AI impacting your underwriting? 1 1y
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+9 AI for IB firms (and analysts!). Shameless ask to roast me. 2 1y
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+363 America: The Land of Opportunity – Stay Mad 119 1y
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0 Marshall Plumlee is the GOAT 1 1y
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+310 Trump Voters, How we Feelin? 94 1y
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+17 Why don't VP PE's retire as soon as they get their carry? 11 1y
+40 Ash Wednesday in IB 14 1y
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+4 Why no Discord? 5 1y
+298 Tariffs and Recession 144 1y
+18 Hot take on Tarriffs/Markets/Trump... 4 1y
+28 When will you have "enough" money 16 1y
0 Interning at BB with College Finance degree. Where to start? 2 1y
+79 The Tyranny of Optionality 34 1y
+13 Bocconi for an American? 7 1y
+11 Strength in the face of rejection - how to navigate 6 1y
+29 BUC-EE'S? Have you ever been - it's like an extravagant Gas Station with everything - good food even? 25 1y
+49 Why tf is health insurance so expensive ? 30 1y
+11 Bikes? 36 1y
+26 ADHD in IB 17 1y
+109 The Rise of IB/High Finance Coaches – Overpriced, Misleading, and Just Plain Annoying 37 1y
+15 Gift Idea for VP in PE 9 1y
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+50 Price of eggs? 35 1y
+5 Half Marathon During SA? 3 1y
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+248 MD Ghosting Me After Matching on Jerkmate Ranked 28 1y
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+100 Big Tech Losing the Plot 22 1y
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