Let’s be honest – nobody who starts their career as an investment banker plans to stay for more than two to three years. Throughout your entire life in college, you have had all the freedom in the world to do what you want whenever you want, and working in investment banking throws all that out […]
8 Best Paying Jobs In Finance Ranked – Wall Street Edition
Growing up in a small town far away from NYC, I had no idea how much you can make in a finance career. Even when I was in college, it wasn’t until I started working in the real work when I realized the amount of money you can make in finance. Working in finance right […]
Difference Between Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Venture Capital
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 […]
Exit Opportunities at Hedge Funds vs. Private Equity
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 […]