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Investment Banking 101: Understanding the Industry

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Investment bankers work on behalf of both individual and institutional clients to raise capital by issuing securities, as well as to advise clients on financial matters such as mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate finance activities. How would you value a company with negative historical cash flow?

Banking

Banking Industry Finance Cash Flow

Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Founded in 1989 by three former consultants of the MAC Group (a boutique sales and distribution consulting firm), Cornerstone Research was established to be very different than the general management consulting firm it was birthed from; focused on unique clients, managing delicate client relationships, and offering specialized work.

Interviews

Interviews Research Culture Case Interview

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Among smaller markets, sales plunged 42.7% Global Economic.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Sales Real Estate

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Sales dropped 2.2

Retail

Retail Trends Sales Real Estate

Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part I: Market Study Framework)

Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2018

As I have been asked by quite a lot of people to share some frameworks, I will use the next 3 posts to walk you through the most frequently used frameworks in the case interview. While you are reading those frameworks and related examples, keep in mind that no framework is the skeleton key to all case interviews.

Case Interview

Case Interview Study Interviews Marketing

A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Keeping up with the constantly evolving digital world can be tricky for companies – learning how to decipher the trends, keeping up with innovations and implementing it into their existing systems can be overwhelming. Marketing & Sales. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

Interviews

Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey

FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Continuing their trend of high profile clients and cases, FTI assisted in the bankruptcy cases of Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia Communications. FTI began a new trend of rapid, global growth. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

Interviews

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview

Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales.

Sales

Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Global Economic.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Advertisers.

Retail

Retail Sales Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Jewel Food Store Amazing.

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Hormel Cure 81 hams were allegedly on sale for $3.99 This Week in Money Interview. Global Economic.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect Another "Bad Bank.

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. This Week in Money Interview. Advertisers.

Banking

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Trend in Self-Reported Spending. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31.

Trends

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: About that "Beat the Street.

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting. Global Economic.

Trends

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial

Using Online Platforms to Boost Your Billings

Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

SpareHire is an online work marketplace for finance and consulting projects.” TopTal is a network of the world’s top 3% of software engineering, design, and finance talent — available on demand to help companies accelerate, adapt, and scale.” The company claims to have 4,000 professionals in its network, all paid on a 1099 tax basis.

Talent

Talent Finance Consulting Development

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Avalanche of City Debt.

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Declares War on.

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Each Firm's Favorite Cases

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? If your interviewer works with insurance companies, there's a good chance you'll get an insurance case. Sometimes it may seem like the interviewers are out to get you. All interviewers are also consultants.

Case Interview

Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Insurance

Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

Case Interview

Case Interview Consulting Interviews Case Study

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. This Week in Money Interview.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Why consulting?

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

Consulting

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Bill Gross Discusses the.

MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. The Fed, we would argue, is too cyclically oriented, focusing substantially on housing prices and car sales.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Global Economic. Advertisers. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Minyanville Business and Market News.

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview

IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting.

IBM GBS

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview

Blockchain for Supply Chain – Insights from Berlin

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2019

years ago my touchpoints with blockchain increased, for example, while writing my master degree thesis on “Possible Applications on Health Data and Health Insurance” I interviewed someone in the health space that was working on a blockchain project for his health data startup. At the time I only associated it with cryptocurrency and banking.

Case Interview

Case Interview Retail Examples Sales

Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. Global Economic. Advertisers. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Minyanville Business and Market News.

Real Estate

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising

EU officials Give Greece Three Days to Deliver Reforms or Face

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview

Japan Near Stagnation Following 9 Months of Growth

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Real Estate

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising

Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview

Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Advertising

Advertising Real Estate Financial Case Interview

How to get a return offer from your internship

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2020

I think it’s interesting that there’s a strong trend between [ABC] and [DEF]. Whether you’re in consulting, strategy, finance, software engineering, sales, or any other role, it is helpful to know what is happening in your company or industry. You: “Here’s the analysis I did on [XYZ]. Would you like me to set that up?”.

How To

How To Meeting Management Company

Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

The sales and marketing director said he was receiving complaints about sloppy service. The human resources department, which conducted daily exit interviews with staff leaving the hotel, was concerned that negative comments about working conditions would make finding new talent difficult.

Operations

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance

Designing the Machines That Will Design Strategy

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. LTCM was founded, in 1994, by some of the best minds in finance theory, including two Nobel Prize winners. Remember Long-Term Capital Management ?

Strategy

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Engineering

A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

In a follow up HBR article , we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks and distilled seven key insights from those discussions. The level and trend of a company’s top-line metric is an advance indicator of the success of its business model.

Financial

Financial Report Company Metrics

Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Many of these uses of bond proceeds are not eligible for tax-exempt financing under the federal tax code." Who Is Kristi Culpepper? You should be.

Financial

Financial Engineering Finance Government

GameStop, Robinhood, & Reddit

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Due to COVID-19, very few people currently go to shopping malls, so their sales have gone down significantly. From a financial-results standpoint, GameStop sales and earnings have declined dramatically over the years — and especially during the pandemic. On the one hand, it’s great to get more people interested in personal finance.

Retail

Retail Case Interview Media Marketing

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: World's Dumbest Idea

MishTalk

JULY 22, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Advertising

GameStop, Robinhood, & Reddit

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Due to COVID-19, very few people currently go to shopping malls, so their sales have gone down significantly. From a financial-results standpoint, GameStop sales and earnings have declined dramatically over the years — and especially during the pandemic. On the one hand, it’s great to get more people interested in personal finance.

Retail

Retail Case Interview Media Company

Plague of Gold Bears Now Say "Gold Unsafe at Any Price"

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. They cite jewelry, mining production, central bank sales, and all sorts of other irrelevant factors in their analysis.

Real Estate

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Banking

The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Below, I’ll expand further on these trends and explain how reversing them would reduce short-termism and revive growth. One trend that has contributed to short-termism and lower innovativeness is the increased prevalence of outside CEOs. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance).

Company

Company Trends Research Case Interview

KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

With the trend set for years to come, demand for accounting services far outstripped supply. In the mid 1970s, as public opinion swayed toward greater accountability for the finance industry, Peat Marwick took steps to firm up controls on its accounting practice and increase transparency. Capabilities: Finance. Human Resources.

Interviews

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Detroit Files Chapter 9.

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Analysis

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial

Municipal Bonds an "Outrageous Bargain"? Compared to What?

MishTalk

JULY 29, 2013

Trend Analysis. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview.

Real Estate

Real Estate Insurance Insurance Financial

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes. Industries.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews

Investment Banking 101: Understanding the Industry

Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Trending Sources

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part I: Market Study Framework)

A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Jewel Food Store Amazing.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect Another "Bad Bank.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: About that "Beat the Street.

Using Online Platforms to Boost Your Billings

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Avalanche of City Debt.

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: China Declares War on.

Each Firm's Favorite Cases

Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

Why consulting?

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Bill Gross Discusses the.

Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Blockchain for Supply Chain – Insights from Berlin

Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

EU officials Give Greece Three Days to Deliver Reforms or Face

Japan Near Stagnation Following 9 Months of Growth

Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile

How to get a return offer from your internship

Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Designing the Machines That Will Design Strategy

A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

GameStop, Robinhood, & Reddit

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: World's Dumbest Idea

GameStop, Robinhood, & Reddit

Plague of Gold Bears Now Say "Gold Unsafe at Any Price"

The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Detroit Files Chapter 9.

Municipal Bonds an "Outrageous Bargain"? Compared to What?

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

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