bk_geek

Nobody cares about (a). I believe OP is referring to coding interviews

I was in the exact same boat for several years. After repeated rejections, I took a break from interviewing for a couple years. I already had a job so I could afford to do that. I realized that I was applying for the wrong type of jobs. Instead of hands on IC roles, I targeted engineering manager roles since I have quite a bit of experience managing small teams. I recently landed a job with a FANG as an engg. manager. Even though there is a coding component the main focus is on systems design and team leadership, also I think there is less age bias for EM roles.

Not saying it's risk free, but smart real estate investments can crush stock market returns precisely due to that massive leverage

Home price appreciation depends on location, so it's hard to generalize. Also unlike stock investments, a mortgage gives you massive leverage.

Is taking the GRE a requirement for admissions? The program looks very interesting but I can't bear to take the GRE after nearly 20 years of work ex.

S&P 500 gained approx 9.5% in 2016

From reading this article, it appears that these are not Over The Counter bets that are placed between one Investment bank with another. Rather this is a product created and sold by the grid operator NYISO in order to hedge price volatility and collect a fee.

While there is a mention of price manipulation, the article fails to clarify exactly how the prices are "manipulated" in order to favor the banks. The focus seems to be more on "bad banks" making money.

Good podcast on investing: New Focus on Wealth with Chad Burton https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-focus-on-wealth-chad...

Covers broad investing issues and not specific to stock picking

ID software was based in Dallas from what I know. Carmack and Romero were the original founders. This smells like Zenimax is trying to make a fast buck.