Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Career Advice
Before COVID, Florida was seen as a place where old people go to retire. It was never a place where people thought they could build a good career as there weren’t many high paying finance jobs for young professionals. Even today, NYC is still arguably the best place to start a career right after college, […]
Work / life balance is one of the biggest concerns for college students when starting a career in finance. For a college educated person in the US, there are so many different paths a person can take in their careers. Whether it’s a traditional Fortune 500 big company corporate finance, investment banking, venture capital, or […]
The most important part of the private equity interview is the case study round. After meeting a few people and going through a number of interviews, you will most likely get hit with a case study where you have to analyze whether a company is a good leveraged buyout target or not. Your performance during […]
Ah private equity, the promise land after investment banking. Every year, hundreds of fresh investment bankers try to break into private equity. But which private equity firms should you work hard to get a job at and which private equity firms should you avoid? These days in your early 20s, everything is all about prestige […]
You don’t realize how much people actually make in finance until you work in the industry. Yes, sure you can make around six figures at some of these fortune 500 corporate finance role or be an investment banking analyst making close to $200K a year just a year out of undergrad, but that’s not where […]
To many, distressed investing sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is. Given there are not any great resources online on distressed debt investing, I figured I’d write a basic overview based on my experience investing in distressed debt securities. Most people break into the buyside via the traditional investment banking path where you […]
If you want to break into private equity, then you better make sure you are prepared for interviews right after you start your investment banking job. I know it may seem crazy, but typically interview season for private equity associate jobs start just a few months after you start working full time. You may have […]
It is every investment bankers dream to land a job on the buyside. Private equity is one of the most (if not the most) common exit opportunity for investment bankers. The thought of more pay, less hours and more meaningful work causes a lot of investment bankers to want to make the jump after a […]