Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Career Advice
When I went through college and even through my first year as an investment banker, I had absolutely no idea what the main differences were between all the various buyside roles. At first, I was a little surprised to hear that practically everyone wanted to move to the buyside. It was the promise land they […]
If you are reading this, you are probably focused on becoming an investment banker out of college. Or maybe you are a few months into your job or already have an offer. Probably the best piece of advice I could give would be to make sure you set your expectations straight before starting out as […]
Practically everyone is initially drawn to a finance career because of the money, which seems to be all that college students care about nowadays. Most are broke, have a bunch of student loans and do not know exactly what they want to do in life. So the safest and riskless solution is to find the […]
Congratulations, you broke into banking and only have to stick it out for two grueling years before moving to the buyside. All the hard work is done and your banking years are just a quick stepping stone to the buyside. In reality, your first two years out of college are the most important when it […]
You may be wondering why anyone would ever consider leaving the buyside after putting in all that hard work to break in. While it may not make sense to you now, there are a ton of people I know who ended up being disappointed after transitioning to the buyside. Many finance professionals (myself included) aimlessly […]