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Breaking into Finance, Part 5: Selling all the Way Down: How Technique Turns into Moneymaking Arguments

Nov 3, 2025 | Zolio Market Commentary

In Zolio’s continuing series on how to break into finance, we tackle everything a student can do now to get into the industry. This week: turning technical skills into market literacy and pitches you can defend.

Breaking into Finance, Part 4: More Technical Skills Needed to Break into Finance

Oct 27, 2025 | Zolio Market Commentary

Last week we discussed the technical skills you need to get into finance, beginning with accounting and valuation. This week we go a bit deeper in the practical means of building up the simple technical skills (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) needed in the job and why these seemingly simple tools are so very important.

Breaking into Finance, Part 3: The Technical Skills Needed to Break into Finance

Oct 20, 2025 | Zolio Market Commentary

In Zolio’s continuing series on how to break into finance, we tackle everything a student can do now to get into the industry. This week: the technical skills you can develop now. It all starts with accounting and valuation, and from there you can build out an incredible amount of skills that will dazzle any interviewer on the market.

Breaking into Finance, Part 2: How to Think About Your Grades

Oct 14, 2025 | Zolio Market Commentary

In Zolio’s continuing series on how to break into finance, we tackle everything a student can do now to get into the industry. This week: let’s talk about grades.

The Academic Signals Needed to Break into Finance

Oct 6, 2025 | Zolio Market Commentary

You don’t need a new school to look credible. Focus on the classes financial firms care about, build two strong academic signals with faculty, and run a tight 12-week plan that lifts both GPA and confidence. Let Zolio show you how to do this.

The Different Skills Needed to Win in Venture Capital and Private Equity

Sep 29, 2025 | Zolio Market Commentary

Venture capital chases big hits and tolerates many misses. Private equity targets stable cash flows and steady returns. The skills you need for each path are very different.

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