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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…

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…

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…

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…

From Finance to Tech: How to Start a Company, Sell It, and Start an Even Better Company

If you’re bored or unsatisfied with your finance or consulting job, should you quit and join a tech startup instead? We’ve received many questions asking…

The Venture Capital Associate: Tech + Finance = Overpowered Professional?

While everyone is obsessed with exit opportunities into hedge funds and private equity, the Venture Capital Associate path often gets overlooked. One reason is the…

How to Become a Startup CFO, and What to Expect on the Job

What do you do as a startup CFO? You can Google this question and find dozens of articles, each one presenting a different idea of…

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