How to Increase Your Motivation, a Day in a Life Working at a Hedge Fund and More.

This episode is a compilation of answers to YOUR questions that were asked directly from my listeners who attend my weekly business education YouTube live webcast. Topics covered include: how to increase motivation, a day in a life working at a hedge fund and more.  Refer to chapter marks for a complete list of topics covered and to jump to a specific section. 

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Chapters

• 2:25 I've started to lose motivation for work and learning during this quarantine, can you give me any tips to gain it back?
• 13:04 Is day trading legal as a secondary source of income even if I'm working as an investment banker?
• 21:19 What advice do you have for people with no business background to get into venture capital?
• 27:54 What are the other sources of income when you have a 9-5 job?
• 31:44 How many years does it take to reach the C-suite?
• 34:58 What are the benefits of getting an MBA in your work life? What skills do you gain from it?
• 37:08 What are the frameworks you learn in Business School?
• 39:19 How do I calculate the return on my investment with my year over year revenue and costs?
• 39:55 In today's time, should one switch from one job to another every two years to grow their career? Does staying loyal to a company for an extended period not work anymore?
• 44:07 What is the best way to deal with lawyers, what precautions to take?
• 46:01 What country has a better quality of life according to you, Canada, or the United States?
• 52:29 What are your tips for becoming a leader?
• 57:04 When is the perfect time to start a research and consulting business?
• 58:33 How do you stay positive?
• 1:01:17 How do we handle stress during the interviews?
• 1:02:21 I believe there will be business opportunities when we emerge out of this pandemic, how do I prepare and position myself?
• 1:08:23 What's a better city to start a business, San Francisco or New York?
• 1:10:19 How's life in the Bay Area?
• 1:15:24 You recommended business biographies of Richard Branson and Bill McDermont, could you please suggest some more?
• 1:17:47 How to be the best manager?
• 1:20:19 What's your definition of success?
• 1:23:19 What do you think of Trump's decision of no national lockdown until now?
• 1:26:28 Is dropshipping a good business idea?
• 1:28:27 I have an idea for a consulting model, the logo, website, and already two potential customer feedback. When is the perfect time for me to go public?
• 1:30:43 How are you doing in this current COVID-19 situation, and how are your parents?
• 1:31:47 I created a free app where investors can create portfolios and view the risks. My app uses the Google Finance API, how do I know if Yahoo is okay with this?
• 1:33:26 I just finished my bachelors in engineering, how can I start my startup?
• 1:35:31 If you are in a midlife crisis, and you want to become an executive, what are the top 10 business apps?
• 1:40:51 What are the best resources in macroeconomic reports, apart from websites such as the World Bank, IMF, and WTO?
• 1:43:05 Can you advise me on how to start a small startup?
• 1:43:31 Do you think the two trillion dollar stimulus bill will cause the US dollar to depreciate?
• 1:46:00 What are the best resources to understand the oil industry?
• 1:49:45 Which one do you prefer technology, finance or FinTech?
• 1:51:15 If you were still running your hedge fund, which trading strategy would you use to help investors?
• 1:56:12 Looking ahead when things recover, would you expect a continued lack of interest in the metal markets as stocks rebound in response to pent up demand?
• 1:58:25 Questions regarding the MBA program
• 2:23:07 When did you get your US citizenship?
• 2:25:13 How to build apps?
• 2:26:03 What kind of resources does Goldman Sachs have that small hedge funds don't?
• 2:26:46 As the discount rate is reduced by central banks, could cash-rich entities take term loans to meet Capex requirements and settle existing loans with higher interest rates to take new loans at a lower rate?
• 2:27:56 I'm thinking about getting a credit card for my consulting company, what do you think about credit cards, do you have any advice?
• 2:29:46 Are you friends with other hedge fund managers?
• 2:31:46 Can you please share with us a day in the life of running a hedge fund what goes on behind closed doors?
• 2:43:52 What books do you recommend to achieve success?
• 2:44:41 Leaving the company you worked for in search of other opportunities and COVID-19 breaks out, what's your advice?
• 2:45:58 What would you do if you have a solution that could take humanity to the next level while preserving capitalism but don't have the tech skills to create it?
• 2:51:47 I just started your financial analyst course, is it enough to learn about the stock market?
• 2:53:02 I'm nearly 30, is it too late to join an investment bank?
• 2:54:58 How to maintain focus for eight hours during a typical workday?
• 2:58:04 Advice for a 20-year-old student
• 2:59:06 What do you think would be the future of real estate, anything you recommend for real state education or to invest in real state?
• 2:59:52 I'm in Israel, and here we have mandatory military service, I'll be serving for the next couple of years, would I be able to open a business on the remote control in such conditions?
• 3:00:52 What side hustles would you advise teenagers, especially during this time?
• 3:02:12 What's your opinion on God and religion?