How to Do a Informational Interview
Informational Interviews are one of the key ways to network and understand different parts of the finance industry. If done well they can be one of the most important parts of your personal career development. …
What is Venture Capital?
Venture Capital is all about growth. Very similar to private equity venture capital firms use their money or the money of investors to buy equity into companies. However one of the main differences, and what …
You Should Start Your Finance Career in Investment Banking
If you are a finance major at a college or someone who is interested in a job in finance you have probably heard peers or teachers talk about Investment Banking. In fact, many people when …
What is Wealth Management?
Wealth Management is a massive segment of the financial industry. And it is one that is all built around advisory. One of the interesting shifts we have seen in the past 10 years is the …
What is Private Equity?
My favorite segment of fiance is private equity and it is hopefully where I will work later in my career. Private equity is a firm that invests money into buying other companies with the goal …
9 Segments of the Finance Industry
What types of firms are there in finance and what all do they do? Today firms are becoming more fluid, one firm may do several different parts of the traditional finance industry. But when we …
Investment Banking Roles: From Analyst to MD
As we work through different segments of the Financial Industry it’s important to understand the positions within a firm. Most firms, regardless of what part of the industry they are in, will follow some hierarchy …