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+155 I love you guys. IB 23 6y
+155 Metaperception in Investment Banking IB 20 6y
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+155 Feeling down about post-Big 4 options CF 96 9y
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+155 25 Things I’ve Learned In My 20s OFF 73 9y
+155 Most Prefteejus High School? IB 120 10y
+155 "If You Have Savings In Your 20s, You’re Doing Something Wrong" OFF 60 11y
+155 What's your opinion about HFT - High Frequency Trading? INV 131 11y
+154 Why is Lazard dying IB 67 1mo
+154 2026 Review of UBS Groups IB 59 5mo
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+154 Global MM IB Seeking Experienced M&A Junior Banker IB 26 7mo
+154 When will the panic alarm sound for AI OFF 56 9mo
+154 Non-targets at GS TMT IB 36 1y
+154 West Village is Paradise OFF 24 1y
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? HF 99 1y
+154 RBC Industrials IB 46 1y
+154 To all the shitty VPs PE 29 1y
+154 Diversity on Wall Street (DOWS)??? IB 47 1y
+154 Was told by manager to stop kissing ass RE 55 2y
+154 Am I dumb for leaving NYC? / Dating / friends pool OFF 43 3y
+154 Carlyle would be so cool if it were better and I wish it was PE 21 3y
+154 Why do wall street guys love muscles? Help a girl get a clue. OFF 147 4y
+154 Andrew Yang- Opinions? OFF 76 4y
+154 Old habits die hard IB 41 4y
+154 If You Could Work At Any Hedge Fund... HF 111 4y
+154 Cornell Dyson vs. Dartmouth for Undergrad BSCH 55 4y
+154 Will "Rising EBs" ever become EBs? Do they even want to become EBs? IB 85 4y
+154 What banker careers REALLY look like: The DATA OFF 106 4y
+154 Incoming Freshman - Best Clubs for Investment Banking/PE at UPenn IB 51 5y
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+154 Lunch & Learn -Ins and Outs of Construction RE 20 5y
+154 Best Places to Start in Commercial Real Estate? RE 46 5y
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+154 Student Debt regrets OFF 99 5y
+154 Why choose Sales and Trading over Investment Banking? TR 36 6y
+154 why German culture is far superior to American culture OFF 63 6y
+154 Cities with the Best Cost of Living / Work Life Balance in Finance JOB 151 6y
+154 The Truth About Money OFF 40 6y
+154 United States of Mexico?? OFF 88 6y
+154 Move To The USA To Break In? IB 122 6y
+154 Divorces: Beating the Courts OFF 78 6y
+154 Hot Take: Is ADHD (Among Other Psychiatric "Disorders") a Myth as We Understand It? OFF 22 7y
+154 Your Life Crisis At 25 - I think quite a few members on this site are going through this now OFF 95 7y
+154 What are exit opps really like for MBB Partners? CO 73 7y
+154 What Advice Would You Tell Yourself When You Were in University? OFF 90 9y
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+154 Calling out Goofy @CRE and the rest of Wall Street Oasis. Real Estate is the worst asset class going forward. RE 62 9y
+154 Q&A with Heister, "My Total Worth is North of $50 Million" OFF 191 11y
+154 Romney-Ryan will lose in a landslide OFF 112 14y
+154 Howdy. Special offer! Limited time only ER 85 16y
+153 AI Creating More Work IB 46 3w
+153 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL IB 94 5mo
+153 NYC Job Market Update RE 58 6mo
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+153 UBS Loses 3 Co-head in Short Succession IB 32 1y
+153 UBS IB Fall 2025 Layoff Updates IB 91 1y
+153 Columbia vs. UChicago cannot decide. BSCH 82 1y
+153 BofA Layoffs? IB 129 1y
+153 WSJ is Wrong - You Do Not Need Drugs to Succeed on Wall Street OFF 38 1y
+153 "Died of Natural causes" - Are you kidding me? IB 55 2y
+153 Is my 7am-1am intern schedule normal?? How do ppl do this IB 74 3y
+153 Navigating Social Circles & Finance IB 44 3y
+153 PWP - 65% Return Rate??? IB 114 3y
+153 HOT TAKE: Commercial banking is more crucial than IB IB 61 3y
+153 New Hire Not Getting It RE 45 3y
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