Unless you spring for a Bloomberg terminal at a price of over $25,000, you have to figure out where else you can get the data. When you become a freelance consultant, you need to be a bit more creative. Typing in “EE” to bring up consensus earnings estimates in seconds was a stamp of approval only the seasoned Wall Streeter could do (and by seasoned, I mean 12 months out of college). Tapping on those yellow and green Bloomberg terminal keys was such a sweet joy I didn’t know I’d miss.
The only thing I sometimes miss about being tied to a big investment bank is the data.
