Ask DcifrThs... ANYTHING (aka "should we privatize social security")

[KDuff]

I've heard that Bridgewater will ask big open ended questions (death penalty, etc) and attack your logic. It's not necessarily about the content, but how you structure your argument. Don't forget about counterarguments. Also, anyone in the firm might pop in and debate you--from Dalia on down.

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This thread is ridiculous.

For the sake of playing along, what would you pay for the rights to build tolls on the Brooklyn Bridge? Assume you can borrow at 8% and the bridge has 50 years of useful life remaining.

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price?

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Yes?

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what is it? Cause I wanna buy.

[NLSoldier]

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If you can work "another great question...but i think a better (and tougher one) would be" into one of your answers, I think you will have a great shot at getting the job.

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was this supposed to be a joke?

I thought it sounded like good advice. I guess I have a lot to learn about interviews?

[FortunaMaximus]

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Should the Yuan remain pegged to the dollar? What are the ramifications in the event China follows the request of the US? What are the benefits of remaining pegged to the dollar?

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Two-monolith steady state. With the Euro being the variance, it's population bases are stable, and it's introducing the disparities of Eastern Europe slowly.

Russia's in flux, think '20's Chicago, but they'll move the prosperity eastward.

Drain the oil and Kyoto's irrelevant, the rest's clean-up.

[Evan]

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This thread is ridiculous.

For the sake of playing along, what would you pay for the rights to build tolls on the Brooklyn Bridge? Assume you can borrow at 8% and the bridge has 50 years of useful life remaining.

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price?

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Yes?

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what is it? Cause I wanna buy.

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I'm not sure what's going on here, are you trying to trick me into answering my own question?

[FortunaMaximus]

Apparently.

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This thread is ridiculous.

For the sake of playing along, what would you pay for the rights to build tolls on the Brooklyn Bridge? Assume you can borrow at 8% and the bridge has 50 years of useful life remaining.

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price?

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Yes?

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what is it? Cause I wanna buy.

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I'm not sure what's going on here, are you trying to trick me into answering my own question?

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less tricky, mo answer.

[Evan]

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This thread is ridiculous.

For the sake of playing along, what would you pay for the rights to build tolls on the Brooklyn Bridge? Assume you can borrow at 8% and the bridge has 50 years of useful life remaining.

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price?

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Yes?

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what is it? Cause I wanna buy.

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I'm not sure what's going on here, are you trying to trick me into answering my own question?

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less tricky, mo answer.

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I don't know the answer.

I will also point out that my question is asking what these rights would be worth, just in case Barron tries to post some crap like "I would pay $1."

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Should hedge funds be regulated?

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time started outlining 11:03pm...GO...(outline form probably isn't going to work)

regulation was initially instituted to protect investors. SEC and NASD attempt to legimize and protect public companies and those that invest in them. mutual funds (and investment vehicles) formed by private and public banks that take institutional investors money in order to give returns have a responsibility to those investors. thus, short sales and other types of riskier activities are, and have been, prohibited in certain investment vehicles to protect investors.

hedge funds allow for higher returns and more risky behavior b/c the alpha producing mechanism is unconstrained. this is outlined in their prospecti and those who invest in them are aware of the increased risks.

therfore, hedge funds should be unregulated (F*CK .. 11:08 pm now) 5 minutes is not a lot of time.

ok, after thoughts. good question. TY.

more time could be spent talking about institutional investors/pension funds etc being allowed to invest in hedge funds. in that case, "regulations" could be made, of the public/institutional money rather than on the hedge funds (aka a regulation that stipulates instititional investors, investing public mani should only be allowed to invest in certain types of hedge funds or none at all).

critiques of my answer please.

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dcifr,

regulations were also put in place to protect the companies from being taken over by funds/speculators. while the investors could be informed of higher risks by the fund's prospectus (another form of disclosure regulation, btw), does the HF industry need to be regulated to protect the companies?

[MEbenhoe]

Dcifr,

Since I just had to answer this question for one of my classes:

What would your plan be for getting the U.S. current account deficit back on track?