Season 1
Episodes
43. Hedge Fund Investing 101: Point / Counterpoint
Send us a textThe news --- and the finmeme space --- has been abuzz with headlines talking about hedge fund returns (or lack thereof) in 2023. In a year when the S&P500 was up nearly 25%, the NASDAQ up nearly...
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42. Networking 101
Send us a text Whether you are looking to break into your first job, trying to move up through the ranks or pivot within your current firm, or you are looking to transition from one career to a completely new field,...
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41. Caesars Part III: Interview with Sujeet Indap, Author of Caesars Palace Coup
Send us a text Wrapping up our 3-part Caesars Palace Coup series by interviewing one of the authors, Financial Times writer Sujeet Indap. Sujeet explains securitization, subordination, and distressed debt investing...
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40. Distressed Debt and Restructuring 101: Caesars Palace Coup (Part II)
Send us a textIn Part II of this three-part case study of Sujeet Indap and Max Frumes' book Caesars Palace Coup, we pick up in 2008 after Apollo and TPG's $30bn Leveraged Buyout of Caesars closed. With the economy...
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39. LBO Deep Dive: Caesars Palace Coup, Part I
Send us a textPrivate equity is one of the most coveted job opportunities on the buyside in the current market environment. In this episode, we do a deep dive into a Leveraged Buyout (“LBO”) using one of the largest,...
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38. Predicting the "Future" (Fed Funds Futures 101)
Send us a textInterest rates drive everything in the markets, and expectations of rate cuts or hikes by the Fed can move the markets and make or break fortunes. But how do we know what 'the market' expects? In...
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37. Private Equity and Hedge Fund Recruiting Feat. GoBuyside (Part 2)
Send us a textPart II of our conversation with Cameron Boland and Kate Kourlis from executive recruiting firm GoBuyside. Our focus shifts to off-cycle recruiting for private equity firms and hedge funds. We discuss...
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36. Wall Street Holiday Party Horror Stories
Send us a textHappy holidays from The Wall Street Skinny! We are giving your brain a bit of a break this week. We share some fun stories of holiday parties gone terribly awry, rules for navigating vacation and time...
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35. The WeWork Story: Failed IPOs, SPACs and Bankruptcy
Send us a textIn today's episode we use WeWork as a case study to break down SPACs, for a deeper dive into the IPO process, the bankruptcy and we explore how the world's most sophisticated venture capital and private...
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34. Trading, Jane Street and SBF: Michael Lewis’s “Going Infinite”
Send us a textA job in Private Equity isn't the highest paying or even the hardest to get... it's actually a job at high frequency trading firms like Jane Street, highly secretive Wall Street firms you've never heard...
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33. The Ozempic Trade: "Health" and Body Image on Wall Street Feat. Lindsey Lusson
Send us a textOzempic and similar drugs are dominating the conversation about culture, health, and financial markets right now. But what does it mean for Wall Street --- not just for investors, but also in terms of...
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32. Private Equity Recruiting 101 Feat. GoBuyside (Part 1)
Send us a textWant to get an elite job on the buy side? A recruiter --- otherwise known as a headhunter --- plays a significant role in the recruiting process for private equity recruiting. In today's episode, we...
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