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  1. A simple investing question

    I know we usually talk about getting jobs or the industry in general, but I thought I'd ask a simple investing question I've been pondering since starting my education in finance. In the housing market, it is not uncommon to use 3:1 leverage for buying some rental properties and trying to get...
  2. An interesting twist...

    Hi, As some of you know, I am an engineer and an officer in the Air Force. I am half way through Columbia's online MFE and live in New Mexico. I have my resume posted on Columbia's MonsterTRAK and got a call from a small defense contractor a month ago wanting me to come work for them. I...
  3. Small Trading Firm?

    What do you guys/gals know about small trading firms that are very "entrepreneurial" like DRW and EWT? On the surface, they seem like a really fun place to work and a place to be given responsibility and make a difference very quickly. What is the down side, and is it a good idea to take one...
  4. Can I crash at your place?

    I'm flying in for the Financial Mathematics Career Fair on the 26th. I would like to meet you guys in person, and I also might need a place to stay. I have a friend in Columbia who works at Morgan Stanley, but he lives on Long Island and has a family, so he is unsure whether I will be able to...
  5. Location Arbitrage

    I am going to the MathFin Career Fair at NYU on the 26th, but I haven't quit my current job yet. I was just thinking about how much would be enough to draw me away from my current career. I'm considering living in NYC, Chicago, or my first choice: Charlotte. So, I went to several cost of...
  6. I fly a desk...

    Hi, My name is Sam Harris. I grew up in a one red light town in South Carolina with dreams of being an astronaut. I went to the US Naval Academy which is about as intense as a Hedge Fund interview all day every day (plus extreme physical activity). After two years there, I realized that I...
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