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| +83 | If I ever get fired in banking its because... Jamie_Diamond CFOs who provide me with financial statements that look like something out of Jumanji. How am I supposed to work on the model when capex is in your pre-tax expenses and you've clearly had your audit done by El Pollo Loco. I drooled over working in <abbr title="mergers and... | 43 | 6mo |
| +83 | Notorious Investment Banking Groups and War Stories DealTeamSix Monkeys, What are some of the most notorious "Groups" on the street? This can include massive jerks, (overly 100+ regularly) abusive workloads, or just old school street mentalities. For example, I've heard <abbr title="JP Morgan">JPM</abbr> HC is one of... | 217 | 4mo |
| +83 | For those in their 30s+, where in your career are you vs. where you thought you would be in your 20s? hedgehog9 Hey all, so the question is relatively straightforward. Specifically for monkeys in their 30s/40s, where are you in your career right now vs. where you thought you would be in your 20s? This can include job function (ex. moving from <abbr title="investment... | 128 | 3d |
| +83 | Craziest Travel Story LeveredBetaBoy I have a super slow day at work today and found myself thinking about some ridiculous travel stories I've had from the past few years and want to canvas <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> for some of your own. Can be anything from a weird or funny adventure to... | 85 | 6d |
| +83 | How do you spend your bonus? CrackSpread When you got your first bonus, how did you feel? how did you spend it? How much of it did you save? How are you spending your bonuses now? | 56 | 1y |
| +83 | Life Goes On... KeepingitPrivate [quote]In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.[/quote] -Robert Frost From the outside, my life right now looks great. I graduated with high honors from one of the world's best universities, completed my banking stint in a top tier group and am... | 114 | 11mo |
| +83 | Reading List for Intellectual Killers Elite_Bulge Recently there was a thread on what books one should read to assist in the development of a successful career in finance. I strongly believe in balancing your library with pure "finance books", pleasure reads, and classics, with a strong bias towards the classics. You will learn about... | 137 | 1w |
| +83 | Never Give Up - A guide to success even if you're dumb Lions. Longtime lurker. First post. ###About me: I'm originally from the South. Growing up, I hated school. I'm talking about failing multiple classes, dreading going to school, and even getting suspended many times. I was diagnosed with ADD at a young age, but never wanted to take... | 18 | 1w |
| +82 | Why do we want "success" so bad? mrgth23 I'm a lot more ambitious than people around me and how I just can't relate with them because they have no aspirations, don't plan long term, etc.(I go to a non-target state school) It got me thinking about why I'm so professionally focused and want to get into a top firm and... | 67 | 5mo |
| +82 | 2018 Republicans vs Democrats POLL pageturner200 After reading about the taxes on bonus thread, I am now curious about the political breakdown of users on <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr>, and I'm sure you are too, so I'm making a quick, anonymous and simple poll. Please vote and fill out as best as... | 45 | 1y |
| +82 | What is The Meanest Thing You've Ever Seen a Superior Tell a Subordinate in the Office REPE God After a long day of watching our dickhead CFO haze the new analysts with his miserable sense of humor, I've been reflecting about some of the biggest dickhead moves I've ever seen a superior pull on a subordinate in the office. I think my top three are... 1) During Christmas party a... | 76 | 10mo |
| +82 | I am leaving investment banking to be a cop TacoBanana Hi there folks, been some time since I last mingled around here. So here's my story: Used to work in <abbr title="mergers and acquisitions">M&A</abbr> for a <span class='keyword_link'><a... | 133 | 9mo |
| +81 | How I Broke Into Goldman IBD From a Non-Target JD665511 Hello Everyone, I am a senior at a non-target school in the northeast and have recently accepted a <abbr title="full time">FT</abbr> offer in <abbr title="investment banking division">IBD</abbr> at <abbr title="Goldman... | 49 | 6mo |
| +81 | 3.9+ GPA BAD ibpotential Recently got the opportunity to talk with the head of banking at a solid <abbr title="middle market">MM</abbr> firm (think William Blair). He said that he hates hiring 3.9+ GPA candidates and actually sees it as a red flag. His reasoning was that they lack social... | 86 | 10mo |
| +81 | Tesla Q1 Earnings Call GreenspanAndHam Well that was absolutely hilarious. Haven't seen a CEO dodge questions and come unglued like that since the "asshole" moment from Skilling. Stock's down about 5% after-hours thanks to fraud-boy shitting the bed yet again. I hope some of you are short the stock or long swaps... | 114 | 2mo |
| +81 | Wilbur Ross "Take a Loan" Comments ironman32 Heard Wilbur Ross's comments early about government employees going to homeless shelters/food banks as they are on the eve of missing a second paycheck. Just wanted to hear the finance/"Oasis" thoughts on this matter. For me, on one hand, obviously this isn't right,... | 203 | 4mo |
| +81 | Most prestigious job opportunity you've ever seen BillMurray What is the most prestigious job opportunity you've ever seen someone get or take directly after college? | 98 | 2w |
| +81 | A Map of where Investment Banks are in Manhattan Undercover meme I wanted to know where banks were in relation to each other, but alas I couldn't find a map that showed them all. So, I made this fucking disaster: <img src="/files/styles/w800/public/inline/images/bank_map_0.jpg?itok=JQxTKOin" alt="" /> Let me know if... | 44 | 3mo |
| +81 | The Perfect Day Auditor277 Currently being in the hell that is non-target recruiting one exercise that I constantly do to remain optimistic is to imagine what my perfect day would look like. My perfect day would look something like this: - Wake up 4 <abbr title="asset management">AM</abbr> Run for... | 50 | 1y |
| +80 | Worst aspect of finance fashion? TallWhenStandingOnWallet What is the one part of finance fashion that you would like to see gone? Gaudy loafers? Thick pinstripe suits that should be relegated to the 80s? | 101 | 1mo |
| +80 | Moelis is a Sweatshop toobusy *"Moelis is a sweatshop"* is the lullaby at the 399 Park Avenue bullpen. Given our reputation as a sweatshop, I figured I would add some color to the below email that has been circulating its way across the street to cement our status on the street as a true ex-DLJ legacy shop. In... | 131 | 1y |
| +80 | What are your Linkedin pet peeves? fine-nance Some people choose to document their entire life on Linkedin, while others prefer to keep it simple, showing the bare minimum. Personally, I like to keep mine somewhere in between. I cringe whenever I see people writing their autobiography in the summary, having an essay under each of their... | 108 | 1y |
| +80 | 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. <h4>Quick background</h4> <li>Graduated from one of the... | 97 | 3w |
| +80 | STOP obsessing about windows to jump thru for PE!!! earthwalker7 Starting my rant.... <rant> I just got asked about career planning for the move from <abbr title="investment banking division">IBD</abbr> to <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr>, yet again. I've a lot of sympathy for my fellow... | 25 | 7mo |
| +80 | The Art of Cheating on your gf/wife MonacoMonkey Saw the post about "Cheating Sleep". Figure I'd start a sequel. :) In all seriousness, monogamy is only beneficial for two groups of people: 1) women - they have a biological incentive, since babymaking takes 9 physical months and years of nurture / time investment. a guy... | 131 | 1y |
| +80 | Just So You Guys Know... Bondarb <em>Mod Note (Andy): #TBT Throwback Thursday - this was originally posted in August 2007 and it's scary how accurate @bondarb" was in predicting what was to come next:</em> [quote=bondarb]<p>...it is very possible that a big name like Bear or Lehman could flat go... | 132 | 1y |
| +79 | How I Cheated a Drug Test for an Offer I Didn't Accept ftorbust I apologize for the length of this post, there is a lot for me to cover and I don't want to skip any of the details. So it finally happened - I <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/finance-dictionary/what-is-a-hedge-fund-HF"... | 37 | 4mo |
| +79 | Notes for Technical Interview Questions Asia_i_Banker During a recent round of interviews with several banks, headhunters sent across a number of potential technical questions that they said I should be very comfortable with. However, through all of my interviews I was never actually asked any technical questions (although I did do a 3 hour... | 48 | 4d |
| +79 | SA and Full Time Recruiting 2020 thread John-Jacobs1 Wanted to better organize the 2020 recruiting here instead of my previous post. @AndyLouis" Current 2020 <abbr title="summer analyst intern">SA</abbr> Info: [quote="champagnepaki"] Not really. Sure the WSJ article from this past Fall brought awareness... | 447 | 23h |
| +79 | Office Hazing Stories? TrackBack You guys have any good stories? My group doesn't do anything which is probably good in terms of HR but I've heard some decent ones from some of my friends: - One group makes all the interns dress like absolute clowns during the last week of their summer. Like tuxedos to the... | 42 | 2mo |
| +79 | In Defense of Unhappiness The Uncontortionist As with many of you, I had the chance to spend some time with relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday. It was average, to be honest. It’s always good to see loved ones, but it is a balance between hectic traveling, rushing to see as many people as possible, and if you live any significant... | 84 | 2y |
| +79 | Correction time, is it finally happening? neink Or is it too early to post Ron Paul.gif? Pretty exciting. Take your guess, we'll see in a week who was right. Make sure to see the top comment below by UFOinsider. **Tuesday update:** <img src=https://i.imgur.com/oVpBYGp.jpg> **Thursday update: ** <img... | 183 | 1y |
| +78 | Aziz Ansari becomes a victim of MeToo Dances With Newfoundland First, it goes without saying that men who actually rape or assault women or use their power to blackmail, threaten, or intimidate women into engaging in sex, are disgusting human beings who should be castrated and locked up. There is no excuse for it: period. At the same time though, an... | 102 | 1y |
| +78 | You don't know anything— 5 things to do about it geoffblades Throughout my career I was constantly reminded of how little I knew. When I interviewed for the job at <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/company/goldman-sachs" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs</a></span>, as a finance major writing a... | 43 | 11mo |
| +78 | Tell me a joke. myPuppyVictoria I went to an interview and was asked to tell a joke. I told a simple one. How would you respond? <em>Mod Note (Andy): See more jokes in this thread from 2017</em>: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/interview-questions-tell-me-a-joke | 68 | 1w |
| +78 | AMA: 3rd Year PE Associate ($10bn+ AUM, MBO/LBO, equity, mezz, distressed debt) NuckFuts Edit: <em>Wow, did not expect this thread to get so popular. Apologies if you PM'd me and I have not responded - there are dozens of messages I would respond to if I wasn't getting crushed on a deal. My firm must monitor my <abbr title="Wall Street... | 134 | 1y |
| +77 | What do you do if you have a thing for your director sadsoul90 Associate in my mid-late twenties, my director is amazing - I just really like her. Maybe I'm telling you all because I can't tell anyone else. | 72 | 2mo |
| +77 | Best lmao/oh shit moments you've ever had 27 Story time. What prompted me to start this post: I was interviewed today for a <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr> Role. Interview went great. Was scheduled to be 30 minutes, lasted an hour. Answered every question he threw at me as if I was Amazon's Alexa. Note:... | 31 | 7mo |
| +77 | From BO to FO and back again, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love technology FormerBanker <h4>TL;DR:</h4> I was a slacker through college, worked as a programmer, pivoted to <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> through <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr> Associate program, hated it, went back to... | 79 | 1y |
| +77 | 2017 Management Consulted Salaries Out aspiringchimp What do you think? Just like last year, PwC and Strategy& are still not aligned. https://managementconsulted.com/consulting-salaries/2017-management-consulting-salaries-for-undergraduate-mba-interns/ <em>Mod Note (Andy): top 50 posts of 2017, this one ranks #21 (based on # of... | 45 | 6mo |
| +77 | To summers hitting the desks Monday v2 DCF_king Any new tips that could helpful is greatly appreciated. Some input on what to expect from your experience... | 50 | 1y |
| +77 | How do you think the student debt saga will end? tonapornottonap Looking at how outrageous the entire system has become and wondering how you guys think this will turn into. Any takers? | 281 | 3mo |
| +77 | Have you ever seen an intern quit early? Blazer1989 Hi, I know that it's quite unlikely probably that an intern quit early, since they put a lot into getting the internship in the first place but nevertheless did you hear about interns who just couldn't handle the hours and therefore decided to quit early? <h3>Have Interns... | 109 | 5mo |
| +76 | How To Deal With Anxiety - And Use It To Your Advantage geoffblades Everyone deals with anxiety - to one degree or another. Some of us squash it down, some of us develop coping strategies, but nonetheless all of us know that gnawing feeling in the pit of our stomachs. That sense that things could go wrong. It’s exhausting. It takes away from the quality... | 24 | 6mo |
| +76 | How Did Trump Win? geoffblades Right after the credit bubble burst in 2008, shocked, people scrambled desperately for answers. Turning to the economists, nearly all of whom failed to predict the deepest recession in decades, they asked, “What will happen next?” Having seen the obvious writing on the enormous wall... | 111 | 2y |
| +76 | 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... | 59 | 3w |
| +75 | Rescinded from Harvard... Now What???? Stannis_B As many of you know, Harvard recently rescinded the acceptances of at least 10 students (I think the number is 12) for obscene memes in a Facebook group chat. Unfortunately, I was one of was those students. My initial response was to blame Harvard, the founders of the offensive group... | 146 | 1y |
| +75 | How bad is f*%&ing a co-worker? takenotes08 Hey guys, I need some advice here. I work at a mid sized office with about 50 employees total. A girl from another team recently broke up with her boyfriend and has hinted that she is down a few times with flirty texts and being touchier than a co-worker should be at a work retreat. She... | 64 | 8mo |
| +75 | Most badass way to decline an offer? Monkeythejoe Just saw on linkedin the following post from an <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> recruiter: "[...]a candidate we had offered a full time grad role to returned his signed offer letter. Issue was that it was his signed offer letter for one of our... | 42 | 5mo |
| +75 | Updated Summer 2019 SA Open Applications DiscountedSmashFlow Hi everyone, I know there's a mega-thread for this but that thread doesn't seem to have the most accurate information. <h3>Investment Banks With Summer 2019 Applications Open</h3> Summer 2018 applications have barely closed and it's already time to start thinking... | 561 | 8mo |
| +75 | Is WSO serving its purpose still? thebrofessor deletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedelete | 95 | 8mo |
| +75 | My Favourite Question For Wrapping Up Interviews overpaid_overworked I don't remember where / who I stole this from, remember kids, there's no originality in banking, but my favourite question when they ask: "Do you have any questions for me / us": What is it about my resume and experience that interest you. It's a beautiful... | 48 | 6mo |
| +75 | Most Arrogant User on WSO EliteStudent11 For me It’s a toss up between @Isaiah_53_5" and @m_1" but I’m open to other suggestions. Anyone have any opinions on the subject? Who is the biggest douche on the site? I think we could make this annual thing similar to user of the year or whatever | 120 | 1mo |
| +75 | Advice From a Seasoned Equity Analyst Batman81 Remove this post. It is 5 years old, out of date and I keep getting messages about it! Thanks v. much | 108 | 1y |
| +75 | 2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst halonyc I don't think there's already a forum on Goldman's 2019 <abbr title="investment banking division">IBD</abbr> Summer Analyst recruiting process, so figured I'd start one. Please share insights/questions below! Is anyone else recruiting through the... | 954 | 7mo |
| +75 | So many dweebs in this industry. Leonardo-Cope I remember back when I was I kid, which wasn’t actually that long ago... I used to think everyone in high finance was like Harvey Spector or something. Found the idea of working in a place like Pearson Whatever extremely intimidating. But then I got to college, did an internship, worked as an... | 102 | 8mo |
| +74 | 2017 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Pages WeMadeIt <a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/2017-ft-ib-analyst-recruiting">Click here</a> for the 2017 <abbr title="full time">FT</abbr> <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> Analyst Recruiting Megathread discussion page.... | 738 | 1y |
| +74 | Gillette Commercial Pump and Dump Is this the new age of pussyfying men? I thought most of the commercial was laughable. They even included a TYT clip in it...lol. | 120 | 1mo |
| +74 | The GOP's tax plan Dances With Newfoundland House Republicans unveiled their tax plan today, and boy do I hate it. And I'm saying this as a conservative Republican who has never voted for a Democrat. The key components of the plan are as follows: 1. Federal tax bracket will be reduced from seven to four: 39.6%, 35%, 25%,... | 118 | 1y |
| +74 | Uncle Eddie Rides Again Eddie Braverman <p>It was a happy coincidence when Patrick emailed me a couple weeks ago to check in and see what I've been up to, because I've been thinking about you guys a lot lately. It's been a couple years since I was with y'all every day, and at the risk of sounding like a big... | 81 | 2y |
| +74 | To summers hitting the desk Monday... novian18 <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/guide/wso-internship-guide">Being a summer analyst</a></span>/associate in investment banking is a rite of passage that you will never want to do again, but will be happy you completed. As someone who did this... | 21 | 2y |
| +74 | Cocky Intern Chimp scampi Any creative subtle solutions on dealing with a cocky intern who likes to re-iterate everything you say and talk over you? | 57 | 1y |
| +74 | Why they aren't more women in X field xgozax I'm about sick of all the damn women (and virgins) complaining about how there aren't enough women in INSERT_CAREER_FIELD_HERE. This argument is made about minorities as well, which is similarly irritating. I'm writing this article to (brutally) highlight the things that women do... | 102 | 2y |
| +73 | Saving Time Bitches (Investment Banking & Private Equity) pe-b1tch-hehe That's right. It's summer time. Although doing deals and pounding out diligence is sweet, the Hamptons are sweeter. <h3>How can we save time to get out of the office faster?</h3> Putting together a list of best practices and techniques (applicable to junior... | 110 | 1y |
| +73 | Are you experienced? Thoughts on growing older labanker It’s been awhile since I’ve checked in on <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr>. I hope 2016 has treated you all well and you’re now settling in for some well deserved rest and relaxation time over the course of the holidays. It may just be selection bias... | 32 | 1y |
| +73 | I Might Hate Finance, And This Might Be the Turning Point Kassad The signs were all there. I wasn't a great student in college, but it wasn't the content of the work that killed me. It was the little things like attendance, being on time to things, paying attention to the instructor, setting aside time to study, and following the instructions... | 50 | 6mo |
| +73 | Why My Greatest Achievement As A Goldman Sachs VP Was Quitting geoffblades 6 <abbr title="asset management">AM</abbr> meant it was time to check voicemails. 11 PM meant it was time to check voicemails again. Every second in between reserved for hustling, fixing the thousand problems guaranteed to crop up that day. That was my life <span... | 60 | 1y |
| +73 | 2018 Bonus Rumors Winston Wolfe Has anyone been hearing rumors on how bonuses are looking this year? <span class='keyword_link'><a href="https://gv142.isrefer.com/go/wso15/wsoasis/" target="_blank">WSP</a></span>: *"An investment banking analyst should make $155,... | 148 | 2mo |
| +73 | The All-Nighter Experiment: What Worked and What Didn't Alistair-Clark [quote]<p>I need this done for tomorrow morning, but don’t spend too much time on it. <strong>I don’t want you to be here all night.</strong></p> [/quote] That's what my MD said to me before I pulled my first all-nighter. I've had other... | 70 | 3y |
| +73 | Debt for Elite School, or none for non target State School grassmuffin Ok, so I am a current senior in high school and I am in a predicament. I want to go into <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> before getting my <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">mba</abbr> and then <abbr title="asset... | 225 | 1y |
| +73 | My hippie mom doesn't want me to go into IB Bankers Dozen I'm a freshman at what you guys would consider a semi target (uva / mich / notre dame) and am at the point where i'm really trying to figure out the rest of my time in undergrad and what i want to do when i graduate. I'm good at finance, i understand how the <abbr... | 111 | 2y |
| +73 | To All the Hillary Supporters that are allowing themselves to be spoon Fed by Main Stream Media StoicTrader http://www.wsj.com/articles/rigged-was-hillary-clintons-fbi-case-1476831990 Please read. I'm not a huge fan of Trump but IMO he's a better option than Hilary. Shit is so rigged... And Trump isn't like all the other puppets. | 202 | 1y |
| +73 | Riches to Rags Stories Mostly Random Dude Since we are talking about savings and cost of living, I thought it would be interesting to share "hero to zero" stories that you have seen. I'd imagine anyone working in finance has seen at least a few cases of some dude overextending himself financially and blowing up after a... | 103 | 1y |
| +73 | What your liquor of choice says about you itsanumbersgame In a rare moment, I've found myself at a local, wooden, quiet neighborhood bar sitting alone drinking my 3rd Budweiser with a closed out tab. I thought it a pleasant way to break up my week though I hope not to make a habit of it. With not much else to do, and tired of looking at screens... | 87 | 2y |
| +73 | Investment Banks as NFL Teams TrackBack With the <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/investment-banks-as-the-houses-of-westeros-game-of-thrones-got">"Investment Banks as the Houses of Westeros"</a> post being so awesome, I was bored this morning and thought we could the same with NFL teams... | 28 | 1y |
| +73 | Hedge Fund Careers: Getting a Hedge Fund Job Out of Undergrad and Beyond DaveMCR A career in the hedge fund industry is one of the most desirable careers in finance. Money is undoubtedly the greatest attraction to careers with hedge funds, with analysts making $150k and then some. Portfolio managers often make north of seven figures, which is why eventually running a... | 100 | 1y |
| +72 | HEY you OCR little f*cks KREBSCYCLEOMG shit on me all you want because idgaf!!!! all your fate is mine, you little f*ckers i volunteered to do <abbr title="on campus recruiting">ocr</abbr> because i thought it'd be a nice break but F*CK i'd rather be hunched over my desk than be dealing with these... | 107 | 3mo |
| +72 | AMA: Top Quant Firms First Year Comp 250k to 400k quantfin First some background, I am a senior and am heading to a quant shop for full time this summer. This past recruiting cycle I received offers from Two Sigma, Citadel, Old Mission, Hudson River Trading, DE Shaw, Jump, and Five Rings Capital for positions ranging from pure dev to pure quant. I study... | 120 | 1mo |
| +72 | Married Before or During First Year of Analyst Stint JuulAddict Hello, I'm in a predicament. I need to decide whether to propose and marry the girl that I love before starting my first year as a full time <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> Bulge Bracket analyst or to do it during the first year or after the first year. I... | 81 | 1y |
| +72 | Share the Strangest Interview Questions You've Received bell_hk_sig As we go through recruiting season, people are bound to get hit with some of the strangest and most absurd interview questions that they never would have thought to prepare for. For the sake of comedy, please share questions here that you've either given or received. Here's... | 124 | 1y |
| +72 | Kid Doesn't Make it to IB BB; Refuses to Walk at Graduation Cheney Saw this on my Facebook feed a few days ago from an international student with an extreme case of poor me syndrome. Probably the most entitled thing I've ever read. Oh, and for context, this school is a semi-target at best. All references to the school's name have been replaced with... | 73 | 1y |
| +72 | Changing Jobs - Hold ON! Disjoint I have been on this website for more than ten years and thought I would dish out a bit of advice. ####A bit of background: I worked up to director level in trading, before going to get an <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr> and changing industry... | 27 | 2mo |
| +72 | What's your favorite banking phrase or lingo? lapike Today I saw an analyst try to talk to an MD about working capital adjustments, and the MD went "Don't teach your father how to fuck, kid", which is something he usually says when we're showing him stuff he already knows. It always has us cracking up. That got me thinking... | 66 | 9mo |
| +72 | Favorite Substance and Why? DealTeamSix Gents, Off topic and just out of curiosity. Being a first-generation American with strong European roots, I have always found it fascinating which substances people use to get through the week, enjoy the weekend, wake up in the morning, or fall asleep at night. ESPECIALLY here in America.... | 245 | 1y |
| +72 | 2018 Sophomore Summer Analyst Recruiting Megathread Page TheMagicConchShell It's that time of year again, wasting countless hours trying to get into a <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/finance-dictionary/what-is-the-bulge-bracket-BB"><abbr title="bulge bracket ">BB</abbr></a></span> sophomore... | 507 | 1y |
| +71 | Investing Styles of Mario Characters Basketfoot <strong>Mario</strong> - Rational asset allocator, owns a good mix of low-cost index funds and ETFS <strong>Luigi</strong> - Incapable of second level thinking, investment theses are that he "believes in it", writes disingenuous Seeking Alpha articles, has... | 14 | 8mo |
| +71 | In Defense of Political In-Correctness The Uncontortionist <em>You can read my latest article (post election): here: <a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/shut-the-fck-up">"Shut. The F*ck. Up."</a></em> This article could have easily been entitled “In defense of manhood,” or something of that... | 47 | 2y |
| +71 | Best city for overall quality of life? idkwhyimadethisaccount Including weather and job opportunities what do you guys think the best city to live in for banking is? | 207 | 2mo |
| +71 | How would you grade Obama's presidency? MoneyBackedSecurities Any metric scale is fine (A-F, 1-10, 1-100, etc.). His approval ratings are obviously positive at this point, but I am curious to hear some monkeys' thoughts about his administration and its legacy. Just to get the ball rolling, these are a few questions that I think are relevant: What... | 191 | 1y |
| +70 | Learn from My Mistakes BlackHat I've always loved this site because even when I was but a wee little lurker in college I could always come on here and hear about all the little details that finance professionals picked up and wish they had known earlier. The big questions, like which offer to take or whether to... | 120 | 1y |
| +70 | J.P. Morgan 2019 IBD Video Interview ripxxx Hi guys, sophomore at non-target here. I submitted my <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/company/jpmorgan-chase">app for <abbr title="JP Morgan">JP</abbr> Morgan</a></span> <span class='keyword_link'><a... | 534 | 4mo |
| +69 | FAKE NEWS CNN thebrofessor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 186 | 1y |
| +69 | Does Growing Up Poor Make It Harder To Succeed? Wu_Tang Financial Janet Yellen recently provided a federal reserve study, with the ultimate findings being that income inequality creates different opportunities for people. Now this isn't exactly a big discovery, however it seems odd this study was performed. You can read the full article published on CCN... | 77 | 2y |
| +69 | UG Recruiting Part I: How a resume becomes an interview Marcus_Halberstram <em>Mod Note (Andy): #TBT Throwback Thursday - this is the 2011 Finance-forum post of the year (from Jan 28, 2011). Thanks @Marcus_Halberstram" for a great post!</em> Since it is recruiting season, Im posting a multi-part series on how the whole process works to help the... | 134 | 9mo |
| +69 | Best Practices for Junior Bankers - Top 10 Things to Do Sizzling_Biscuit **Being a Star Analyst isn't hard.** If you can excel in the top 10 best practices below, you will excel in banking: 1) Be responsive: Reply back within minutes, never more than half a hour, especially during a live process 2) Good attitude: It's late, we're all tired,... | 32 | 1y |
| +69 | Lets hear your rejection stories financekid02 Most of this forum is about how people successfully broke in and now hate their lives. In reality breaking in isn't as easy it looks. So people people who went to elite semi/target schools (and non targets as well) and got rejected whats your story? | 52 | 11mo |
| +69 | Stay positive Underdogforlife Hello folks, I would like to share my story a little bit for those who felt beaten up by the recruiting season. I was born and raised in a very underdeveloped city in China. I remembered the ranking, the GDP of my province is the second or third lowest in China. Although I went to relatively... | 49 | 2y |
| +69 | Where do you find those "wifey" types that will stick with you forever? jnhadekjs Since most women in clubs are just looking for one night stand/brief flings and <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> girls have superiority/feminist complex. So where do you find those other wife type girls? | 151 | 5mo |
| +68 | PE exec stops dating women that are too hot JTH I started skimming the <abbr title="New York ">NY</abbr> Post irregularly after I heard the Mulaney bit on it ("the New York Post is like talking to someone who heard the news, and now they’re trying to give you the gist"), and I saw an **AMAZING** article today... | 63 | 2y |
| +68 | What are your goals for 2017? Dedline Evening Monkeys, @Eddie Braverman" [recently posted](http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/use-thanksgiving-to-set-2017-goals) how he uses the Thanksgiving weekend to set his goals and provided the community with a few tools for categorizing, qualifying and actualizing annual... | 161 | 2y |
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