Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I’ve now been writing about finance careers for almost 20 years, and the topic of the CFA for investment banking never seems to die. I first criticized the CFA in a 2009 article , which generated a lot of angry comments. But earlier in 2023, the CFA Institute announced the biggest changes to the program since it started.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Better transition roles for moving into IB/PE/related fields are corporate banking , Big 4 TS/TAS/valuation , credit analysis , or even commercial real estate or management consulting. For more on the day-to-day tasks, please see the articles on the Corporate Finance Analyst , the FP&A Manager , and the FP&A Director.

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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. 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.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

A Day in the Life of a Single-Manager Hedge Fund Analyst At most single-manager hedge funds, an average day is like the one described in the Hedge Fund Analyst article : Market research on specific companies and assets. Expect 3-statement modeling or valuation tests, stock pitches , and combined exercises where you do both (e.g.,

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 15, 2024

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FineMark

JANUARY 17, 2024

FIGURE 3 Source: Strategas Securities LLC Another key factor in future equity market performance is valuation. A common method for expressing the value of equities is the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio, a stock valuation metric that compares a company’s share price to its earnings per share. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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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.

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