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How to Defy the Odds and Create Your Own Investment Banking Job

If you’re interested in finance, you probably have a Type A personality: You’re highly competitive; You care a lot about achievement and money; You love…

From Big 4 Accounting to Private Equity at a Canadian Pension Fund: A One-Way Ticket to Earning More and Becoming a Deal-Maker?

A few of the previous interviews/articles I've done on Canada have attracted… a bit of controversy. By “a bit,” I mean, of course, “lots of…

The Corporate Finance Career Path: From Analyst Monkey to CFO

What better way to understand a typical corporate finance career path than to hear from a professional who has been there and done that? Nicolas…

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage: Make Millions Without Suffering Through Investment Banking First?

So, let me take a wild stab at your future career goals here: You want to make a lot of money… And ideally own a…

Leveraged Aircraft Leasing: The Best Way to Break Into Finance as an Engineer?

I have a confession to make: years ago when we first started doing interviews on this site, I never once thought about asking for a…

Investment Banking from Russia: With Love?

When I was traveling in Europe a few years ago, everyone thought I was either French or Russian. And, of course, I knew neither language…

Got Crystal Meth? The Breaking Bad Guide to Success in the World of Finance

If you want to break in and move up the ladder in finance, two of the most important skills will be killing people and selling crystal meth. Dissolving…

Busting the Front Office Analyst Myth: Three Unexpected Truths You Need to Move from Admin to Analyst

All finance-minded students and professionals are bred to eat, sleep, and think that the “front office” is the only place to be for their first…

Private Equity in Latin America: How to Break in as a Foreigner without Speaking a Word of Spanish

Ah, to start from scratch. Just move to an exotic country, start a new life, and launch your new career… simple, right? But then you…

How to Advise on a Mega M&A Deal in Latin America and Survive in One Piece: A Story from the Inside

You might say that working on deals in emerging markets is a little bit… different. Not only do you value and analyze companies differently, but…

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