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We did a TWO PART YOUTUBE FINANCE breakdown of the pop culture hit memoir “Strangers” by Belle Burden.

To watch this entire episode — where we dive into not just the realities of Big Law vs. Hedge Fund compensation, but also the insane cash burn needed to raise a family in Manhattan (especially living a certain lifestyle often expected in these high powered careers) — drop the word STRANGERS below!

And YES, we know that Belle’s stepmother paid their kids’ private school tuition…UNTIL the assets from her trust ran out and their lawyers told them they’d have to cover that themselves.

For those of you new here, our account aims to educate about Wall Street and high finance through pop culture.

We do deep dives into shows like HBOs Succession, Industry, and hit non-fiction books like Going Infinite, Moneyball, etc. We have done quite a few interviews about the law vs. banking career path and this lends itself well to that conversation in a way that is culturally interesting.

Later this week we’ll be recording a deep dive into Mindy Kaling’s new show “Not Suitable For Work”, followed by “Your Friends & Neighbors”…let us know about YOUR favorite shows/movies/books you want us to talk about!

Comment “S3E7” to watch our full conversation breaking down HBO Industry’s Pierpoint-as-Lehman episode (Season 3, Episode 7).

Jen was on the Lehman trading floor when it went bankrupt and was sold to Barclays, and Kristen was across the street at Morgan Stanley (working on the team that structured the Mitsubishi investment that saved Morgan Stanley), so we share our first hand account of what the real experience was like!