Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 15, 2024

What Is Tax Accounting? Tax accounting refers to the methods and policies used for the preparation of tax returns and other statements needed for tax compliance and therefore, it provides frameworks and guidelines for arriving at a taxable profit. Table of contents What Is Tax Accounting?

Accountant 52

Accountant Profitability Financial Modeling Financial Models 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Recruiting is straightforward and much less competitive / time-sensitive than IB roles; you can get in coming from a solid-but-not-top-tier university with decent grades and good accounting knowledge. You need to know about accounting and the financial statements in all these roles, but that’s the main similarity.

Corporate Finance 105

Corporate Finance Finance Finance Corporation 105

OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

If you can really nail valuation questions but struggle with regulatory questions, make sure you can get all the valuation questions right to maximize your points there. What many young professionals don’t take into account are the SIE or Series exams that you are required to take to become certified as an investment banker.

Investment Banking 130

Investment Banking Bank Banking Middle Market 130

OfficeHours

MAY 24, 2023

If you would like a leg up in the recruiting process, consider pursuing courses that focus on finance, accounting, statistics, mathematics, engineering, and economics. Maybe even more important than your major is your GPA. Investment banking hiring managers are looking for students who have high GPAs for what they signal about the candidate.

Investment 147

Investment Investment Banking Finance Finance 147

OfficeHours

JULY 11, 2023

What many young professionals don’t take into account are the SIE or Series exams that you are required to take to become certified as an investment banker. Note that these tests are different from other ones you may have heard about like the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams, which are offered by the CFA Institute.

Investment Banking 100

Investment Banking CFA Bank Banking 100

FineMark

JANUARY 20, 2023

The phenomenon is likely to play out over several years with various ramifications, including valuations. As shown in Figure 3, below, from 1950 through 1989 (a period that was also less globalized and national interest and security were more heavily considered), equity valuations were expectedly lower.

Economics 52

Economics Portfolio Equities Investors 52

FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the risk of a recession still looming, we remain defensive when considering market valuations and our outlook for a deteriorating macro view. Our decision to reduce large cap equity exposure in April looks smarter today than it did last quarter. Clearly, the rise in rates has been painful for fixed income investors.

S&P 52

S&P Investment Portfolio Corporation 52