For those who chose $ as your #1 motivation for working in finance, why?

N/A - I didn't choose that option
14% (52 votes)
Pay off student loans / debt
5% (19 votes)
Financial stability / save it / invest it
24% (86 votes)
Earn big for a few years, cash out, move on
11% (38 votes)
Be filthy rich and buy fancy things
18% (65 votes)
Money makes me happy
9% (33 votes)
Lifestyle, jetset, date models/actresses
11% (40 votes)
NYC is f*cking expensive
4% (16 votes)
other
3% (11 votes)
Total votes: 360

What's your favorite Finance-related movie?

American Psycho
20% (226 votes)
A Good Year
1% (8 votes)
Barbarians at the Gate
2% (26 votes)
Boiler Room
4% (51 votes)
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 
3% (38 votes)
Glengarry Glen Ross
1% (13 votes)
Harold and Kumar
5% (55 votes)
Inside Job
3% (32 votes)
Margin Call
19% (219 votes)
Other People's Money
0% (3 votes)
Pursuit of Happyness 
6% (73 votes)
Rogue Trader
1% (10 votes)
The Family Man
2% (19 votes)
The Game 
1% (14 votes)
Stocks and Blondes
0% (5 votes)
Trading Places
4% (41 votes)
Wall Street
24% (272 votes)
Wall Street 2
3% (34 votes)
Total votes: 1139

What will FB close at today?

30.01-35
3% (2 votes)
35.01-40
34% (20 votes)
40.01-45
52% (30 votes)
45.01-50
9% (5 votes)
50.01+
2% (1 vote)
Total votes: 58

What will fb open at on Monday?

<$30
5% (8 votes)
$30.01 - $35
13% (22 votes)
$35.01-$37
12% (20 votes)
$37.01 - 39
44% (73 votes)
$39.01 -$42
22% (37 votes)
>$42.01
4% (7 votes)
Total votes: 167

College students: what is your main focus this summer?

N/A - I'm not a college student
19% (106 votes)
SA internship
24% (133 votes)
Other Finance-related internship or job (paid)
15% (83 votes)
Other Finance-related internship (unpaid)
9% (47 votes)
Working (non finance related)
9% (50 votes)
Full-time at school
6% (31 votes)
International Travel
3% (14 votes)
Beach / parties / having a goood time
12% (67 votes)
Other
3% (17 votes)
Total votes: 548

WSO: how's your love life?

Single, not looking
26% (121 votes)
Single, looking
31% (144 votes)
"It's complicated"
6% (30 votes)
In a relationship
27% (125 votes)
Engaged / Married
9% (41 votes)
Other
2% (8 votes)
Total votes: 469

What % of your income do you put towards long-term savings & retirement?

Nothing
11% (53 votes)
0-10%
20% (93 votes)
10-20%
25% (116 votes)
20-30%
16% (77 votes)
30-40%
8% (37 votes)
40-50%
8% (37 votes)
More than 50%
12% (55 votes)
Total votes: 468

WSO Conference-goers: what's the #1 benefit you hope to receive from attending?

Networking / career advancement
32% (42 votes)
Learn some great advice from our main speaker Josh Rosenbaum
5% (6 votes)
Fraternize with fellow WSO members
19% (25 votes)
Get your photo taken with a monkey
16% (21 votes)
What conference?! I still need to buy my ticket...
22% (29 votes)
Other
7% (9 votes)
Total votes: 132

What's your current advanced degree status? (mba / msf / cfa /cfp / phd / equivalent)

I currently hold an advanced degree
38% (5 votes)
I am currently in progress to complete an advanced degree (or will start this fall)
23% (3 votes)
I will pursue an advanced degree in the future (2013 or later)
8% (1 vote)
I may pursue an advanced degree in the future
23% (3 votes)
I do not plan to pursue an advanced degree
8% (1 vote)
Undecided / N/A
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 13

Do you have an advanced degree?

Yes, MBA only
7% (33 votes)
Yes, MSF only
12% (55 votes)
Yes, CFA only
6% (26 votes)
Yes, CFP only
1% (6 votes)
Yes, CPA only
4% (18 votes)
Yes, CAIA only
1% (3 votes)
Yes MBA, and CFA and/or CPA and/or CFP and/or CAIA
5% (24 votes)
Yes MSF, and CFA and/or CPA and/or CFP and/or CAIA
3% (12 votes)
Yes, 2 or more of the following: CFA/CPA/CFP/CAIA (but no MBA/MSF)
2% (10 votes)
No, I do not have one of the above-mentioned advanced degrees
58% (261 votes)
Total votes: 448

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