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☆ Jim Cramer answers questions from West Point's finance club
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer takes questions from West Point cadets. Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: West Point

☆ I'm a Yale student, and I had to audition to join on-campus clubs. This controversial practice is an Ivy League tradition.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Miles Kirkpatrick | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Most clubs don't engage in a rush process, but many do, primarily due to space and funding. AdvertisementSince it's such a stressful process for many students, it's considered a controversial tradition on Yale's campus. The moot court team application included space to discuss my interests and some fun questions about seahorses just for kicks; I appreciated the levity. AdvertisementAs for the improv groups, they go above and beyond to make auditioning a fun experience for everyone. AdvertisementHowever, overall, the system would be unable to maintain itself without a rush process.

Persons: —, it's, Rush, I've Organizations: Yale, Ivy League, Service

☆ Early recruitment for investment-banking internships left students scrambling this year. Here are 15 ways to get ahead of the ultra-competitive process.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

But never had one come this early — one year and eight months ahead of said internship’s start date. While it has always been competitive, the investment banking summer internship process has gotten increasingly premature. As a result, wannabe financiers may want to start getting ready for the process as early as their freshman year. The Internship movieNetwork with upperclassmen firstNetworking is one of the most important aspects of getting a competitive investment banking internship. “A lot of kids don't realize they don't want to do it until they’ve done it for 10 weeks after the internship,” Sibley said.

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☆ Jim Cramer takes questions from the West Point Finance Club
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJim Cramer takes questions from the West Point Finance Club'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer is joined by members of the West Point Finance Club to answer questions about individual stocks and the market as a whole.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: West Point Finance, West Point Finance Club

☆ Interest rates are gonna stay high for awhile, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInterest rates are gonna stay high for awhile, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer is joined by members of the West Point Finance Club to answer questions about individual stocks and the market as a whole.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: West Point Finance Club

☆ Jim Cramer answers investing questions from West Point cadets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday answered investing questions from cadets at the U.S. Military Academy West Point in honor of Veteran's Day. In Mad Money's annual "salute to service," Cramer spoke with seven cadets from the academy's finance club, discussing a variety of topics including interest rates, defense stocks and how to invest during geopolitical tumult.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer Organizations: U.S . Military Academy West Point, Veteran's

☆ 3 young millionaires share the one index fund they'd invest in — plus the early mistake that could cost investors six figures in their retirement funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People often turn to index funds or exchange-traded funds to simplify investing while getting exposure to diverse assets. According to an expense ratio calculator, the same setup would cost $8,278 with an expense ratio of 0.04%. It was money he would decide to scatter across nine index funds to diversify his portfolio. In 2019, he started the Personal Finance Club, which offers free and paid content about index fund investing. She sticks to one fund: the Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO), which tracks the S&P 500 and is rebalanced quarterly to include the top 500 domestic companies.

Persons: Michael Quan, Quan, Jeremy Schneider, Treasuries, Schneider, Vivian Tu, she's, Rich, Tu Organizations: Investment Company Institute, Vanguard FTSE, Market, Fund, Finance Club, Fidelity, Street, JPMorgan Locations: Canada, Europe, Japan, New York City

☆ A millionaire who retired at 36 and invested in 9 index funds shares how one would have yielded him an extra $680,000 if he had picked it instead — and the funds he's decided to sell
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He learned about target-date funds, which pool a basket of individual funds designed to rebalance the securities based on your years to retirement. Then, he compared the result to having 100% of the amount invested in a target-date index fund called the Fidelity Freedom Index 2050 Investor (FIPFX). "If I could go back in time, I would dump every penny to my name in a single target-date index," Schneider said. Pie chart breakdown of nine initial index funds Portfolio Visualizer, Jeremy Schneider. Additionally, holding a target-date fund in a regular brokerage account instead of a tax-advantaged account may not be tax optimal.

Persons: Jeremy Schneider, wouldn't, Schneider, patted, Visualizer, it's, FIPFX Organizations: Finance, DB, Fidelity

☆ No Ivy League degree? No problem: This Wall Street vet climbed his way up the ranks of Goldman Sachs after graduating from SUNY Albany
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Ask anyone on Wall Street and they will tell you that Goldman Sachs is one of the top places to build a career as an investment banker. In an effort to diversify recruiting sources and its workforce, Wall Street generally has been expanding the schools from which it recruits. Still, Alfieri's experience can still prove valuable to today's Wall Street hopefuls. There he met Vincent Cisternino, who also had dreams of working on Wall Street. Having started his career during the financial crisis, his advice to today's Wall Street upstarts is to stay positive and persevere.

Economists are sounding the alarm bells about a likely recession in 2023.Insider spoke to five personal finance experts to get their tips on preparing for a downturn. Insider spoke to five personal finance experts to uncover the key steps to help you bulletproof your finances ahead of a rocky new year. "Drop-shipping" — acting as an intermediary between a supplier and customers – affiliate marketing, and earning advertising income from websites are some ways you can build passive income streams. Olamide Majekodunmi, founder of All Things Money, a financial education blog for millennials, said it's important not to sink too many up-front costs into passive income streams in the hope they'll bear fruit. And Chen said it still takes lots of work to get to a point where you can enjoy passive income.

☆ Guest view: Climate finance club hands over baton
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Huw Van Steenis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

A year after financial institutions joined forces to lower carbon emissions as part of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, the initiative faces criticism from all sides. But the initiative is starting to hit the limits of what financial institutions can achieve through voluntary cooperation. Chief executives of financial institutions worry that participating in GFANZ opens them up to accusations of anti-competitive behaviour and litigation risk. It’s for politicians to set the legislative framework and financial institutions to abide by it. This could double or treble by increasing development banks’ capital, by changing their capital frameworks and mandates, or through smarter public-private partnerships.

Here's how you can get a grip on your personal finances before and during a recession. We do weird things in times of recession, like comfort-eating meatloaf and ice cream, according to food trend experts. We're also more prone to panicking and making mistakes with our money, personal finance experts and economists told Insider. "A recession sort of reveals problems that people may have, and not necessarily pay attention to much in the good times," he said. In good times, with interest rates low, your viewpoint can be obscured by the ease of getting credit, he said.

☆ Build up an emergency fund ahead of a likely recession in 2023, personal finance experts say. Here's how much you should save, and how to get there.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Ryan Hogg | Junior Weekend Business Reporter | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Personal finance experts urge building an emergency fund ahead of a likely recession in 2023. The key to bulletproofing your finances is having an emergency fund. What is an emergency fund? How big should my emergency fund be? The experts interviewed by Insider agreed that an emergency fund should cover between three and six months' worth of expenses — a consensus supported by Well Fargo.

Economists are sounding the alarm bells about a likely recession in 2023.Insider spoke to five personal finance experts to get their tips on preparing for a downturn. Insider spoke to five personal finance experts to uncover the key steps to help you bulletproof your finances ahead of a rocky 2023. Build an emergency fundThe experts advised building up an emergency fund to cover your expenses if you lose your job. If you have the time, finding additional employment is the quickest way to bring in extra income, the experts said. UpskillThe negative effects of a recession, like falling income and higher unemployment, may not become evident until some months into the downturn.

☆ How I retired at 36 with $3 million in California
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jonathan Fazio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I retired at 36 with $3 million in CaliforniaJeremy Schneider, 41, lives in San Diego and achieved FIRE — financial independence, retire early — at 36. In 2015, he sold his company RentLinx for just over $5 million. In 2017, he retired from corporate work with about $3 million. Schneider traveled and played video games in that first year of early retirement. Since launching, the company has made nearly $1 million in sales.

☆ În cadrul Academiei de Studii Economice a Moldovei a fost lansat „Public Finance Club”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Lansarea Clubului a avut loc pe 23 martie, primul subiect discutat fiind „DECLARAȚIA PE VENIT: GHID PRACTIC PENTRU STUDENȚI”. La eveniment au participat:GRIGORE BELOSTECINIC, rector ASEMCORINA PAVLIȘCIUC – șefă adjunctă a Direcției generale metodologia impozitelor și taxelor, Serviciul Fiscal de Stat. Activitatea este susținută de PriceWaterhouseCoopers Moldova (PwC Moldova). Evenimentul face parte din seria de acțiuni realizate în cadrul Global Money Week 2021 – o acțiune globală de creștere a nivelului de educare financiară în rândul tinerilor. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa ASEM.

Persons: GRIGORE, ASEM CORINA, VERONICA SIREȚEANU Organizations: Academiei, Studii, ASEM Locations: Moldova, ASEM

☆ Săptămâna financiară în cadrul Academiei de Studii Economice a Moldovei
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

În cadrul Global Money Week 2021 – o acțiune globală de creștere a nivelului de educare financiară în rândul tinerilor, Academia de Studii Economice a Moldovei organizează o serie de evenimente, ce pun accent pe modalitatea prin care educarea financiară poate influența creșterea gradului de incluziune financiară a societății. În cadrul primului eveniment, „(Re)Lansarea Clubului de Discuții Economice (CDE) al ASEM”, din data de 22 martie 2021, primul subiect discutat a fost COVID-19. A fost abordată perspectiva multidimensională a modului în care pandemia a afectat mediul de afaceri, cu accent pe accelerarea procesului de digitalizare a interacțiunii între business și autoritățile guvernamentale urmare a evoluției pandemiei pe parcursul anului 2020. Partea finală a evenimentului a fost dedicată întrebărilor și răspunsurilor, fiind prezenți peste 40 de participanți. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa ASEM.

Persons: GRIGORE BELOSTECINIC, NATALIA BEJAN Organizations: Studii, Moldovei, Ministerul Finanțelor, ASEM Locations: ASEM, Moldova

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