Investment Banking Insights

• Finding Your Champion with Pete Fraser

  Today we're sitting down with Pete Fraser, a former mechanical engineer who successfully pivoted to investment banking after his MBA at Cornell. Pete shares his journey from working in a steel mill in Gary, Indiana to landing a coveted position at Guggenheim in New York City.We discuss: The culture shock of MBA recruitingA cautionary tale about getting cutThe "Zero Defects" philosophyThe importance of having a champion on the inside...and much moreCheck out Pete's book Wall Street Dropout at https://streetdropout.com/You can reach out to him at: [email protected]: [email protected]

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• How to Un-lever and Re-lever Beta

  Beta measures systematic risk...great to know, but what do we do with it? In today's episode we'll walk through how to un-lever and re-lever beta based on the capital structure of a target business that you're valuing (e.g. for a DCF analysis).Contact: [email protected]

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• SIE Exam Results

  How I did on the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam and advice for you!Contact: [email protected]

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• What Is Beta?

  What does beta mean in finance and what is it used for? A simple explanation.Contact: [email protected]

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• Quick NVIDIA Comps Analysis (Capital IQ)

  Today we're performing a quick comparable companies analysis for NVIDIA in Capital IQ. We'll walk through how to create the set of comparable companies and get to the point of being able to compare trading multiples for similar firms.Contact: [email protected]

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