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Investment Banking Informational Interview

The Investment Banking Informational Interview: The Full Guide

If you put together a "top 10" list of events that cause panic, confusion, and last-minute questions, the investment banking informational interview might be near…
Hedge Fund Strategies

Hedge Fund Strategies: What’s the Fastest Path to $1 Billion?

When it comes to hedge fund strategies, most articles focus on explaining what each strategy means and how the trading styles differ. That’s fine, but…

The Great SPAC Scam: Why SPACs Are a Great Deal for Celebrity Sponsors, But Not Companies or Normal Investors

If I asked you what Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Cohn, Bill Ackman, Paul Ryan, Colin Kaepernick, A-Rod, Ciara, and Chamath all had in common, you might…
Management Consulting vs Investment Banking

Management Consulting vs Investment Banking: The Eternal Battle

I’m going to start this article with a confession: I don’t particularly care about the management consulting vs investment banking debate. I’m so far removed…
GameStop Short Squeeze

The GameStop Short Squeeze: Why Almost Everyone is Wrong About It

I rarely write about current events on this site, but in the past year, I’ve already broken that rule multiple times due to the (government-imposed)…

Merchant Banking: The Most Overlooked Group in Finance?

Ask the average undergrad or MBA student at a top school where they want to work, and frequent answers will be “investment banking” and “private…

Investment Banking in Europe and Asia: London vs. Frankfurt vs. Hong Kong

We’ve covered investment banking recruitment in different regions in previous articles, but there’s one problem with that topic: things change over time. For example, I…
Quant Funds

The Full Guide to Quant Funds: Careers, Salaries, Recruiting, Exits, and More

If you go by online commentary, quant funds, also known as “quantitative hedge funds" or "quant hedge funds," have taken over the world. Rather than…

The IPO Process – and Why Companies Are Increasingly Bypassing It

A few decades ago, the initial public offering, or IPO, was seen as the end goal for startups and high-growth private companies. Before a company…
Direct Lending

The Full Guide to Direct Lending: Industry, Companies & Careers

Hardly anything in the modern finance industry is truly “new,” but direct lending might come closest. Private debt markets have always existed, but direct lending…
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