U.S. News: Scott Rostan When a $100,000 Grad Degree Is Worth It

By Farran Powell https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/paying/articles/2018-01-29/when-paying-100-000-for-a-graduate-degree-is-worth-the-cost The decision to go to graduate school is usually an expensive one, and most students are willing to borrow large sums of money for an advanced degree. According to Sallie Mae's inaugural report on "How America Pays for Graduate School," the majority of grad students say an advanced degree...

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CFO Magazine: Robert Rostan What Are Auditors Looking For This Year?

http://www.cfo.com/auditing/2017/10/auditors-looking-year/ As the prime audit season approaches, big changes in business, the economy, technology, and regulations point to an assortment of red flags for auditors. Across virtually every sector of the economy, corporations face unprecedented changes in the business environment, driven by global economic trends, technological developments, and regulatory initiatives, among other forces....

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Financial Times: Scott Rostan in How to max out your internship — at any age

By Janina Conboye https://www.ft.com/content/e643eafa-a525-11e7-9e4f-7f5e6a7c98a2?mhq5j=e5  The right placement will boost your employability Now is the time to start applying for summer internships, but how do you choose the right one? Competition for placements is always fierce, so how do you put yourself ahead of the pack? We asked leading employers, careers advisers and former interns...

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The Wall Street Journal: Scott Rostan What Is GARP?

By Simon Constable https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-garp-1504576800 This hybrid stock-picking style incorporates elements of both growth and value investing In a recent report—“The Death of Value?”—Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs poses an important question about an out-of-favor investing style. Its conclusion seems to be that value investing isn’t dead. Rather, it has morphed into a stock-picking strategy known as...

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Business Insider: Scott Rostan”Keep these 5 things in mind to get the most out of your summer investment banking internship”

http://www.businessinsider.com/5-things-to-consider-during-an-investment-banking-internship-2017-6/#1-keep-in-mind-that-attitude-is-more-important-than-aptitude-1  by Frank Chaparro Young wannabe investment bankers are descending upon Wall Street for their summer internships. Many are going in with one main goal: secure an analyst position at the firm at which they are interning. Scott Rostan is the founder and CEO of Training The Street, a company where aspiring Wall Streeters can pick...

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Financial Times: Scott Rostan “Investment bank internships: a guide for MBAs”

https://www.ft.com/content/24305b38-3f0e-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58 Students should beware the overconfidence that can often squander opportunities By: Scott Rostan May 24, 2017 French philosophers are generally not part of the curriculum covering the skills needed for investment banking and financial modelling. However, with the time for summer internships in the banking industry drawing near, I often find myself repeating...

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New York Post: Sears owner has milked iconic retailer dry, analysts say – Robert Rostan quoted

By John Aidan Byrne http://nypost.com/2017/04/22/sears-owner-has-milked-iconic-retailer-dry-analysts-say/ Sears, the iconic American retailer, is now just a shell of its former self, and Wall Street retail analysts say responsibility for that can be laid at the feet of owner Eddie Lampert and his hedge fund ESL Investments. However, Lampert — once ranked the richest person in...

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