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I read this book on two airline flights, and the time FLEW by! Very, very interesting look into the world of investment banking. As an avid trader (and I worked on Wall Street), I highly recommend this book. Disclaimer: any respect you had for people on Wall Street will slowly dissipate.
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Good book to take on your vacations. Fun and easy to read. It will defenitely give MBA students something to think about before evaluating jobs within the Investment Banking arena.
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After doing a three year tour of duty in the investment banking industry, I can say with much confidence that this book is more true than it is fiction. Granted there seems to be some exaggeration for comedic purpose. This book gives a good depiction of the life of a junior I-banker (associate or analyst). It's also a very entertaining description of the classic "churn and burn" philosophy of I-banking. For anyone with any interest in the finance industry, this will be an easy read and a good chuckle. That being said, my parents (neither in finance) stole my copy and laughed non-stop particularly in regards to one of Rolfe's more revealing late night endeavors.
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This book is spot on about the life of a junior person at an Investment Bank. As they said, you can change the name on the door but the stories are the same. My wife read the book first and I basically laid out for her practically every topic they'd be touching on before she'd get to it.
For anyone considering investment banking as a career, you really must read this book to understand EXACTLY what you are getting into. (The same is true for the spouse/prospective spouse of an associate.) Although, I should warn you that by reading this book before getting into the business, it'll remove one of the main self-motivational tools that we all used to deal with it day in and day out, the "THEY REALLY NEED ME HERE BECAUSE I'M ESSENTIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION!"
Both authors realized as many of us did that you aren't. Once you have that epiphany, you either buy into the life 100% and drink the Kool-Aid or you say thanks for the training and experience and move on. (BTW, the authors lay out for you where the real power center of the bank is. Hint for those entering the business, learn a little something about the local sports teams in order to effectively BS with the copy room guys. You REALLY, REALLY want them to like you. Pay particular attention to that chapter and lose the "I'm an MBA from Wharton/Harvard/et al" attitude.)
Overall, a quick and interesting read and highly recommended for those who invest, are contemplating the business as a career, or those who've left and just want to laugh at the insanity.
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One of those books that MBA graduates must read before considering entering the Investment Banking industry. Fun and easy to read. Useful to understand the cost-benefit relationship about joining an investment bank.
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