Former Bankers Create A Way Of Getting A Wall Street Job — Even If You Didn't...
For every job opening on Wall Street, there can be hundreds of highly qualified candidates vying for the position. Just last year, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said that more than 300,000 people...
View ArticleHow To Make A Killer Stock Pitch
Numi Advisory has advised over 250 clients by providing career coaching, mock interviews, and resume reviews for people seeking jobs in equity research and investment management (full bio at the bottom...
View ArticleA Gigantic Pension Fund Is Reportedly Considering A Change That Should Make...
Investment News reports that California CalPERS, the second biggest U.S. public pension fund, is weighing taking its massive $255 billion assets under management and moving it to an all-passive...
View ArticleSteve Cohen Bought The Picasso Steve Wynn Famously Put His Elbow Through For...
Billionaire hedge fund manager has bought the Picasso painting billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn famously put his elbow through, Page Six reports. Cohen, who runs S.A.C. Capital, secretly bought "Le...
View ArticleCarl Icahn Does Not Look Like Himself On The New Forbes Cover
Carl Icahn, the 77-year-old billionaire activist investor, is gracing the cover of the new Forbes issue.We didn't even recognize Icahn who is sporting a beard and looking really trim.In the profile,...
View ArticleWhy Carl Icahn Is The Most Dangerous Man On Wall Street
Forbes' latest cover story is a huge spread on billionaire hedge fund manager, corporate "raider", and Wall Street legend Carl Icahn.The man's been hard to ignore lately. At the beginning of the year...
View ArticleBillionaire Steve Cohen Just Bought A Gorgeous Hamptons House For $60 Million
Steve Cohen's not going to let a little heat from the Feds ruin his lifestyle.The billionaire founder of hedge fund SAC Capital bought a $155 million Picasso from Steve Wynn earlier this week. Now...
View ArticleA Buysider's Super Bearish Presentation On US Stocks Is Making Some People...
Back in 2008 when the market was in the sewer, Warren Buffett wrote a piece laying out the case for buying American stocks called, "Buy American. I Am."Now that the market seems to be going nowhere but...
View ArticleArgentina Spat On What Could Be Its Last Chance To Play Nice With Hedge Funds
As ordered by a New York Court, Argentina submitted its plan to pay hedge fund creditors one hour before deadline last night.Now, the words "pay" and "plan" may sound constructive, but they're actually...
View ArticleHow A Hedge Fund Could Get Into The Bitcoin Game
Alternative currency Bitcoin has seen a spectacular rise lately. The digital, decentralized currency that first emerged in 2009 is now trading above $141. It was trading around $35 in early...
View ArticleSteve Cohen's Ex-Wife's Lawsuit Against Him Is Back
Another headache for SAC Capital founder Steve Cohen...The ex-wife of Cohen has won the reinstatement of her lawsuit against the billionaire hedge fund manager that seeks $8.25 million in damages,...
View ArticleREPORT: Soros Has Asked To Pull Hundreds Of Millions From Bill Ackman
Legendary hedge fund manager George Soroshas reportedly asked to withdraw a lot of money from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management. This news was buried in Juliet Chung's piece on the...
View ArticleBill Ackman's Pershing Square Actually Had A Solid First Quarter
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman actually had a really solid first quarter in 2012 despite the JCPenney and Herbalife bets. The New York Post's Michelle Celarier reports: No hedgie endured the media’s...
View ArticleJIM CHANOS: Charity Can Be A Sign Of Fraud
Legendary short seller Jim Chanos gave an extensive interview to Salon.com about how to spot fraud and corruption in business.It's an incredible coincidence that the story was published today, since...
View ArticleJIM CHANOS: A Few Theories I Use For Detecting Fraud
This morning Salon.com posted a lengthy Q&A with Jim Chanos about how he sees fraud and what it means in American business right now.As a man who's famous for exposing some of the worst cronyism in...
View ArticleFinally Some Good News For John Paulson
Closely-followed hedge fund manager John Paulson's Paulson & Co. posted gains so far this year after getting crushed in 2012 and 2011. The Wall Street Journal's Juliet Chung reports: Mr. Paulson's...
View ArticleThe Cool Kids Aren't Starting Hedge Funds Anymore
For the past few decades, hedge funds have been the sexiest way to make money on Wall Street — you can go long or short, fill them with "exotic" products, and lever up as you wish.But it looks like...
View ArticleSteve Cohen's Art Dealer Explains Why The Purchase Of A $155 Million Picasso...
Reports surfaced a couple weeks ago that billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, whose SAC Capital has come under scrutiny lately, secretly bought Picasso's "Le Rêve" from Steve Wynn for $155...
View ArticleJCPenney Is Getting Destroyed (JCP)
JCPenney is the biggest loser of the S&P.The retailer opened down more than 6.5 percent on Tuesday. News broke last night that CEO Ron Johnson, who joined the retailer from Apple, had stepped...
View ArticleBill Ackman Is Having A Much Busier Morning Than You Are
Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, the CEO of $12 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, is having an epic morning. Ackman, who is frequently in the in the media spotlight, is all over financial news...
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