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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵??

I often recommend the following to students:

) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: "You Can Be A Stock Market Genius" by Joel Greenblatt

) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: "The Most Important Thing" by Howard Marks

) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: "Valuation" by McKinsey

) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: "Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts" by James Valentine

) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: "The Smart Money Method" By Stephen Clapham

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Stan Druckenmiller gained his star-manager status in the late 90's, when he was the lead portfolio manager for George Soros' Quantum fund. Since then, he's never had a losing year. In this interview with Goldman Sachs, he discusses his current outlook on the market and his investing approach. 

In this post, we're going to share our key takeaways from the first part of the video as well as give you practical tips on how you can use that knowledge in your applications and...

Yes, as a start-up trying to help students break into the investment industry, we admit we’re a bit biased with this article’s title. But it’s purposely done. That’s because in our experience, the majority of students we come across only want to be investment bankers (and usually just at Goldman Sachs!). But that’s a shame because such a mindset means you’re not exploring the breadth of opportunities in the finance sector. So in this article we’ll...

Practical insights to help you break into and thrive in the investment industry

In this edition

1. Big Picture: Bazooka mode: ON
2. Let's Discuss: Has the time for alternative data finally come?
3. Career Advice: The do's and don'ts when cold-messaging professionals

1. Big picture: Bazooka mode: ON

What's happening?

Economic update

• The impact of the coronavirus has started to show in economic numbers, with PMIs reaching new lows, unemployment claims reaching new highs and other indicators...

Practical insights to help you break into and thrive in the investment industry

In this edition

1. Big Picture: Markets highly v(oil)atile this week
2. Let's Discuss: What is the VIX index and how can you trade it?
3. Trading Lesson Learnt: How insanity cost us $$$ last week

1. Big picture: Markets highly v(oil)atile this week

What's happening?

• WTI crude oil below $30, down >50% this year.
• Markets across the board remain extremely volatile. Last week, the US stock market had back-to-back...

Practical insights to help you break into and thrive in the investment industry

In this edition

1. Big Picture: Markets in risk-off mode amid mounting coronavirus fears
2. Let's Discuss: What an inverted yield curve means for markets
3. Soft Skill in Focus: How to disagree respectfully
4. Bonus: The Rule of 72

1. Big picture: Markets in risk-off mode amid mounting coronavirus fears

What's happening: Markets moved decisively into risk-off mode this week

• Equities down about 10% from their previous...