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Warren Buffett.
  • Wall Street's biggest players have a history of hiring from a particular college class.
  • Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins teaches his students a Buffett-style approach to valuing companies.
  • They dig into financial reports, assess executive pay, build cash-flow models, and run simulations.

Wall Street's biggest firms love to hire from a particular college class. The professor's focus on teaching his students how to value companies like Warren Buffett might explain why.

Steve Hanke has taught "Applied Economics & Finance" at Johns Hopkins for more than 20 years. He handpicks the students for his class, and they virtually all score job offers from top-flight banks and hedge funds once they graduate.