WSO Podcast | E125: CRE Private Equity Associate Chasing Growth
AboutIn this episode, Cole shares his winding path in real estate private equity. From landing an analyst position in Agricultural PE right out of Duke to pivoting to a CRE acquisitions and...
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MARKETS 2020: President Trump floated the idea of delaying the election, citing his unsubstantiated notion that increased mail-in voting will lead to fraud. Both Republicans and...
View ArticleQ&A: Vice President - European BB Investment Banking (Industrials)
Open to questions of any nature related to Investment Banking / Advisory fields as well as general finance industry. Background: BS in Mathematics (Russia) MA in Economics...
View ArticleHow are your investment portfolios doing?
I'm all for long term investing, and I see the effects of COVID and the current state of the US economy as a bump on the road. However, how much of an hit have your portfolios...
View ArticleMonkey to Millions | Andrew (Session 9) - Remote IB Internship / Internship...
AboutIn this session, Andrew and I catch up since it's been almost 7 weeks since our last session. Since last time he finished up his junior year, moved in with his girlfriend and has started his...
View ArticleQ&A: Recently Left Role as Sr. Associate in LMM PE Due to Burnout
I was promoted to Sr. Associate at LMM PE fund that I worked at in December 2019 and then quit in March of 2020 without having another role lined up. I did a Q&A right...
View ArticleIs ARGUS a must have in REPE?
Title says it all. Is it an automatic ding for REPE firms specifically if you cant do ARGUS? I hope people from REPE can answer this especially for an acquisitions role
View ArticleAny triathletes here?
Any triathletes on this site? I have done a 70.3 but am looking to do a full in the near future (maybe Florida or Eagleman). How did you guys budget your time with crazy work...
View ArticleHow on Earth to put together company profile for a private company?
Need to produce a company profile for an obscure company, for which there is next to no info. Only one page. What sort of things can I include here? Struggling.
View ArticleQ&A: 2nd Year technology Coverage Analyst at SF BB
Ask me anything! I did one of these about 6 months ago but with how much the world has changed to date I figured I would post another. Since my last date I have completed a...
View ArticleWSO Podcast | E119: Fund Manager Says No to Goldman Right Out of School
AboutIn this episode, Yuri shares his winding path starting out graduating from his master's program in London right at the start of the global financial crisis and turning down an offer to start at...
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MARKETS Housing: Picture a limbo stick that's barely an inch off the floor--that's mortgage rates right now. The average rate on the 30-year home loan crossed a key threshold to 2...
View ArticleLateral Internally From S&T FT to IBD FT (BB): Tips, Story, and Advice
Don't see a lot of information on the internal lateral process from S&T to IBD , so I will share my recent experience. Heads up, it's very hard IMO, would really network...
View ArticleBest Decade of Music
1980's are my favorite. I mean MJ, Prince, Van Halen, Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Whitney Houston, Men Without Hats, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Rick James, Madonna. The list...
View ArticleDoes consulting help you become a better entrepreneur?
If so, what skills does it provide that help you become better in entrepreneurship, that IB for example doesnt?
View ArticleDid everyone with top offers get lucky with timing?
I've seen a ton of posts along the lines of "should I take this CS / Citi / Barclays exploding offer or wait for my other processes with GS /MS/ Evercore but risk getting none...
View Article2nd Year Analyst Turned MD?
A second year analyst left our MM bank and started a LMM M&A boutique. Somehow he's managed to actually get deals done. He was pretty sharp, but I didn't realize this was...
View ArticleGet Free Access to the New WSO Real Estate Modeling Course ($497 value)
Fellow primates, we are super excited that we are only a few weeks away from releasing the first case/modeling test into our new RE Modeling Course. Some of you may have...
View ArticleFuture of Non-Target Recruiting
There's been many discussions about decreased headcount either from COVID-19 or other factors. Will non-target students be recruited less to accommodate decreased headcount? If...
View ArticleHave you heard of anyone landing an offer without prior networking?
I know of only 2 people who have done this. Both women and both super targets (not discrediting women, these girls are as qualified as any, but odds are in their favor)....
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