neplus

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by neplus 6y ago
Matt's said before that he reached a certain point at GS where he was expected to get more involved in sales, as opposed to just the structuring side of his desk, and felt he was quite bad at it. Probably quite a bit of self depreciati
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by neplus 6y ago
I would recommend the following video that may not provide explicit answers, but will perhaps provide a contextual understanding for how you're feeling. Why Passivity Breeds Mediocrity and Mental Illness: https://www.youtube
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by neplus 7y ago
Do you happen to be from Quebec? I'm Canadian by birth and have wanted recently to learn Quebecois French, but have struggled with finding practical resources (as everyone seems to agree most French resources and learning programs are
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by neplus 7y ago
My primary personal account is with HSBC. A few years ago the login infrastructure - with the little keypad you had to use, etc. - was ridiculous and their app was only a bit better. However, over the past few years they've really impr
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by neplus 7y ago
Your default perspective appears to be that U.S. domestic and national security policy is the sole remit of unelected authority figures (e.g. "...just because someone at the Pentagon claims something is the US best interests doesn&#x27
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by neplus 7y ago
This reads like a moral screed. That's fine. They're entitled to their own views, to voice those views internally, and if they aren't adopted to leave the company and write a polemic. Ultimately, two thirds of their complaint
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by neplus 7y ago
There is also an increasing issue in Canada of minor operations being delayed to the point where major surgical intervention is eventually needed. With the medical system over-burdened, the system is now fundamentally reactionary in many sp
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by neplus 7y ago
Thanks very much. These were all read before the 2016 election, if that's what you mean. I think they are important books for our times certainly though.
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by neplus 7y ago
Depends on your definition of practically unknown. With that said, these are the four that immediately spring to mind as being both worth reading and relatively obscure (judging by date of publication in conjunction with being either out of
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by neplus 7y ago
Because your post is quite far down, I'm not sure it'll get many views/replies. Just wanted to say that I read it all and it's both informative, interesting, and (regrettably) demoralizing. In my first year of college I
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by neplus 7y ago
If you're interested in this, you'll likely enjoy Gregory's interview on Masters in Business (a Bloomberg podcast) from last Wednesday. Also, Gregory's book will be out in a few days. If memory serves, in the aforementio
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by neplus 7y ago
This is exactly right. Although your suggestion that a congressional law would overturn Citizens United is not necessarily true. It's a difficult question given the basis of the original decision. With that said, I'm rather surpri
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by neplus 7y ago
I wouldn't disagree with any of this except to suggest my comment was narrowly tailored to parents who feel compelled to provide their children "the very best" education and opportunity set in the country (predicated on ranki
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by neplus 7y ago
I have thought about this quite a bit and tried to word my initial post as a personal statement (not an objective fact of the inferiority of making $50k in Kansas as opposed to Quebec). I entirely agree with your point that American familie
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by neplus 7y ago
I was born and raised in Canada. I, like many of my peers at the "top" Canadian universities, focused solely on recruiting to the "top" American companies that came to campus to recruit[1]. I would describe Canada as gen
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by neplus 7y ago
Do you think more than 1 in 10 are excited to go to work on Monday or less?
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by neplus 7y ago
You'll notice in this graphic the sharp jump in holdings that corresponds to around October. This is when - for foreign buyers - the yield curve really inverted for practical purposes, leading to primary dealers filling up their books,
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by neplus 7y ago
Sure, it's slightly complicated. Some may quibble on my somewhat explicit wording, but under the primary dealer system the Treasury can unequivocally ensure that auctions clear lest designations be stripped. It's hard to articulat
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by neplus 7y ago
I find the general interest of the public in inversions - similar to their interest in negative yields - a bit surprising. I suppose it must be due to these concepts seeming counter-intuitive. Some brief notes, not all of which are meant to