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Alex Mason
What information do you need to know as an aspiring investment banker? Join career-switcher and MBA student Alex Mason as we journey together to uncover the technical (including the famous "400 interview questions") and not-so-technical aspects of the investment banking profession. 
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Difference Between M&A Premiums Analysis And Precedent Transactions

Difference Between M&A Premiums Analysis And Precedent Transactions

What are the differences (and similarities) between M&A Premiums Analysis and looking at Precedent Transactions?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3728/09/2023
Walk Me Through A Future Share Price Analysis

Walk Me Through A Future Share Price Analysis

Walk me through a future share price analysis.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:2627/09/2023
Walk Me Through An M&A Premiums Analysis

Walk Me Through An M&A Premiums Analysis

Walk me through an M&A premiums analysis (public companies only)For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:4726/09/2023
Calendarize Partial Financials To Show Trailing Twelve Months

Calendarize Partial Financials To Show Trailing Twelve Months

How do you "calendarize" partial financial data to show the trailing twelve months? (TTM)For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:2025/09/2023
Walk Me Through An IPO Valuation For A Company About To Go Public

Walk Me Through An IPO Valuation For A Company About To Go Public

Walk me through an IPO valuation for a company about to go public.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
10:5123/09/2023
How Are Financial Institutions Valued Differently Than Other Companies?

How Are Financial Institutions Valued Differently Than Other Companies?

How are financial institutions valued differently than other companies?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
12:0922/09/2023
How Much Is Too Much Equity Dilution?

How Much Is Too Much Equity Dilution?

How much is too much equity dilution?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:3721/09/2023
When Calculating Enterprise Value, Should You Use Book Or Market Value?

When Calculating Enterprise Value, Should You Use Book Or Market Value?

When calculating enterprise value, should you use book or market value?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:2320/09/2023
What Is Wrong With The Enterprise Value Equation?

What Is Wrong With The Enterprise Value Equation?

What is wrong with the enterprise value equation?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
10:3319/09/2023
Why Would Depreciation And Amortization Be Different On The Income Statement Vs Cash Flow Statement?

Why Would Depreciation And Amortization Be Different On The Income Statement Vs Cash Flow Statement?

Why would depreciation and amortization be different on the Income Statement vs the Cash Flow Statement?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:5918/09/2023
Finance Leases Vs Operating Leases

Finance Leases Vs Operating Leases

What are the differences between finance leases and operating leases?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
15:2717/09/2023
How Do Net Operating Losses Affect The Three Statements?

How Do Net Operating Losses Affect The Three Statements?

How do Net Operating Losses (NOLs) affect the three statements?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:2116/09/2023
How To Project Balance Sheet Items In A Three-Statement Model

How To Project Balance Sheet Items In A Three-Statement Model

How to project balance sheet items in a three-statement model.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
10:4615/09/2023
Non-Recurring Charges Examples To Add Back To EBITDA

Non-Recurring Charges Examples To Add Back To EBITDA

What are some examples of non-recurring charges that should be added back to EBITDA?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:4014/09/2023
What Is The Statement Of Shareholder's Equity?

What Is The Statement Of Shareholder's Equity?

What is the statement of shareholder's equity?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:5413/09/2023
Walk Me Through What Flows Into Additional Paid-In Capital

Walk Me Through What Flows Into Additional Paid-In Capital

Walk me through what flows into additional paid-in capital.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:3212/09/2023
Walk Me Through What Flows Into Retained Earnings

Walk Me Through What Flows Into Retained Earnings

Walk me through what flows into retained earnings.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
04:5011/09/2023
Walk Me Through The Major Items For Shareholder's Equity

Walk Me Through The Major Items For Shareholder's Equity

Walk me through the major items for shareholder's equity.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:2310/09/2023
How Do We Create Revenue And Expense Models Without Much Info?

How Do We Create Revenue And Expense Models Without Much Info?

How do we create revenue and expense models without much info?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:1209/09/2023
Walk Me Through An Expense Model

Walk Me Through An Expense Model

Walk me through an expense model.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:1009/09/2023
Walk Me Through A Revenue Model

Walk Me Through A Revenue Model

Walk me through a revenue model (two approaches)For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
13:1307/09/2023
What Are Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities?

What Are Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities?

What are deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:0706/09/2023
GAAP Vs Tax Accounting

GAAP Vs Tax Accounting

Back to the technicals today! What are the differences between GAAP and Tax Accounting?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:4805/09/2023
Labor Day

Labor Day

I'm taking the Labor Day weekend off! Be back on Tuesday. Enjoy the holiday :)For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
01:2402/09/2023
If I Gave You An Offer Now, Would You Take It?

If I Gave You An Offer Now, Would You Take It?

If I gave you an offer now, would you take it?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
04:4401/09/2023
Tell Me A Time You Failed To Meet A Committment

Tell Me A Time You Failed To Meet A Committment

Tel me a time when you failed to meet a commitment.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:4001/09/2023
How Do I Know You'll Stay?

How Do I Know You'll Stay?

How do I know you'll stay at this bank and not leave so soon?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:0131/08/2023
What Other Banks Are You Considering?

What Other Banks Are You Considering?

What other banks are you considering?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3931/08/2023
You've Already Been So Successful, Why Come Here?

You've Already Been So Successful, Why Come Here?

You've already been so successful, why come here?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:0330/08/2023
Why Not Consulting?

Why Not Consulting?

Why choose investment banking over consulting?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:3530/08/2023
Can You Handle These Working Hours?

Can You Handle These Working Hours?

Can you handle these working hours? 60, 80, 100 hour per week?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:1229/08/2023
Why Switch Careers To Investment Banking?

Why Switch Careers To Investment Banking?

Why switch careers to investment banking?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
09:5029/08/2023
What Was Your Favorite Class In School?

What Was Your Favorite Class In School?

What was your favorite class in school?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:0628/08/2023
What Do You Do For Fun?

What Do You Do For Fun?

What do you do for fun? :)For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:2228/08/2023
Why Did You Choose Your Major?

Why Did You Choose Your Major?

Why did you choose your major?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3927/08/2023
Why Did You Choose Your School?

Why Did You Choose Your School?

Why did you choose your school?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:5327/08/2023
Tell Me About A Time When You Presented To Many People

Tell Me About A Time When You Presented To Many People

Tell me about a time when you presented to many people.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:4326/08/2023
How Well Can You Multi-Task?

How Well Can You Multi-Task?

How well can you multi-task?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
05:5726/08/2023
What's The Most Number Of Classes You've Taken?

What's The Most Number Of Classes You've Taken?

What's the most number of classes you've taken? (at one time)For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:0125/08/2023
Tell Me About A Careless Mistake You've Made

Tell Me About A Careless Mistake You've Made

Tell me about a careless mistake you've made.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:3425/08/2023
What Initiative Have You Taken To Learn More About Finance?

What Initiative Have You Taken To Learn More About Finance?

What initiative have you taken to learn more about finance?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3524/08/2023
Tell Me About Your Quantitative Skills

Tell Me About Your Quantitative Skills

Tell me about your quantitative skills.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3924/08/2023
How To Approach Behavioral Questions

How To Approach Behavioral Questions

Now that we have the mindset down, how do we approach behavioral questions in an investment banking interview?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
12:2123/08/2023
The Magic Ingredient For Great Behaviorals

The Magic Ingredient For Great Behaviorals

What is the magic ingredient for great behavioral interviewing?Cues by Vanessa Van Edward’sFor recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
12:4323/08/2023
Basic LBO Questions Summary

Basic LBO Questions Summary

Today we cover essential topics related to Leveraged Buyouts.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:3222/08/2023
Basic M&A Questions Summary

Basic M&A Questions Summary

Today we cover a summary of basic mergers and acquisition concepts.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
08:3222/08/2023
Basic DCF Questions Summary

Basic DCF Questions Summary

We'll cover the basic discounted cash flow concepts that you should know in today's episode.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:4921/08/2023
Basic Valuation Questions Summary

Basic Valuation Questions Summary

Today we'll summarize basic valuation concepts that you'll want to know.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
07:5221/08/2023
Basic Enterprise And Equity Value Questions Summary

Basic Enterprise And Equity Value Questions Summary

Today, we'll review what you need to know as far as the basics of Enterprise Value and Equity Value, as well as cover which episodes might be worth going back to review.For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
06:1320/08/2023
Basic Accounting Questions Summary

Basic Accounting Questions Summary

We finished going through all of the basic technical material! Today we're reviewing the basic accounting questions at a high level. What do you need to know?For recruiting help, join the WSO Academy waitlist today!Contact: [email protected]
11:0220/08/2023