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, […]
With all the articles online talking about the tens of millions of dollars hedge fund managers make, everyone thinks that working at a hedge fund is the easiest path to get rich. Young investment banking analysts fresh out of undergrad dream about breaking into the buyside and think it’s the promise land. In reality, while […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hedge fund case studies can be challenging, especially if you have never worked at a hedge fund before and do not have prior investing experience. If you want to break into the industry, the case study is the most important step to master as it differentiates those who understand investing versus those who don’t. It […]
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 […]
Before breaking into the hedge fund industry, I always thought that everybody who worked at a hedge fund was super successful, smart and very rich. Given how I grew up in a small town far away from New York City, the hedge fund industry was very mysterious to me. Luckily for you there is more […]
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 […]
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 […]