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An Investment Bank is a financial service company that acts as a middle man between people who want to invest money, and entrepreneurs who want to use this money to carry out their business plans. Our job is to help companies make decisions, and help them get from point A to point B. In its most simple form, here are bullet points of what Investment Banks actually do: 1. Help companies raise money for their future plans. - We can i ssue Debt (borrowing money from regular citizens/government/institutions). - We can issue Equity (selling shares of the company, to investors, in exchange for cash) 2. Help companies buy other companies . - Known as Merges & Acquisitions (M&A) where we advise a firm when it is deciding who to buy. 3. Help companies understand what they are worth . - The term for this is Valuation , and it is an integral part of investment banking. One major method is a DCF (Discounted Cash Flow model). "What on earth is a DCF?" is a question we get all ...

An Investment Bank is a financial service company that acts as a middle man between people who want to invest money, and entrepreneurs who want to use this money to carry out their business plans.  In its most simple form, here are bullet points of what Investment Banks actually do: 1. Help companies raise money for their future plans. 2. Help companies buy other companies. 3. Help companies understand what they are worth. Our job is simply to help companies. I am an analyst. We spend all of our time coming up with valuations for companies, and summarising heaps of data into a presentable power point that we can take to investors and our clients. Most of our time is spent at a desk and in offices and drinking an absurd amount of coffee. In simple terms, we do all of the dirty, nitty-gritty work to make the lives of our clients more fruitful when they are making a financial decision. Skills that are required for this role consist of high levels of energy, a lot of grit, and excellen...

 My name is Raph Koudounaris. The reason my last name is an alphabet is due to my ancestors being Greek. That being said, I am a born and raised Zimbabwean, and a proud one at that. If I am being entirely honest, I have no idea where I am going. With that being said, my direction is certainly forward. In order to continue moving forward, we need to face reality at all times. With this, as well as having an abundant mentality and willingness to learn, forward is perhaps the only direction we can go. I have my mothers eyes and my fathers hair, unfortunately. I have my fathers morals and my mothers energy. I don't have my mothers patience and I don't have my fathers ability to raise a family. When I was younger, I did almost everything to please my parents. As time has gone on, whilst this is a wonderful thing to do, I have come to the realisation that self-worth can only be achieved through paving your own path and by doing things that truly bring happiness and fulfilment to your...