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+1,425 On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process 161 1mo
+874 GME / Wallstreet Bets 369 2mo
+785 Anatomy of the 10-K 126 2y
+712 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A 214 3y
+462 HF PM Q&A 200 3y
+457 The Hedge Fund Experience - Good, Bad, Ugly 345 5y
+439 Point72 Interview Nightmare 91 7mo
+374 Q&A: 3rd Year Hedge Fund Analyst 168 5mo
+370 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework 62 2mo
+361 Q&A: HF Analyst @ $5bn+ Fund - Breaking In and Transition to Risk-Taking Role 120 1y
+358 How Do Hedge Fund "Geniuses" Einhorn and Ackman Still Have Any AUM? 124 4y
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 1y
+351 Hedge Fund Careers: Getting a Hedge Fund Job Out of Undergrad and Beyond 101 8mo
+330 Ask Me Anything - Buy Side Systematic Quant 190 1y
+324 It's getting ugly out there - Baly to cut 13 stock teams 150 2y
+320 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories 95 1mo
+314 Ask me anything: 2nd year HF analyst 200 9y
+313 Leaving the buyside 116 2y
+311 Who is the Greatest Investor Ever? 166 5mo
+308 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? 84 1y
+306 Why did you choose HF over PE? 142 1w
+305 What is the secret sauce? Feel like I don't know anything 77 1y
+292 So you want to be a Quant? 49 6mo
+283 Finishing 1st Year as HF Analyst - Ask Anything 145 2y
+276 Point72 SA 2020 New Externship Program 332 2y
+274 Hedge Fund: The Investment Life Cycle 63 4y
+272 Leaving a single manager to start a book at a platform 107 1mo
+271 John Paulson Owes $1 BILLION To The IRS 190 3y
+266 Starting a small hedge fund 262 5y
+263 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 85 7mo
+254 2020 bonuses 265 1y
+245 Hedging Can't Fix This - A Story of Being at a Collapsed Hedge Fund 26 1y
+245 Any space for the "regular" guys? 167 4y
+241 Q&A: HF out of Undergrad, 113 1y
+241 Ask me anything - quant/quantamental Hedge fund manager/Consultant - Everything on liquid hedge fund strategies 193 1y
+240 Credit Hedge Fund opportunities 36 1y
+236 Longevity of Hedge fund career: how long do people last in this industry? 77 1y
+235 Hedge funds with best names? 93 1y
+232 Hedge Fund Guru Answering Inbox Questions Here. Thanks Mr. Pink Money 97 9y
+230 Q&A: HF Analyst 76 1y
+226 Do you have hobbies? 206 6y
+219 Q&A: Credit Analyst at +$5B Distressed Shop 100 6y
+217 From Heartbroken Undergrad to Elite Wall Street Warrior – My Story 74 6y
+212 Q&A: Volatility arbitrage PM 97 4y
+207 Q&A: London L/S + event-driven analyst 65 1y
+207 Q&A: Research Analyst at $1 Billion Hedge Fund 87 1y
+201 Lost job at L/S HF - looking for advice 102 2y
+200 David Einhorn is one of my Favorite People 215 2y
+198 Compensation Structure At Quant VS Fundamental Funds 73 3y
+196 Explain to me like I'm a 12 year old the benefit of a hedge fund 77 4y
+191 Q&A: First year macro hedge fund analyst 59 2mo
+191 Q&A: I'm a hedge fund recruiter. 143 3y
+190 Hedge Fund Economics 93 1mo
+188 The True Value of Liquidity (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 12 3mo
+188 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 7mo
+188 The Mechanics of a Mispricing 35 3y
+184 Future of HF skillset 43 3y
+183 8 figures for late 20s/early 30s HF employees 95 1mo
+183 Q&A: I am a Hedge Fund recruiter 100 1y
+182 2020 HF Shakeout: Who's Up Who's Down 219 2y
+182 Q&A: Former hedge fund junior trader/analyst 112 2y
+181 Ho-Hum to Hedge Fund 86 2y
+180 Q&A: Former Long/Short Research Analyst at Top HF -> VP of Growth Equities at BB 51 3y
+179 Random Thoughts on the HF Industry 47 4y
+178 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 77 6mo
+177 Global macro recruiting - a primer 50 4y
+175 LinkedIn Secrecy - Hedge Funds 68 2y
+174 What's the fuss about HFs and investing? As a 17 year old who read around 15-20 books about economics/finance, even for me investing is really easy. Also ,why do billionaires give their money to HFs?? 66 4mo
+174 Random musings that sound like venting 22 7y
+174 Bridgewater Associates Careers Applications 212 4y
+173 Q&A: Credit Analyst (Multi-Strat Credit Fund) >$5bn Fund 88 2y
+172 MM Analyst Comp 81 1y
+170 Are Hedge Fund Employees Structurally F***ed 46 3y
+169 Path to Value Investing 109 2y
+168 Long TSLA 130 2y
+166 HedgeFund from Undergrad 149 5y
+165 Q&A: ex-McKinsey EM and current L/S hedge fund analyst 68 2y
+165 So who's doing well right now? 97 3y
+164 Calling Quarters (forecasting earnings) 57 2y
+164 Q&A: Non-finance major --> BB IB --> Director at $5B+ Multi-strat HF (in 6 years) 62 4y
+164 L/S Credit HF Analyst - Q&A 75 6y
+163 2022 Bonus / Comp Thread 196 1w
+163 How did you become a PM? 55 2y
+163 Transgender at a Hedge Fund 45 2y
+163 Gray Fox Q&A 72 2y
+162 Melvin shutting down 68 9mo
+162 Tiger Global Hammered... Can Anyone Provide Rumors/Updates on Imploding Hedge Funds? 92 8mo
+161 ''Don't bother joining the hedge fund industry'' 90 6y
+160 Demonization of Hedge Funds to Ramp Up 59 2y
+160 What are people's reaction when you tell them you work in a Hedge Fund? 60 2y
+159 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 98 1mo
+159 2022: Multi-Manager (Citadel, Point72) vs Single Manager HF (Tiger, Coatue) 65 5mo
+158 Opinion: Herbalife vs. Ackman, four years later 173 6y
+157 Q&A: Non-Target School to Portfolio Manager at a Top Hedge Fund – 6 Years Out of Undergrad 33 6mo
+155 The Asymmetric Risk Profile: Preparing for the Hedge Fund Interview 59 1y
+155 Best Path to Hedge Funds ? (S&T or I-Banking) 207 5y
+152 Is the common view of financial risk completely wrong? 84 11mo
+152 If You Could Work At Any Hedge Fund... 121 1y
+151 The future of special situations / distressed? 52 1mo
+150 Underrated Skill in Investing 33 2y
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