Practically everyone is initially drawn to a finance career because of the money, which seems to be all that college students care about nowadays. Most are broke, have a bunch of student loans and do not know exactly what they want to do in life. So the safest and riskless solution is to find the […]
How to Invest Your Money: Understand When to Take More or Less Risks
Congratulations! You found a career path that brings about the number one rich person problem – where the hell do you invest all the cash you make from your high-end salary and bonuses? This is one of the biggest problems that fortunate guys have in their 20s or 30s nowadays. First off, before I begin… […]
Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew in My 20s
After thinking about my life over the past number of years, there are a ton of things I wish I knew earlier that would have put me well ahead of others in terms of my career and personal development. You learn a lot through your own experience, but why struggle in your 20s when you […]
Experiencing Signs of Job Burnout? Learn Why it Happens and How to Overcome it
I am going to cover a topic that I thought would never be useful me. After completing my investment banking analyst program, I never thought I would ever experience signs of burnout. I spent three years working 60 to 120-hour weeks, going on only one to two weeks of vacation a year and having absolutely […]
Is an MBA Worth it or a Complete Waste of Time and Money?
As a finance guy in my late 20s, I have seen a ton of my friends contemplate going to business school. While I have heard many different reasons on why my friends feel the need to get an MBA, I still never fully understand why they ultimately decide to go. What confuses me even more […]
10 Steps to Being a Top Bucket Ranked Banking Analyst
Congratulations, you broke into banking and only have to stick it out for two grueling years before moving to the buyside. All the hard work is done and your banking years are just a quick stepping stone to the buyside. In reality, your first two years out of college are the most important when it […]
Exit Opportunities at Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity
You may be wondering why anyone would ever consider leaving the buyside after putting in all that hard work to break in. While it may not make sense to you now, there are a ton of people I know who ended up being disappointed after transitioning to the buyside. Many finance professionals (myself included) aimlessly […]
The Step-by-Step Guide to Landing a Hedge Fund Job
Getting a job as an investment banking analyst is so much easier than transitioning to a hedge fund. Most banks really only care if you are smart, hardworking and easy-going. Since most view it as a two years and out program, banks can afford to make a few hiring mistakes along the way. Hedge funds […]
The Best Investing Books for Banking Analysts and Finance Grads
What if I told you that you can learn to do anything in life and transition to any career path you want just by reading a few books? Most would not believe that it is that easy, but reading books is the best possible way to quickly learn about any industry. The list below is […]
Life on the Buyside at a Multi-Manager Hedge Fund
Imagine this… You land a lucrative job at an investment bank, work your tail off for two or three years and count the days until you finally get to start your buyside gig. Your last day finally comes, you go on vacation for a few weeks and then you finally start that amazing role you […]