[wmileo]

"Who do you think gets those billions in bonuses the big Wall Street firms shell out. How much does a partner from a NY white shoe firm make a year. What schools are they coming from? "

First we were talking about Excellent students in math an science and engineering. Now we are taking about Wall Street?

CEOs and Wall Street types did not get these large bonuses because they were gifted math students in college.

This is a far stretch from the basis of the article which started this discussion.

I hope for your sake you did not just find out that the richest people are not necessarily the smartest. I can live with that, can you?

[triumphant values]

CEOs and Wall Street types did not get these large bonuses because they were gifted math students in college.

There are hundreds and hundreds of behind the scenes quantitative analysis specialists, arbitrage structurers and trading programmers that skim billions for these banks that make more than an NFL lineman. They are the math geeks at top school programs and they are HIGHLY recruited.

[triumphant values]

First we were talking about Excellent students in math an science and engineering. Now we are taking about Wall Street?

Yeah, Wall Street is electronic now or were you still picturing a giant chalkboard?