The Wall Street Skinny

The Wall Street Skinny

Hosted by: Kristen and Jen

This podcast is a smart and entertaining peek into the world of investment banking, sales & trading, private equity, hedge funds and more. Hosted by two lifelong friends with a passion for teaching, and over two...

Episodes

55. Women on Wall Street: Is There a Problem with Female Managers?

Season #1 Episode #55

Send us a textThe Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled "Women Aren't Getting the Big Jobs at Goldman Sachs, and They're Heading for the Exits" (linked below).  That same day, we were asked by our...
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54. Global Macro Trading 101: Portfolio Management at the World's Top Hedge Funds with Wall Street's First Blind Trader

Season #1 Episode #54

Send us a textEver wondered what global macro trading looks like at the world's most elite hedge funds like Citadel, Balyasny, and Bluecrest?  You might imagine you'd need a tremendous grasp of the markets, an ability...
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53. Intro to Crypto (Part II)

Season #1 Episode #53

Send us a textToday is part II of our "intro to crypto" series.  We're back with Chris Newhouse to discuss breaking into careers in the digital currency space, the evolution of both layer I and layer II technologies...
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52. Intro to Crypto (Part I): What's going on in the Crypto Markets?

Season #1 Episode #52

Send us a textBitcoin is at an all-time high. New digital currency ETFs are coming to the market, broadening access to and increasing the legitimacy of an asset class that very few people truly understand. So we...
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51. Private Wealth Management "PWM" 101 (for the Ultra Rich) Feat. Tony Abbiati

Season #1 Episode #51

Send us a textManaging the wealth of the world's richest clientele is an exciting, prestigious, high stakes business.  We sat down with Tony Abbiati, CEO of SCS Financial, an ultra high net worth private wealth...
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50. The Finance of HBO's Succession Season 2

Season #1 Episode #50

Send us a textBack by popular demand!!  We continue a listener favorite: the finance of "Succession", the hit HBO series. We explore the hot topics of private equity, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions,...
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49. Project Finance 101 & Infrastructure Investing Basics

Season #1 Episode #49

Send us a textWhat is Project Finance?  In this episode, we are joined again by Rahul Culas, Julie Kim, and David Albert to get into the basics of this sector of Investment Banking.  We explain what project finance is...
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48. Healthcare Private Equity Investing

Season #1 Episode #48

Send us a textToday as a followup to last week's episode where we sat down with two doctors, we are chatting with two investors in the Healthcare Private Equity space, not only talking about that segment of the...
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47. Doctors vs. Bankers

Season #1 Episode #47

Send us a textMany ambitious young people (Kristen included) consider pursuing a number of prestigious careers outside the financial services industry, and medicine often tops the list.  Today we are joined by two...
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46. Wall Street Compensation 101: How to Get PAID

Season #1 Episode #46

Send us a textLet's talk about MONEY.  Maybe you're hoping to land a high paying job on Wall Street . Maybe you're hoping to maximize your earnings potential in your current job.  Or maybe you know people who work on...
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45. Private Equity 101: Lower Middle Market PE Deep Dive, Feat AJ Tracey

Season #1 Episode #45

Send us a textToday we take a deep dive into Private Equity  --- specifically, Lower Middle Market PE.  We sit down with experienced investor A.J. Tracey and discuss topics ranging from "what is the traditional path...
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44. Search Funds 101: The Best Kept Secret in Private Equity

Season #1 Episode #44

Send us a textEver heard of a Private Equity "search fund" aka entrepreneurship through acquisition?  Well, we hadn't either... until this episode!  Search funds are a relatively little-known but incredibly exciting...
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