Episode 276: How Leonardo Avoided Being Stuck...

rivate equity isn’t about finding “great” companies. It’s about finding the right company for your fund. In this episode of Wall Street Diaries, we talk about why the exact same deal can be a perfect fit for one PE fund… and a hard pass for another. Different funds operate under ...  Show more

Matt Huang did everything “right.” Investment banking. Consulting. Corporate strategy at Google. In this episode, we break down what banking teaches you, why target schools can feel like pressure cookers, how rejection compounds into leverage, and what happens when you choose lea ...  Show more

Leo is a high-achieving high school senior on the cusp of graduation. Growing up in a rigorous school environment he faced endless pressure to follow the expected track of attending an elite university and eventually securing a good job. Yet, Leo feels slightly unfulfilled and is ...  Show more

So many of us grew up without any sort of formal or informal education about personal finance. Few states offer a personal finance course in their public schools and even fewer participate in any sort of standardized testing for the courses they do offer. That’s why we’re really ...  Show more

Over the last 20 years, college tuition and fees have exploded- increasing by nearly 180% to the chagrin of many parents and high school seniors. But it turns out that you don’t have to pay that overinflated sticker price of a higher education. That’s what we discuss ...

Thomas Frank: The College Info Geek Today's guest joining us on the Join Up Dots podcast is Mr Thomas Franks, the owner of the College Info Geek, where he puts a totally different spin on going through the college life. As he says to the students of the world "You know that just ...  Show more