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How to Get into Private Equity from a Bulge Bracket Bank and Conquer the Crazy Recruiting Process

Just how crazy is the private equity recruiting process? If you’re at a bulge bracket or elite boutique in New York, and you want to…

Top Investment Banks: Rankings of Banks by Tier and Category

When it comes to the top investment banks, I’m a huge fan of ranking everything imaginable. From schools to restaurants to investment banks, what’s the point of…

The Distressed Debt Desk: The Best Way to Combine Sales & Trading and Investment Banking?

Sometimes, you just can’t decide. The public markets… or deal analysis? One solution is to join the capital markets team, but another is to join…

Private Company Valuation, Part 2: Could You Be in the Meth Business and the Empire Business?

If you start a business selling crystal meth from your RV, could it resemble a Fortune 500 company? Last time around, I used Walter and…

Investment Banking Exit Opportunities: The Myth of the Buy-Side Job

What’s the easiest way to distinguish an American investment banker from a European one? You might point to one of the following: The European banker…

Venture Lending Jobs: Tech Startups Elope with Leveraged Finance Bankers?

Do you benefit from being a contrarian? If you’re Peter Thiel, the answer might be “yes,” but it’s less clear for the rest of us.…

Why Did a Bank Just Rescind Your Job Offer, and What Can You Do About It?

It’s four days before you start your new full-time gig, and you just received a short email from HR: “After further consideration, we have decided not…

Private Company Valuation, Part 1: Are You in the Meth Business or the Money Business?

Jesse Pinkman had finally confronted him. Why had Walter White become a kingpin drug dealer? Was it for his family or his ego? Or just…

What is the S&P 500, and Why Does It Matter to Traders at Banks?

This article was guest-written by SilverSurfer, a former prop desk derivatives trader on Wall Street and founder of LifeStyleTrading101.com, a site that teaches you how to…

How Does Money Change Your Life?

"Is it all worth it?" It was one of the first emails I received after starting this site. Someone had written a long message asking…

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