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Got Resolutions? (That You Can Actually Keep?)

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time of year where New Year’s Eve indiscretions are now just obscure memories for reflection, as hopeful…

Emerging Power or Emerging Bubble? What You Do in the Latin America Coverage Group at an Investment Bank

Investors like growth. And now that they aren’t getting it in developed economies, whether they’re looking at industrials, consumer retail, or other sectors, they’re turning…

To Leave, or Not to Leave: Is That the Question?

Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the countless work hours for models and bottles, Or to take back weekends against an office of…

Industry Groups vs. Product Groups: Got Exit Opps?

“Yo, M&A is the best, right?” “Why would you ever take an industry group over M&A or Leveraged Finance? Don’t you want to buy entire…

Why Private Equity?

So you've made it through your first few months in banking alive. Your waist is bigger from all those tiramisu desserts, but luckily your bank…

Investment Banking: Pakistan Edition

OK, I’ll admit it upfront: while this site has featured lots of interviews from readers in "hot" emerging markets such as China and India, I…

Traders and Brokers: Bud Fox vs. Gordon Gekko?

Assuming you've seen Wall Street (the awesome, original one, not the watered-down sequel) - it is a requirement to work in finance, after all - you…

The Don Draper Guide to Investment Banking

A few years ago some banker friends and I were thinking about creating a TV show. Entourage meets The Office: all the glamor of movie…

From Middle-Office Operations to Front-Office Sales & Trading: How One Reader Made the Leap and How You Can Do It Too

It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of the back office. Much of the work is mundane, and it doesn’t give you many options:…

It’s Not Rocket Science: Why You Should Stop Learning Partial Differential Equations If You Want to Break Into Investment Banking

"Hi, I was wondering which class I should take to break into investment banking: Advanced Partial Differential Equations or Quantum Field Theory. Do you think…

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