Jesse Marrus

During the first presidential debate, a Yahoo Finance poll found that 80% of voters believed Mitt Romney gave a stronger performance than President Obama. Blogger Jesse Marrus writes that among the praise and critiques of both candidates, one important question has emerged: what will happen to Wall Street if Romney wins in November?

From New York and Chicago to London and Hong Kong, there are plenty of locations to launch a new financial firm. But where should aspiring entrepreneurs begin?

Hedge funds can do a lot of things to raise more capital, but the best strategy might have more to do with communication than anything else.

If you're thinking about starting your own financial services firm, you're going to need a ton of money and even more patience.

Many Wall Street experts think that the JOBS Act will fundamentally change the hedge fund industry. But will it lead to the consolidation of existing funds and the creation of others?

There has been a lot of chatter surrounding the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act and its inevitable impact on the job market. But what impact, if any, will it have on the hedge fund industry?

Starting a hedge fund is much different from launching other kinds of companies. Most significantly, there is almost no chance that you will be able to start this business out of a garage. No -- to get a hedge fund up and running, you need buckets and buckets of cash.

There has been an ongoing discussion surrounding hedge funds and their ability - or lack thereof - to create jobs. Do they really have the capacity to help the job market? And if they do, what jobs are hedge funds producing?

As Wall Street firms continue to consolidate, many financial professionals are losing their jobs. Others are having a difficult time finding work. Very few have been able to walk away from the financial crisis completely unscathed.