You Think The Google Interview Is Tough? Try Getting A Job At A PE Firm

You Think The Google Interview Is Tough? Try Getting A Job At A PE Firm:

"The Business Insider's story on Google's interview process sounds pretty fun to one banking analyst trying for a job at a major PE firm.

On his search for a job in private equity at KKR and TPG, two asset management
funds, he has been in interviews that are grueling in comparison.

First, he says, the typical interviewee is walked into a little room and told he has two hours to write out the steps necessary in something like an LBO (leveraged buy-out), for example."

Research from Rollins MBA Disputes Myth about the Financial Value of Pre-MBA Work Experience - Forbes.com

Research from Rollins MBA Disputes Myth about the Financial Value of Pre-MBA Work Experience - Forbes.com:

"The study investigated the economic benefits and costs associated with choosing to delay matriculation to a full-time MBA program to gain work experience, rather than enrolling immediately after completion of undergraduate studies. It concluded that there is a financial disadvantage to delaying matriculation into a full-time MBA program.

While students who have less work experience had lower starting salaries, the difference was overcome by the advantage of getting an early start on careers"

MBA 610

MBA 610: "Famous ' Smith-Masulis ' papers"

this is what we used in class for 401.

Simoleon Sense » Blog Archive » Free Book: Competitive Strategy By Michael Porter

Simoleon Sense » Blog Archive » Free Book: Competitive Strategy By Michael Porter

A MUST READ!

YouTube - New center at Stanford to study brain's role in compassion, altruism

YouTube - New center at Stanford to study brain's role in compassion, altruism: "A new Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education has been launched at the Stanford University School of Medicine, with the aim of doing scientific research on the neural underpinnings of these thoughts and feelings"



gee, sounds like Behavioral Finance class.

Skype and Job Interviews: Webcam Meetings on the Rise - TIME

Skype and Job Interviews: Webcam Meetings on the Rise - TIME:

"Get ready for a closeup: your next job interview might be on webcam. Looking to save time and money, companies are turning to video-chat software as a cheap, low-hassle way to vet job candidates. That means a growing number of people looking for work are meeting their prospective new bosses not at the office but in the comfort of their own home."

Ivo Welch, Teaching, Fall 2006

Ivo Welch, Teaching, Fall 2006:

"Recommended Curriculum For Students Interested in Finance

The following are my personal opinions for a good curriculum for students that want to specialize in financial economics. They have not been endorsed by any other faculty or committee."

Some links that might hep the assigment for fin 401

I have had a couple questions such as

* But I'm having a hard time finding a stock that has fallen because of bad news
* "I am working on the assignment to research a stock that has had a major collapse. I have been on yahoofinance, but I am really unfamiliar with searching for stock. Basically, I am at a loss on how to even start. Appreciate any help you can give me."

I am guessing a few others might be having trouble:

So, let's see, if I were doing this, I would start by looking for large losers for the year. Here is a very good stock screen from MSN Money that gives us the biggest losers for year.

Power Searches: Investing - MSN Money

Listing of biggest losers







Then go to the SEC Edgar site and look up some of the losers.



Hope this helps.

YTD Assets Class Returns: ...

Twitter / Lawrence McDonald: YTD Assets Class Returns: ...:

"YTD Assets Class Returns: Leveraged Loans 44%, High Yield 41%, Emerging Mkts 25%, S&P 15%, IG Credit 13%, MBS 7%, Treasuries -3%"

A good check of if you remember your intro finance? Check the S&P return using a spreadsheet and Yahoo finance.

Links we used in class

S0me of the links we used in 401 class:

Section:Business - Google Fast Flip

The News timeline

Here is the option calculator we used in SIMM

Here is the link to the Future Value Spreadsheet we used in 401

here you go! Future Value Spreadsheet.

From my 301/604 classes where I used it to show that small amounts do add up when you let them compound for a long period. (we used the cost of smoking as the spur)