The Wall Street Skinny
By Kristen and Jen
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Episodes: 156
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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 decades of experience on Wall Street. Discover the basics, ranging from “what is investment banking?” to “what moves markets?". Learn about different roles and exit opportunities, and get tips on how to land the job. Our mission is to make the world of Wall Street accessible to everyone, while keeping things relatable and fun.Whether your goal is to work on Wall Street, or if you have NO idea what any of those things are and just want to learn some basics, this podcast is for you.
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156. FX 101, Operation Twist and Yale’s Selling Their ENTIRE $6bn PE Portfolio
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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155. The Fed Isn’t Coming to Save Us Plus Endowment Talk and Big Tech Breakups
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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154. Bond Market Chaos: Unpacking the Basis Trade Blowup Theory. Cause...or Convenient Excuse?
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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153. Steve Eisman, the Real-Life "Big Short" Investor, on Tariff Panic and Lessons From the 2008 Crisis
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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152. It Wasn’t Equity Turmoil That Spooked Trump — It Was the Bond Market. A Deep Dive into WHY
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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151. Tariffs 101: Why the Markets and U.S. Dollar Are Tanking
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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150. Real Estate, Sports Investing, and Venture Capital Feat. David Adelman
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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149. Private Wealth Management 102: RIAs vs. PWM in House at a Big Bank ("Wirehouse") feat. Susan Moffat
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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148. "Bitcoin and Birkins": The Ethics of Crypto and the Evolution of Female Investors in the Middle East, feat. Mona Hamdy
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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147. Points & Travel Guide for Wall Street Professionals feat. The Points Guy's
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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146. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition 101 feat. Jesse Safir
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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145. Industry S2E6 | "Short to the Point of Pain": GameStop, Short Squeezes, Fundamentals and More
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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144. Pete Muller, Founder of PDT Partners on Building One of the Top Performing Quantitative Hedge Funds
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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143. Industry S2E5 | "Kitchen Season" MD Promotion Process, On Campus Recruiting, M&A & More!
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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142. Bridgewater Co-CIO Karen Karniol-Tambour on on The Future of Investing, AI, and Beating the Market
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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141. Industry S2E4 | “There Are Some Women”: Forming an Investment Thesis, Comp, Power Plays & More
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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140. Sports Investing 101 with Eli Manning and David Adelman
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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139. Industry S2E3 | "The Fool" Block Trades, Proxy Votes, Private Placement & More
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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138. What You Don't Know About Marriage Could Cost You (and when NOT to move to Texas!) Feat. Celebrity Divorce Attorney Kristina Royce
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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137. Industry S2E2 | "Giant Squid" Block Trades, IPOs vs. Other Equity Offerings, Perception of PWM & More!
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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136. The Skinny On...AAPL Downside, $Trump Coin, and Credit Portfolio Trading
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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135. Industry S2E1 | “Daddy”: Block Trades, CDS, Work From Home and Office Politics
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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134. Succeeding as an Equity Long/Short Portfolio Manager Feat. Avery Sheffield, Co-Founder & CIO of VantageRock
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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133. The Skinny on...TikTok Sale-or-Ban, CA Fires & Insurance, & the Biz of Big Banks
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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132. Industry S1E8 | "RIF Day": Buy the Dip, Short the VIX, F**K Bitcoin
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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131. Drugs & Alcohol on Wall Street + the Business of Beverages w / Carl Radke from Bravo's Summer House!
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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130. The Skinny On...Getty/Shutterstock, Bond Selloff, the GSEs, & 5 Day Workweek
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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129. Industry S1E7 | "Pre Crisis Activity": Sales Credits, Claw Backs, the GFC and More!
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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128. The Best Kept Secret About Career Success with Valentina Savelyeva
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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127. The Skinny On...H1B Visa Debate, Nordstrom Take-Private, Barclays Layoffs, & Our Favorite Things
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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126. What's Next for the Markets in 2025? feat. Marta Norton
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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125. Angel Investing: Why a Great Business Isn't Always a Great Investment
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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124. The Skinny On...Fartcoin (This is WILD...) and The Fed's Hawkish Cut
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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123. Industry S1E6 | "Nutcracker" Wall Street Holiday Parties, Year End Bonuses and More!
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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122. Options Trading 101 with Enis Tanner
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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121. The Skinny On...Mondelez's Failed Bid for Hershey, Kroger's Failed Bid for Albertsons, & Hawk Meme Coin
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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120. Industry S1E5 | "Learned Behaviour" Brexit Currency Implications, Bonuses, Mentorship & More!
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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119. Top Tips for Success from Blackhawk Pilot Turned Investment Banker
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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118. The Skinny On...MicroStrategy's Insane Convert Financing to Buy Bitcoin & Citi Block Trade Fail
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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117. Industry S1E4 | "Sesh" Non Farm Payrolls Basics, FX Trades, Wrong Way Trades, and More!
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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116. What is Private Credit? | Direct Lending Explained
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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115. Industry S1E3 | "Notting Hill" CDS, Correlation Trades, Mentorship and more!
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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114. What to Wear When You Work on Wall Street Feat. Commando Founder and CEO, Kerry O'Brien
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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112. TWSS *LIVE* from the CAIS Summit with Michele Trogni, CEO of Zinnia
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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111. The Future of Crypto, feat. Galaxy Co-Founder Steve Kurz
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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110. The Skinny On The Post Election Trade
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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109. ETFs 101 with Brian Weinstein, Head of Global Markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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108. SPECIAL EDITION: US Election w/Mo News
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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107. The Skinny On TWSS Update, Biodiversity, and Responsible Investing
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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106. Microfinance 101 with Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women's World Banking
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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105. Private Equity 102: Value Creation at a Megafund Feat Florence Evina-Ze of Bain Capital
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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104. The Skinny on...Oil Prices & Hurricanes
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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103. Credit Trading 101
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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102. The Skinny On...Apollo's Quest to Double AUM, Sharpe Ratios, and the CAIS Summit!
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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101. Industry S1E2 | "Quiet and Nice"
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Introducing "The Industry" | Unofficial Companion Podcast for HBO Max's "Industry"
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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100. The Fed, Interest Rate Sales, and Asset Management
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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99. Financial Modeling & Excel 101 x Macabacus!
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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98. INDUSTRY S1E1
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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97. Love, Money, and Tech Feat. Libby Leffler, Founder of First
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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96. Trading Equities and Options 101, Feat. Dan Nathan of CNBC’s Fast Money
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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95. Private Equity Deals with Ted Seides, Host of Capital Allocators
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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94. Why Companies Use Cash vs. Stock in M&A
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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93. How to Rock Your Resume in 8 Simple Steps
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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92. Mars Deal & Google Monopoly
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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91. How to Network Like a Pro, feat. Jen Prosek, Founder and Managing Partner of Prosek Partners
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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90. The Skinny On Panic (!) in the Markets, Ackman's Canceled IPO, and Ballerina Farm
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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89. The Real Life “Billions": Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Legends feat. Kat Sosnick
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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88. Equity Long / Short Hedge Funds 101 Feat David Semenza, Co-Founder of Islander Capital Partners
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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87. The Skinny On...Will Private Equity Take Down the Global Economy & More
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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86. Private Credit 101: Asset-Based Lending Feat. Keri Findley, Founder and CEO of Tacora Capital
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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85. The Skinny on Citadel White Label Sales & Trading
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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84. How to Rob a Bank: Inside Financial Fraud Red Teams
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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83. The Skinny on the Paramount Deal Structure and Congressional Trading
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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82. The Finance of HBO's "Succession" Season 3 Part 2!!
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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81. Why Banks Are Hiring More English Majors
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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80. The Finance of HBO's "Succession" Season 3 Part 1
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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79. What’s the Max Age to Break into Wall Street and Tech | TWSS x IGLE
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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78. What It Takes to Become the Most Powerful Woman on Wall Street Feat. Zoe Cruz, Founder and CEO of Menai Financial Group.
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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77. Private Equity Secondaries 101 Feat Justin Resnick of Evercore
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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76. The Skinny on the Paramount Deal Drama, Inflation Data, and Turning 40!
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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75. Bankers vs. Lawyers
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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74. The Skinny on ECB Cutting Rates, GameStop Continued and Being “Too Thin”
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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73. What It Takes to Be a Credit Investor Feat. Ty Wallach, CIO of Credit at Atlas Merchant Capital
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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72. The Skinny On T+1 Settlement Change, Citi's Fat Finger Trade, Hedge Fund Fund Raising, and Private Credit
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May 30, 2024 |
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71. From Wall Street to the White House and Back Feat. Anthony Scaramucci
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May 25, 2024 |
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70. The Skinny On NVDA's Stock Split, SALT iConnections Recap, and Gold Decoupling
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May 23, 2024 |
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69. How Hedge Funds Raise Money Feat. Ron Biscardi, CEO of iConnections
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May 18, 2024 |
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68. The Skinny On AI and the GPT-4o Update, Meme Stocks Return, and Golf & Finance
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May 17, 2024 |
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67. Finance, Philosophy, and the Yen Carry Trade feat. John Normand
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May 11, 2024 |
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66. The Skinny on "FTX Found the Money"...plus Boston vs NYC, Middle School, and Phobias
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May 10, 2024 |
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65. Personal Finance 101: How to Become Wealthy feat. Katy Song
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May 04, 2024 |
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64. The Skinny on Bank Balance Sheets and the Paramount Deal
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May 02, 2024 |
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63. Credit Strategy 101 feat. Dominique Toublan
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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62. The Skinny on Kim Kardashian's PE Firm, "Risk Off”, & TikTok Ban
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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61. Private Equity Associate Tell-All: How to Start Your Career in PE
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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60. The Skinny on Jane Street Raising Debt & RIFs
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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59. Real Estate Investment Banking 101
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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58. The Skinny on CPI & Earnings
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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57. What You Must Know About Commodities (And More!) Feat. CNBC's Guy Adami
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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56. The Skinny on Non-Farm Payrolls and Unwritten Rules
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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55. Women on Wall Street: Is There a Problem with Female Managers?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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54. Global Macro Trading 101 Feat. Wall Street's First Blind Trader
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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53. Intro to Crypto (Part II)
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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52. Intro to Crypto (Part I): What's going on in the Crypto Markets?
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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51. Private Wealth Management "PWM" 101 (for the Ultra Rich) Feat. Tony Abbiati
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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50. The Finance of HBO's Succession Season 2
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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49. Project Finance 101 & Infrastructure Investing Basics
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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48. Healthcare Private Equity Investing
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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47. Doctors vs. Bankers
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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46. Wall Street Compensation 101: How to Get PAID
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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45. Private Equity 101: Lower Middle Market PE Deep Dive, Feat AJ Tracey
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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44. Search Funds 101: The Best Kept Secret in Private Equity
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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43. Hedge Fund Investing: Point / Counterpoint
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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42. Networking 101
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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41. Caesars Part III: Interview with Sujeet Indap, Author of Caesars Palace Coup
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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40. Distressed Debt and Restructuring 101: Caesars Palace Coup (Part II)
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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39. LBO Deep Dive: Caesars Palace Coup, Part I
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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38. Predicting the "Future" (Fed Funds Futures 101)
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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37. Private Equity and Hedge Fund Recruiting Feat. GoBuyside (Part 2)
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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36. Wall Street Holiday Party Horror Stories
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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35. SPACs 101: AppleTV’s “WeCrashed” Explained
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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34. Jane Street, FTX, and Crypto: Michael Lewis’ “Going Infinite” Explained
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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33. The Ozempic Trade: "Health" and Body Image on Wall Street Feat. Lindsey Lusson
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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32. Private Equity Recruiting 101 Feat. GoBuyside (Part 1)
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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31. Equity Capital Markets 101: The IPO
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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30. Consulting 101: Feat. Jane Licurse
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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29. Q&A! The WACC, Interview Tips, Circularity in Models, and Essential Skills for Traders
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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28. NYC Survival Guide: The Economics of Working on Wall Street
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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27. Venture Capital 101
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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26. Valuation 101: How Do You Value a Company?
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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25. Fixed Income Investing 101 feat. Brian Weinstein
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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24. Q&A: Treasury Stock Method, Relative Value Trading, The Yield Curve & More!
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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23. Quant Trading, AI, and More feat. Dr. Harry Mamaysky
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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22. How to Become a Markets Guru: Understanding the Investment Banking Clients
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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21. Q&A! Prop Trading, DCF vs. LBO, Beta, Consulting vs. Banking and More!
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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20. FIG Banking & More Feat. Anish Mitra
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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19. Private Equity vs. Hedge Funds: What it Takes to Land the Most Lucrative Finance Careers
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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18. Taking Wall Street Skills to Tech Feat. Susie Lee Korb
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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17. How to Level Up in Your Career Feat. Helen Dayen
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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16. Q&A! Indexes 101, Financial Modeling, the WACC & More!
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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15. Equity Research 101 Feat. Steve Haggerty
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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14. News and Finance Feat. Mosheh Oinounou of Mo News!
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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13 The Finance of HBO's Succession Season 1
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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12. What to Expect in Your Your Summer Internship
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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11. Hedge Funds 101: Feat. Paul Podolsky
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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10. Q&A: Valuation, Buy-Side vs. Sell-Side, IRR vs. CAGR, Excel and More!
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May 26, 2023 |
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9. The Lehman Trading Floor: An Inside Look at the 2008 Financial Crisis Epicenter
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May 20, 2023 |
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8. The 2023 Banking Crisis: What Led to SVB’s Downfall
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May 13, 2023 |
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7. How to Ace the Investment Banking Interview
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May 06, 2023 |
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6. Fixed Income Sales & Trading 101
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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5. Debt Capital Markets 101: Where Do Bonds Come From?
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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4. Investment Banking 101: IBD Deep Dive
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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3. Investment Banking vs. Sales & Trading: Secrets for Success
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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2. What is an Investment Bank?
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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1. Welcome to The Wall Street Skinny!
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Apr 03, 2023 |