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Smart People Podcast

Kevin Roose

Apr 20, 2014
37:37
Kevin Roose - Bestselling author of Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits. Kevin spent more than three years shadowing eight entry-level analysts at leading investment firms. He chronicled their stories, triumphs, and disappointments in this unprecedented (and unauthorized) story. Kevin currently writes for New York magazine and previously for The New York Times. "Writing this book made me want to go to every Ivy League college in the country and give students there a hug." -Kevin Roose Quotes from Kevin:  What we learn in this episode: • What is it really like to be a new hire on Wall Street? • Do young investment bankers feel that the money is worth the long hours? • Did you know their is an 80 year old "secret society"/fraternity for Wall Street workers? Yup - Kevin is going to tell you about it! Resources: Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits http://www.kevinroose.com/ http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/04/heres-a-video-of-wall-street-bankers-stripping.html Twitter: @kevinroose

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