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Long/Short Equity: Full Guide to the Most Accessible Hedge Fund Strategy

What do a burned-out investment banker, an avid member of r/WallStreetBets, a retired couple in Florida, and Bill Ackman all have in common? They all…

Investment Banking Information Sessions: A Way to Stand Out as a Human in a Virtual World, or a Complete Waste of Time?

Some people like to complain about networking in general, but if there’s a specific part of networking that almost everyone likes to complain about, it’s…

The Venture Capital Partner: The King of Tech and Finance?

Ask tech and healthcare bankers and many entrepreneurs what they really want, and they’ll often cite venture capital as their long-term goal. Or, more specifically,…

The Off-Cycle Investment Banking Internship: The Best Side Door into the Industry?

As investment banking recruitment has moved up earlier – especially in the U.S. – many students “miss” the process or start too late to have…

Public Finance Investment Banking: Pathway to Politics, or Bottom-Tier Bonus Bullpen?

One of the more controversial industry groups is public finance investment banking. The controversy starts with the name: Is public finance “really” investment banking? Can…

Private Equity Mega-Funds: The Best of the Best?

Ask the average student or professional in the finance industry about their long-term career goal, and they’ll usually say, “private equity mega-funds.” Of course, they…

The Financial Sponsors Group: Masters of the Financial Universe, or Exit Opportunity Mirage?

If you want to work in a team that almost no one agrees on, the Financial Sponsors Group (FSG) in investment banking is the perfect…

Investment Banking Fitness: How to Stay in Shape While Working 105 Hours per Week

If you’ve been reading this site for a long time, you probably thought that I’d never return to the topic of investment banking fitness. After…

2021 End-of-Year Reader Q&A: Job Offer Decisions, Bank Rankings, Career Transitions, and Disappearing Content

I entered this year with a simple assumption: “No matter what happens, 2021 cannot possibly be worse than 2020.” But that assumption was shattered within…

Book Review: “The Way of the Wall Street Warrior”

Many years ago, a friend who had been a trader at Morgan Stanley approached me with an idea: he wanted to write a book about…

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