http://financecareers.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Financial Careers GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-08T04:00:40Z Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/09/be-proactive.htm The current credit crisis has accelerated the trend towards mergers and consolidation in the financial services industry, and has made aggressive measures to survive layoffs more imperative than ever. About... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/09/be-proactive.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:29 +0000 2008-10-09T04:00:29Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/08/ceo-sgt-schultz.htm Remember the 1960s TV show Hogan's Heroes, a comic riff on the classic POW movie Stalag 17? It's still in reruns. The tagline for the bumbling guard Sgt. Schulz, you... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/08/ceo-sgt-schultz.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:40 +0000 2008-10-08T04:00:40Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/07/the-lehman-hearings.htm Yesterday's Congressional grilling of Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld included several lines of questioning that dovetailed with things we've been talking about. Fuld drew criticism for the huge bonuses paid out... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/07/the-lehman-hearings.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:38 +0000 2008-10-07T04:00:38Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/06/you-read-it-here-first.htm Well, maybe not, but I think we've taken a decent stab at being ahead of the curve. Here's a brief recap of a few posts from many moons ago that... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/06/you-read-it-here-first.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:48 +0000 2008-10-06T04:00:48Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/02/read-with-a-grain-of-salt.htm Shortly after Bank of America bought Merrill Lynch recently, I spotted an AP story on the deal. The authors made cogent observations about the possibility that the deal might not... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/02/read-with-a-grain-of-salt.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:34 +0000 2008-10-02T04:00:34Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/01/consulting-outlook.htm An article in the current issue of The Economist confirms my surmise that certain types of consulting companies, such as the consulting practices of the leading public accounting firms, should... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/10/01/consulting-outlook.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:05 +0000 2008-10-01T04:00:05Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/30/hourly-billing-under-attack.htm Law firms typically bill clients by the hour. The staff at law firms, accordingly, have to fill out time sheets to facilitate the billing process. However, a recent article in... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/30/hourly-billing-under-attack.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:10 +0000 2008-09-30T04:00:10Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/29/rethinking-the-mba.htm The HBS Alumni Bulletin (from the Harvard Business School) reports in its September issue that major MBA program are radically rethinking their curricula. The article in question contends that increasing... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/29/rethinking-the-mba.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:15 +0000 2008-09-29T04:00:15Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/26/heaven-help-us-mr-allison.htm A familiar face from my years at Merrill Lynch has turned up as the new CEO of embattled Fannie Mae, named to the post shortly after the federal takeover of... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/26/heaven-help-us-mr-allison.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:07 +0000 2008-09-26T04:00:07Z http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/25/ge-brings.htm My colleague Penny Loretto has uncovered some very interesting opportunities in financial internships at GE (General Electric). GE is a massive corporate conglomerate that includes, among other things, the NBC... http://financecareers.about.com/b/2008/09/25/ge-brings.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:38 +0000 2008-09-25T04:00:38Z