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| +168 | AMA: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking johndoe2019 Hello everyone, I am sharing this because Andy and Patrick said it may be useful for some younger users. I legitimately believe that <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> helped me get my career started. About me: I grew up in the roughest part of town... | 91 | 2w |
| +139 | A friend of mine cheated and got an Internship offer at a BB IB Anonymous Monkey A friend of mine has a GPA of 2.1. He basically photoshopped his unofficial transcript with better grades and gave himself a much higher GPA and he eventually received a Summer Internship Offer from a <abbr title="bulge bracket">BB</abbr> and even passed their background... | 167 | 3d |
| +88 | HARD TAKES anonmises Have a long night ahead and could use a distraction every hour or so What is your hardest take... on anything. I'm talking hardest take possible. Fire away | 213 | 21h |
| +84 | Worst Interview/Job Experience: Can You Top Mine? isa2130953 I desperately wanted to move to California and I was applying to every job under the Sun. The first call I got sent me through the roof, and it was for a "finance" job but they were very vague about what they actually did. That was the first red flag. My naive self hopped on a... | 118 | 6d |
| +74 | AMA: GS/MS IB Analyst —> Megafund PE Associate —> HBS/GSB Business School Classica Hi Everyone, I’ve lurked on this site for a long time and it’s been extremely helpful at different points in my career. I’m interested in giving back via an AMA thread as I’ve seen others do over the years. Quick background: - Graduated from one of the top liberal arts schools -... | 94 | 6d |
| +73 | Offer rescinded what can I do now? Anonymous Monkey Hi everyone, I signed my summer offer with this bank earlier this year and recently I realized that a friend that I was going to find housing with, backed out. And since it was an unpaid internship to begin with, I would have had to pay around 1200-1300/month for housing if I went solo. I... | 52 | 20h |
| +66 | How Can I Prove that I'm the Biggest Hardo at my Non-Target? CertifiedHardo I already have 3 patagucci vests (1 monogrammed, 2 vanilla) with my 1987 thinkpad coming in the mail, my JUUL is custom engraved with "SHORT VIX", and I have "Incoming Interviewer for Goldman Sachs Risk Management Division in New Jersey" on my LinkedIn Premium profile. What... | 36 | 2d |
| +50 | Recession in 2019? The Great Recession 2.0 isa2130953 Hello All, Is the second housing Armageddon coming in 2019/2020? If you think this, why? Article from the Jesse Colombo at Forbes - Housing Bubble 2.0: America’s Housing Market Is Up 49% Since 2012 [quote] Since the dark days of the Great Recession in 2009, America has experienced one... | 88 | 1w |
| +46 | It Finally Happened...We Got a Resume With a Photo LeveredBetaBoy I honestly thought this was a giant meme, that no one has ever actually done this before. A resume just came across our desk with a *selfie* attached to it. We were in hysterics. The general consensus was that A) this is a horrible idea, and that no one should do this under any circumstances... | 36 | 3h |
| +43 | Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 Discussion (Likely Spoilers) justphresh Thoughts overall on the episode? I thought it was absolute trash from a story writing perspective and completely destroyed what the show has been trying to set up and be about for years. Disappoint and anti-climactic. I think once its all over and the legacy discussion comes into play, GoT... | 106 | 4d |
| +40 | Planning a Wedding - What are Some Wedding/Honeymoon/Bachelor Party/Groomsman/Etc. Tips? CRE I'm getting married in 2020 and going through all of the planning with the fiancée. We have a venue and a general idea of where we want our honeymoon to be, but I generally don't know much about the little things - what do I get groomsmen, what am I expected to do, what am I... | 75 | 5d |
| +36 | Regional Boutiques are vastly overlooked in IB Mitchtwitch I'm going to give a quick background of myself for context: 1st year analyst at a very small regional boutique not in <abbr title="New York">NY</abbr>. My shop is about 20 people. So, I'm going to try to keep this short: Small regional boutique shops are super... | 31 | 1w |
| +36 | Has IB Work/Life Balance Changed in 2019? ROK_Marines It has been awhile that tech & start up companies offer more comfortable and lucrative careers to top tier students, and banks have been enforcing protected weekends to secure their talent pool. Do you think these past few years work/life balance has changed in the industry or have the... | 59 | 1w |
| +34 | Prestige is regional - Choosing Walmart over Goldman Sachs numbermassager I was recently at a conference and met a former Goldman IB-er who works in <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr> now. He's originally from Arkansas and was telling me that his parents are exponentially prouder of his big brother, who works in some type of corporate... | 36 | 1w |
| +33 | Likely Getting Pushed Out at End of 2 Years (LMM Buyout) Grindtime Figured I'd finally post this, and reach out to the usual studs on this board who have a bit more insight then myself. <h3>A little background: </h3> Semi-target, 3.6 GPA, 2 years <abbr title="middle market">MM</abbr> banking, and I've been at a... | 34 | 13h |
| +33 | AMA: 2nd yr IB Analyst - Australia modelguru61 Hi all, Despite being of the minority in that I am not from the US, I have been using this site for over a year and have taken great interest in others experiences, particularly those from the states. I thought I'd have a crack at an AMA for current Analysts and/or undergraduates in... | 50 | 2d |
| +31 | Principles; What Are Your Main Governing Principles in Navigating Life and Your Career REPE God Always good to reflect and share the collective wisdom gained on this site. Really just looking for what people feel like their main takeaways and principles to abide by are, while navigating this jungle. Try and keep it to your top 3 in bullet point format for a user-friendly read. Threads on... | 28 | 2d |
| +31 | WeWork: The Bull(ish) Case CuriousCharacter I’m working on a mammoth multi-part Google post and WeWork ties in nicely with the overall theme. *(To be clear, I have no opinion on WeWork as an investment - and I have zero knowledge of real estate - but I saw [this... | 61 | 1w |
| +31 | NBA Playoffs '19 Dedline NBA Playoffs are in full swing. My San Antonio Spurs got knocked out by the two-bit Nuggets so I no longer have a dog in the fight. **Philadelphia vs. Toronto -- Toronto in 6** 76ers are stacked with talent, but I'm just not seeing the team cohesion and I think Brett Brown is a bust... | 103 | 17h |
| +31 | Strategy& Ex Employee - AMA LamarExConsultant I believe this has been done here before, but I'm a recently resigned Strategy& employee creating this AMA. I recently posted the below review on Glassdoor which sums up my thoughts, but happy to take questions. <strong><em>Great potential, tragically horrible... | 61 | 6d |
| +31 | I'm never working at a small company again williamthesnake Of course there's the "never say never" caveat, but for the time being I'm only going to work at big companies for the foreseeable future. I've spent the past 3 and a bit years working at 2 small (less than 25 employees) firms and although there have been some upsides,... | 42 | 2w |
| +31 | AMA: Barclays IB to MM Private Equity WSO Mentor I was previously at Barclays (NYC) in investment banking as an analyst and have since transitioned to a middle-market leveraged buyout private equity firm where I've been for several years. I offer detailed resume reviews (have to-date reviewed over 350) and interview coaching for... | 52 | 1w |
| +30 | Today's Investment Banking Interview Question? enterprisevalued26 Today, I had an investment banking interview for an analyst position. One of the questions I have never been asked before and I thought it was very challenging. The question was "walk me through what happens to the financial statement if you are given $10 of depreciation?". The... | 40 | 19h |
| +29 | What's your walkaway $ number? thexfactor336 After a bender of a boys trip to Miami, I'm sitting at my desk hungover, tired, and with a huge case of the Mondays. Don't really feel like doing any work today so been planning my Europe trip for this summer. And it got me day dreaming and thinking about some hypotheticals:... | 74 | 1w |
| +29 | Credit Hedge Fund opportunities bigcheese210 I wanted to make a quick blurb/ overview of the different pathways in the overarching credit space but also seek feedback and other thoughts from other guys in space – knowing full well plenty of things on my list are guesstimates, anecdotal, etc – and that I’m more coming from a place of... | 17 | 5d |
| +28 | I'm a Senior Sell-Side Research Associate, AMA Street Smart Quick Bio: I'm in sell-side research and have been for 4+ years now covering the same sector. Prior to research I did a few years in a finance-related role that was moderately applicable to my current role. For the people who care, I went to what would be labeled a "non-target"... | 50 | 6d |
| +27 | Why are the average GPAs at some Top 10 business schools so low? recruitingstudent I was amazed that the average GPA's of Top 10 b-schools are so low considering how competitive to get in. According to Poets & Quants, some of the average GPAs for 2018 were the following: Wharton - 3.60, Booth - 3.60, Ross - 3.50, Tuck - 3.49, Sloan - 3.48, and Cornell Johnson was only... | 46 | 1h |
| +26 | 34 year old day trader to investment banker yellowbird When I left high school I decided I wanted to try day trading. I graduated in the top 5% in high school and got accepted to McCombs and Mays A&M. I knew I didn't have the elite quantitative skills to be an trader at a top prop firm or hedge fund, but I figured I could day trade, or at... | 24 | 3d |
| +25 | What's the sweetest job you know someone got right out of school? 2733278823 It can be straight out of undergrad or right after business school. Why was it such a good job and what was the pay? | 46 | 16h |
| +25 | "We don't hire VPs" Kickball123 A leading upper mid-market <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr> firm emailed me this: "It’s rare that we recruit for a VP role. We typically hire at the Associate or Senior Associate role and promote." This seems fairly typical, although it's rarely... | 53 | 17h |
| +25 | AMA: Investment Banking in Singapore cricket008 Hi All, <h4> My background: </h4> I am a senior Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of one of the international banks. Entered the field after receiving a return offer from my Junior year summer internship. <h4>Ask me anything</h4> This thread would be most... | 96 | 3h |
| +25 | How many previous partners would you ding a potential girlfriend for having? vesegow Assuming the girl is around 22 and just out of college, how many people would her having had sex with be a dealbreaker? | 63 | 3d |
| +24 | Why not GSE lending? Stigmas? ManyLeatherBoundBooks I’m 2 years out of college and have been working in GSE underwriting and now production. I read on here a decent bit about people advising to avoid the GSE groups at banks/lenders if possible. Why is that? My office does pretty much all GSE but other offices in the firm do balance sheet, Mezz,... | 56 | 3h |
| +23 | Reconsidering banking after receiving offer... help? rituneX So I'm a sophomore econ and math major at a target school, and I've been aiming for banking since the start of college. I'm now sitting here with a summer 2020 <abbr title="investment banking division">IBD</abbr> offer at a good <abbr title="bulge... | 51 | 2w |
| +22 | Notre Dame fire - When probability of 0 becomes 1 indigopixie Notre Dame is in flames and it is a very sad thing to see... How much do these unbelievable and tragic events remind us that our status quo can be shaken up easily? Is any method of pricing risk correct enough? Are we only pretending that we know what we are doing? How fat are the tails of... | 61 | 3w |
| +21 | Should Executive pay be capped? iBankedUp I know this sounds anti-capitalism. But think about it. Executives received a pay ratio of 30x in 1978. Today, that ratio was 286x in 2015. No economist can defend these numbers. And when you look at quality of life, nothing changes when you lose, say $20MM on $66MM. But that amount... | 35 | 6h |
| +21 | Seeking Advice, am I ruining my career? What would you do? BetaMakeitBetter Thank you in advance for taking the time to read. I am currently a recent <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr> graduate working as a Senior Financial Analyst. I am currently located in the Midwest region and have been granted the opportunity to... | 48 | 6d |
| +20 | GoT Season 8 Episode 5 Discussion [SPOILERS] champagnepaki Holy shit. I will edit my post with my thoughts, opinions, ideas, expectations, and predictions after I think about this. What did you guys think? One thing is for sure.. we now know how that coin landed. ***Fire away*** | 65 | 2m |
| +20 | The WORST Business to Invest in? Is it airlines.. isa2130953 What's your opinion of investing in an airline? Margins are pretty damn low, and it seems like everyone who starts one is getting crushed. Let's take a look at what happened to WOW air last week. Newsletter from The Water Coolest - Not Up in Here [quote] Budget airlines have... | 55 | 2w |
| +19 | Dress Like a Baller for a Fraction of the Price (Brand + How To Guide) m_1 Hopefully this guide will save monkeys some money and avoid the fuckups I made. Basically, you can score expensive $$$ clothing for way way less than what you would think. This doesn’t mean cheap, but it does mean you should be able to find $8000 suits for ~$700 - $1200 by the time you finish... | 26 | 43m |
| +19 | What would happen if all companies decide to eliminate waste? HighlyLeveredCat What do you guys think would happen if large organization like corporation and universities just out of nowhere decide to get lean and remove most unnecessary administrative functions? Think of what Deutsche Bank is doing now with their dumpster fire of a company, but from a position of... | 24 | 3d |
| +19 | AMA: Equity Analyst at a Sovereign Wealth/Pension Fund Monkey_47 Long-term lurker here: I've been reading <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> for a few years now, and found a lot of the advice on here invaluable when I was first exploring moving across to the buy side a few years ago. In the spirit of giving back, I thought... | 20 | 1w |
| +18 | Best Keyboard for IB x0r34m Recently seen guys coming into the office with their own keyboards, mentioning stuff like short key strokes and what not and other characteristics that might improve work performance (M&A). Are there any preferences or suggestions on this forum? | 18 | 2w |
| +18 | AMA: Big4 Consulting to Private Equity, now M7 MBA VincentGambini Top 20 Undergrad with GPA ~3.0 in Economics Big 4 Consulting ~2 years (Not an M&A diligence group, classic S&O) MM Tech Buyouts ~3 years Before school, advised an software company on their $20M Series C capital raise Top MBA Program (Interning in Growth Equity) Can answer... | 25 | 6h |
| +18 | 1st day internship work until 2 am (fucked up) EUROPETARGET At <abbr title="elite boutique">EB</abbr> Right now. It's already 9pm talked to analyst who told me I'll be working until 2am on average (including today). I've been "reading" the compliance book since 2pm since there's not a lot to do on my... | 21 | 9m |
| +17 | Stop Whining ToPimp4ButterBurgers It isn't most people here and if it isn't you then disregard this, but there is a large population of this site that loves to complain about how hard they work or how investment banking is broken or how they aren't sure they can do it anymore. It reads like the lot of you forget... | 10 | 1w |
| +17 | Confused 18 y/o girl needs advice Anonymous Monkey I went to college & made an iPhone app when I was 16 years old. I do beauty pageants for fun & quote Confucius unironically. Do I have your attention now? I hope you’re still with me (: I was mindlessly ambitious in high school- I played JV basketball, took all the APs, & joined... | 42 | 1d |
| +17 | What are some of the underrated banks that don't get talked about? recruitingstudent <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> obsesses about the <abbr title="bulge brackets">BBs</abbr> and same boutiques like Lazard and Moelis over and over again. For the students that miss out on the top well-known banks, what are some strong... | 53 | 2w |
| +17 | AMA: I'm a current MBA student in the NYU Stern part-time program NYUSternAMA Hi everyone, Hope this finds you well. I created this account for anonymity purposes, but wanted to do an AMA on NYU Stern's Part-Time <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr> program. I've seen quite a few questions asked about it, but no... | 26 | 3h |
| +17 | IBD London - Top Groups multi678 Hi! Pretty straightforward question. What are the top groups in London <abbr title="investment banking division">IBD</abbr> in terms of exit opps? While I realise that, unlike in <abbr title="New York">NY</abbr>, groups don't matter as much in... | 71 | 1w |
| +16 | Ivy League Certifications? A second shot or a scam isa2130953 Finance is getting more and more competitive making it hard to break into any field, especially when you don't have a target school on your resume. Now, Ivy League schools like Columbia, Harvard, NYU, etc are offering certifications in finance, and while this may seem like a second... | 36 | 2w |
| +16 | AMA: Non-Target to Strategy Consulting to Director remeiko Given that I've been able to gain a lot of insight through this forum I figured it was time to give back. Quick background on me: - I went to a non-target school in Toronto - Went from academic probation (less than 2.0 gpa) to graduating with a 3.6 GPA (in yrs 3/4) - Joined a top... | 22 | 5h |
| +15 | Beyond Meat IPO Wowzer Regardless of my opinion on Soy Boys, who are the root cause of 90% of the problems in our current society, this industry is going to grow massively. Anything under $100 seems attractive, even though its 180% up on its <abbr title="initial public offering">IPO</abbr> day..... | 54 | 4d |
| +14 | IB Analyst to Sports Related Exit Opp? FIGNewtons Are there any potential exit opps from an <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> analyst to a role in the sports world? Always been fascinated by the management/ business side of the sports industry. Is this possible, and are there any recent precedents of this... | 14 | 2d |
| +14 | AMA on the WSO IG tomorrow with @CRE famejranc @CRE" will be hosting an AMA on the WSO Instagram tomorrow (https://www.instagram.com/wallstreetoasis/). He will start answering questions around 11:00 AM ET, and you can start sending in questions tonight around midnight. His background: - Real Estate Development Manager - Poli... | 20 | 2w |
| +14 | Ask Me Anything - Currently Doing PE IR; previously Associate at JPM C&R ViewFromMadisonAve - Currently working in Investor Relations / Fundraising at a <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr> firm - Prior experience includes 2 years <abbr title="JP Morgan">JPM</abbr> <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> in... | 27 | 1w |
| +14 | Should I Slow Down? Warren's Buffet Hi WSO! I have a bit of a predicament. I'm currently a first year with ~70 credit hours and can graduate in Fall of 2020 with a few more summer classes and winter classes. I wanted to get your thoughts on this and how going full time usually plays out after something like this. So far,... | 25 | 2d |
| +13 | Financial & Valuation Modeling Boot-Camp WallStreetOasis.com <strong>Financial modeling</strong> is a skill that any investment banking analyst will have to master. Although the majority of investment banks and other financial firms now have formal training programs, many students and prospective finance professionals are choosing to enroll in... | 55 | 13h |
| +13 | how to be alpha? famejranc how to be alpha? what are your tips, your stories, your thoughts.................. how to be alpha? | 26 | 4h |
| +13 | Finding more meaning out of my life ProfessionalPatagucciHardo Got some good advice from some of you and got roasted by others. Roasts were also helpful and good wake up call. | 26 | 2w |
| +13 | What jobs have the best social perks? 2733278823 What are the jobs/companies that lead you to the VIP parties or give you sweet perks like a vacation. | 31 | 2w |
| +13 | Tiger Woods Wins Masters 2and20 Tiger winning the Masters is a story of hard work and persistence. He has been such a role model for me; as I am sure he is for millions of young men around the world. This has been a great day for the community. | 21 | 3w |
| +12 | What is the strangest deal you've ever worked on ? DBisnolongerBB 1st-year Analyst here, MD just asked me to underwrite a mixed-use property with a cricket stadium as one of many income streams within the property. Definitely one of the strangest deals I've come across. What's yours ? | 30 | 1w |
| +12 | AMA - research analyst at credit hedge fund Value892 <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> was a great source for me at the beginning of my career. Figured it is time to give back. <h4>My Background:</h4> * Graduated from a non-target school with a 3.5 GPA * Spent 3 years at a <abbr... | 9 | 1h |
| +11 | CAP RATE Interview rerelosang You have two identical buildings - one with an above market lease and one with a below market lease. Which one do you use a higher/lower cap rate for? Explain please. | 25 | 2w |
| +11 | Highest Paid Investment Banks danldesr What investment banks throughout the world and in the United States pay the highest? These include all types of investment banks (big banks, boutique banks, etc.) | 15 | 3w |
| +11 | How common is "work from home" in real estate? Swedish_1 The number one perk for a job to have in my opinion is being able ro work from home regularly. I used to work in a large asset management office where we all got to work from home once a week and it was amazing. I have since left to go to a development shop where we are not allowed to work... | 34 | 1w |
| +11 | How to get rich? _schnitzel Most of us work in finance to make a good living. Since finance is getting more competitive though I feel that it's not the straight forward way to money that it used to be. How do you structure your finances and what do you do to make sure to get rich in the long run? | 36 | 6d |
| +11 | Billions Dialogue Paddy’s Pub Posted about this before and how ridiculous some of the dialogue has gotten and read this review of the episode and wanted to get some thoughts. Copy and pasting from review. I personally agree with Samantha Mathis as her and the investor relations girl at Taylor's company are the most... | 32 | 4h |
| +10 | How to Crush an Internship qwertyuiopasjkl Have a finance internship this summer. Just a small freshman/sophomore internship type thing. Nothing like <abbr title="investment banking division">IBD</abbr> <abbr title="summer analyst intern">SA</abbr> or whatever else. Wondering what are some... | 5 | 2w |
| +10 | AMA: 1st Year Analyst Software M&A - From non-target knucklehead to front office M&A GibbonAwayNow Hey all, This site has been a big help to me over the years and I wanted to see if there's anyone out there I can help by answering some questions. <h4>Background:</h4> * Lower/middle class from the southern US, first generation * Started out at a semi-target in... | 9 | 4h |
| +10 | IB, VC, PE, HF: Does School Prepare You at All? isa2130953 Nowadays competition for <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr>, <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr>, <abbr title="hedge fund">HF</abbr>, and <abbr title="venture capital">VC</abbr> is fierce, and with... | 22 | 1d |
| +10 | What are your favorite restructuring resources? YungBull For those that follow the distressed markets, bankruptcies, and restructuring space, what are your favorite resources or materials to keep up with the market? (i.e., websites or subscription-based services, such as debtwire) | 21 | 1w |
| +9 | Does Your Resume Have to be Black and White Standard Format? isa2130953 I wanted to know if there is a way to make my resume stand out from the sea of black and white basic formatted resumes. Does it have to be in this format to be taken seriously/ to get a second look? I would not want to do anything to jeopardize my career! If not, what can be changed about the... | 22 | 1w |
| +9 | How to Approach Proprietary Deal Idea JJJ12 Just curious to get people's opinion on how they would approach the following situation: Recently joined a LMM <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr> firm as an Assoc. A close family friend of mine owns a great company to acquire, yet I do not if he is willing to... | 18 | 8h |
| +9 | Would you consider retail banking? John Pierpont Hear me out before you shit on me/this post... If someone were interested in getting up to the upper exec/c-suite level of a super regional bank or a national, do you think a stint in retail banking would be time well spent. The motive would be to gain a holistic understanding of how a bank... | 19 | 2w |
| +9 | Georgetown Online Master's and Other Online Graduate Programs SLCCRE Well, it's now 2019 now and online graduate degrees are getting more diverse and accepted. What are your thoughts on the Georgetown "Master's in Real Estate" program? Do you believe this program is on par with online MRED programs? What it boils down to is that I am 5... | 21 | 1d |
| +9 | A Thought On Anxiety GoldenCinderblock A thought after getting back from a 9-day Italy trip and then slacking off for most of the first day home as well: I’ve just now started fully getting back on track. I started a tiny, quick project - replacing a torn-off key tag on one of my property keychains. When I decide it’s finally... | 14 | 2w |
| +9 | How much do you learn as a 3rd year IB Analyst vs 3rd year PE Associate? (How common is a 3rd year in PE?) banker2018 Hello, I plan to go to business school after 5 years of work experience. I'll be working 2 years in <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> for sure starting in July, but am unsure if I want to recruit for <abbr title="private... | 36 | 5d |
| +9 | Yale vs. Princeton vs. Wharton Undergrad doublehelix 'm really thankful to have been accepted into all of these amazing schools! I'm currently interested in studying economics; I would be majoring in Econ/Math at Yale and ORFE at Princeton. My end goal is to hopefully work in buy-side, and I'm wondering if any of these schools will... | 17 | 1w |
| +9 | What is "Street" MM PE Compensation for Associate 1 & 2 and Senior Assoc. (3rd year) twentyone Seems like street for <abbr title="middle market">MM</abbr> Associate 1 is 110-125k with 100% target (i.e. 220-250k all-in) for $500-3bn funds. Haven't seen much talk about what the standard raise is for the 2nd year, and then what the Senior Associate offers look like... | 31 | 4d |
| +9 | $2,000 for any referral to The Talent Oasis WallStreetOasis.com Fellow primates, we are launching a new $2,000 referral program to help us reach more potential clients for WSO's recruiting services. ####Here's how it works: 1. You make a warm intro to the team member that runs analyst/associate/vp search processes for your firm (cc me... | 2 | 1w |
| +9 | Is Macy's fighting the good fight? ASC_842 I hope they survive another 20 years. Macy's is a great American department store icon. It sucks that they are dealing with Amazon, but it looks like they are making efforts to compete with it. Despite the issues with Amazon feel like they may not be competitive in their offerings as better... | 23 | 1d |
| +8 | Funniest / most embarrassing thing you heard on a conference call? WSO_123 What's the funniest or most embarrassing thing you heard on a conference call because someone forgot to press mute? | 15 | 2w |
| +8 | Nice Dividend Stocks GoldenCinderblock I have decided ti start investing in stocks for fun and I have decided I like dividends. Tell me your favorite dividend stocks. Trying to get some dividends up in this bitch. Also, is there a good reason I shouldn't use RobinHood so long as I'm not trying to trade options and other kid... | 41 | 2w |
| +8 | On "Billions" and Game Theory Bizkitgto The show "Billions" is a guilty pleasure of mine, I don't care for much TV but this show has managed to suck me in. After watching the [Wisecrack breakdown of how "Billions" uses Game Theory](https://youtu.be/THNQE7fTMWM) throughout the show I've become intrigued... | 34 | 3w |
| +8 | Covered Land Play Ideas boomemlr Considering the current cap rate environment, what are some solid covered land plays you have seen in the market in terms of operating businesses, product type, attributes, etc., that can be pulled off with relatively low investment capital? Mainly thinking about high growth markets (Austin,... | 18 | 2w |
| +8 | Graduating without a job offer CodyParkey Looks like I will be graduating without anything lined up. I have a family connection to a large brokerage and may possibly be able to land an appraisal role there, but not going to rely on that since nothing is set in stone. Anyway, what should I be doing this summer? My plan is to: 1) Get... | 20 | 12m |
| +8 | Looking to acquire an SME, question about LBO model cases and level of risk in classic PE Ballingwithabudget Hi, I am in the process of searching for a small company to acquire, and have been struggling to find a target due to the various targets inability to service debt if business declines somewhat. This has led me to pull out of several discussions and I am starting to wonder about my approach.... | 18 | 3w |
| +8 | Best Asset Class to Start Out in, in Real Estate LReed Been giving some thought to this lately as I'm at a point in my career where I'm starting to think about the next move. I'm still at the analyst level but getting to the point where I ought to start thinking about where I ultimately want to specialize in. My main considerations... | 31 | 2w |
| +8 | What's the most badass Curriculum Vitae you've seen? 2733278823 This partner from Wachtell has an undergrad from Harvard, masters from oxford, and law degree and PHD from Yale. https://www.wlrk.com/attorney/ksschwartz/ | 14 | 2w |
| +8 | Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 Discussion (Spoilers) justphresh Alright everyone I'm back. Let me start off this by saying that if you believed Episode 3 made sense narratively then you weren't following the story well. After episode 4, I understand what the show did. This will be decently long but the TLDR is: The Long Night is the true ending of... | 36 | 1w |
| +8 | At what point does GPA hit diminishing returns for recruitment? diakjs East coast top 30 semitarget - we get decent <abbr title="on campus recruiting">OCR</abbr>. Once I hit 3.5 GPA, how much is it worth it to keep putting in hours to raise my GPA? Is this really the cutoff, or do I need to be higher to hit a safe zone? Aiming for... | 48 | 4d |
| +8 | UK target Schools Cloud-Burst Hi, so I will be applying to undergrad uni this year and I will be applying to some of the unis listed below. What would you rank them for getting into investment banking. How does Nottingham and Edinburgh place as I really like their campus. Warwick (I know this one is the... | 44 | 1w |
| +8 | Better Name VS. Better Experience mexicanmonk Hello! I've recently received two full-time offers from a no name boutique (5 man shop) and sort of an "in between" (think <abbr title="Royal Bank of Canada">RBC</abbr>, wells fargo, nomura, etc.) I was curious as to what factors people take into... | 12 | 3h |
| +7 | Private Equity in London - US MFs vs European Funds multi678 Hi guys! In a recent thread, a discussion regarding <abbr title="private equity funds">PEs</abbr> in London came up that, imo, deserves its own thread. How are the top European funds perceived in comparison to the US <abbr... | 19 | 5d |
| +7 | Corporate Banking? oaktree capital I searched the forum and didn't see any recent info on Corporate Banking. Anyone work in CIB at a BB? From what I gather comp is below on the bonuses but work/life is significantly better then <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr>. However, exit opps are... | 23 | 5h |
| +7 | What are the Roles within Real Estate Private Equity? Anon163862 Hi I’ve seen a lot of discussions on REPE I.e people working in REPE Asset Management wanting to move into REPE Acquisitions etc.. but I don’t fully understand the differences and what the key roles are within Real estate private equity? Please could someone explain what the key... | 9 | 1w |
| +7 | Non-Fiction Books businesscasual I know this has been touched numerous times but I haven’t seen it in a while so figured why not. Anyone read any non-fiction books lately that they enjoyed or really made them think. All topics are welcome. My personal favorite this year has been Bad Blood. | 27 | 6d |
| +7 | Analyst Weekends jpn16 What does your typical weekend look like as an analyst? With protected weekend policies in place for sometime, has more than a couple of hours of work become the exception rather than the norm? | 23 | 22h |
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