Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Career Advice
Most people do not understand why they are never satisfied when they make more money. As their incomes grow with more and more experience, they are continuously stuck feeling as if what they make is just not enough. I know dozens of people who are single, have no real responsibilities outside work, make $500K+ per […]
Virtually everyone thinks that if you work at a hedge fund, you make a ton of money. For some reason the media always loves to talk about how much big hedge fund managers are worth and the crazy things they like to buy (i.e. mansions, NFL teams, $50MM+ artwork, etc). Of course, you can become […]
Breaking into the hedge fund industry can be extremely challenging, especially if you are not able to show that you have a true passion for investing. Interviews can be completely different than private equity and investment banking interviews, so you need to make sure you are well prepared before beginning the interview process. People seem […]
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 […]
There comes a time in everyone’s career where you somehow fall into a job that you end up not liking at all. Maybe you had high expectations before starting the new role or maybe it was simply just not right for you. Whatever the reason, you feel like you need to quit ASAP and switch […]
Most people do not know exactly what they want to do straight out of college, but overtime you start to realize what you are good at and what you are not. Either you are self-aware and know what your skills are or your friends / coworkers start to signal to you what you should be […]
Growing up I had dreams of becoming rich, having a large mansion and having the freedom to do whatever I wanted to do whenever. I was never exposed to true wealth, so as a kid my perception of the rich were those making ~$200-400K per year (essentially doctors, lawyers, etc.) who lived in the large […]
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 […]
After thinking about my life over the past number of years, there are a ton of things I wish I knew earlier that would have put me well ahead of others in terms of my career and personal development. You learn a lot through your own experience, but why struggle in your 20s when you […]
I am going to cover a topic that I thought would never be useful me. After completing my investment banking analyst program, I never thought I would ever experience signs of burnout. I spent three years working 60 to 120-hour weeks, going on only one to two weeks of vacation a year and having absolutely […]