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Excel books |
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to GoNavy |
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10/30/2004 |
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I am 28 years old and became interested in banking about 8 months ago. I graduated in 1999 and majored in psychology. I have been doing my research in various investment banking companies (at least the top 50 ranked by Vault)for about 5 months. At the moment, I am doing bookeeping for a global retail real estate firm. I also work another job and sometimes work 7 days a week. I need a career change and can handle long hours. Does anyone have any advice on where I start ? How I can get my foot in the door with a pretigious financial firm in NYC ? How do I start in banking? Would I have to go back to school and earn a degree ?
Is it absolutely too late? |
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Hey GoNavy, thanks so much for your insightful reply. I have just gotten 2 publications today from barnes and nobles; one is The Economist, and the other one, business week. I will try to read through both of them as soon as i could, starting from Business Week, seeing that it looks like the easier one to read of the two(at least for this week/month's coverage: more gear toward technology gadget) Maybe we could discuss some of the issues in here =D. Like many ask me some questions and discuss about our difference of opinions on some topics.
Regarding the wasllstreet journal, i have not yet subscribed to a subscription yet, perhaps i will try the 2 free weeks offer and see how i like it. And, which do you find better? the online version or the paper version?
I also will probably buy that book by hull which you mentioned. I'll be getting it used from barnes and nobles. However, on the barnes and nobles web site it says it concentrates more on risk type stuff. Is this a good book on Ivestment Management in general? or is this something more specialized.
Also, i know i've asked this before about what type of company is more suited for me, and judging from your reply it seems that both big and small companies have their own advantages. The advantages being: looking better on the resume working for a big company, with the possibility of higher paid, versues gaining more hands on experience, responsibilities, and exposures to different facets of the trade through smaller companies.
However, i was wondering if you could elaborate on the differences between hedge funds, boutiques, ibanks, and those that are strictly IM firms like fidelity. How do they differ from each other, and which one would be more suited for my scenario right now, or maybe which type would hire more people of my background. Cause so far all i know is that hedge fund might hire more people of cs background, perhaps to cover the tech sector of the investment, and that salary might be better for hedge fund, just because it is more of a risky type of business.. borrowing money for investmen and looking for higher return. If you have the time, i was wondering if you could explain a little about each type of firm, and maybe a little on what you think of them, but most importantly, which one do you think would benefit me the most.
Sincerly yours,
Warren Buffet =D suprised this nickname's not even taken before i signed up for it.
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