Ranking the Top 10 Jobs in Finance! (Based on Compensation, Reputation, and Difficulty Breaking In)

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[@dannyarroyave3017]

Take the numbers with a grain of salt, currently working out an offer for entry level private wm at Bank of America for 92k, and I’m straight out of college. I think it great depends on company and location.

[@pas5294]

​@@dannyarroyave3017 is it hard to get in BoA as an intern? what is the required gpa for it

[@aliveliev3998]

Thank you very much for properly explaining about consulting companies. I would highly appreciate if you share your email to contact with you.

[@wandemiles]

When you venture into the world of financial investment, it's important to understand some foundational principles

[@JacobMcDonald-wb6wl]

It simply means the allocation of money toward an asset or portfolio, with the expectation of earning a return over time.

[@FrankBrook-js9yh]

Yes, It a procedure where you allocate money or capital towards buying financial products, expecting to earn a considerable return in the future.

[@SaraAhmadi-tn8nn]

According to Patricia strain an expert, this can occur through appreciation in the price of the asset, earning interest, dividends or royalties.

[@BennieY.Jenkins]

I agree with you. I started out with investing on my own, but I lost a lot of money. I was able to pull out about $200k after the 2020 crash I invested the money using an analyst, and in seven months, I raked in almost $673,000

[@WeweAke]

Patricia Strain must be a great person, her strategies are top notch.

[@rareliquidcareers]

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[@Brakem01]

Thanks for this

[@shivanshshukla5883]

11:31

[@TheDeathtune]

Extremely informative video. Thanks

[@srujan00]

@@shivanshshukla5883 it's more like 11:02

[@Jayhawkfinance]

I work within a family’s company as a real state analyst. Hours vary and pay is of course amazing. I’ve noticed that when we have lots of different deals at once I get completely swamped nearly depriving myself of food sometimes bc I get lost in trying to finish things quickly. But there are times where maybe I’m only working on 1 deal and then the time is alot slower and more manageable. I have friends that work on wall street and alot of the reason why these big firms have crazy hours really is due to the amount of business they attract. The more deals they get awarded the more manpower it’s going to take to execute on those deals

[@NXBKNG]

How did u get into that role

[@noah5678]

I did a PWM internship at UBS this summer. All of the FAs were bringing in 500k+/yr. The floor is kind of low at the entry levels but the ceiling is pretty high and you can advance very fast.

[@jayshettyclips0]

I think the difficulty rating should be flipped so instead of something like 4 stars it would be 1 star. This way when you add up the numbers the sum actually reflects how good the job is.

[@yannick4382]

it would be 2 thought

[@Killua_x_99]

I agree I also looked where the compensation is better then the difficulty, the only Job was Accounting/Tax/Audit

[@CommoditiesTrader]

Absolutely agreed. 120 hours a week = better?! I'm a FA/ Private Wealth Management and am in office about 30 hours a week. Pay is up there with his top 3 so overall it would be a lot higher given I went to two junior colleges 🤷‍♂️

[@davisliuSF]

I think these rankings are appropriate for those right out of college. However, for someone 10+ years out of college, the rankings change as the lifestyle component becomes more important for most. E.g. private wealth management can be great - making mid 6 figures ($300k+) at a decently sized place, while working like 5 hours a day. And people get sick of $750k / year banking jobs that are a grind.

[@meme_chef]

true, same with Endowments/Foundations industry. a senior analyst (3 yrs post banking) i know at a large private foundation makes ~300k a year. the directors make $1.5 mil and the CIO makes around $3 mil. all work less than or equal to 40 hrs a week.

[@dastorm15]

Is 5 hours a day making mid 6 figures the usual in wealth management?

[@nanaasamoah1538]

@@meme_chef what are some example of companies and position titles. I am currently an Adjuster looking for a change

[@meme_chef]

@@nanaasamoah1538 Analyst, Associate Director, Director, Chief Investment Officer is the typical hierarchy. Think large non-profits (Gates Foundation, rockefeller foundation, ford foundation) and colleges/university endowments.

[@DijonDonuts]

@@dastorm15 senior/upper level positions yes

[@Zakrovik]

Interesting, I never actually thought audit would be counted as "career in finance" since it's all accounting based. Pay in audit does increase greatly, only if you get CPA though.

[@prianshubhatia2759]

1:50 You hardly invest in mutual funds as a "experienced" private wealth manager. Infact mutual funds are used all the time to provide liquidity into the market and exit to big individual investors. Private wealth management requires rigorous research and analysis, just like any investment job. Most of the top private wealth managers are ex top investment bankers with deep connections in the industry.

[@nastyboir822]

PWM doesn’t require any analysis. Wtf are you talking about?

[@PeterAdiSaputro]

Hi, thanks for your thorough and detailed explanation about any jobs position in finance. My background is computer science and information technology, my interest in finance has been increasing in recent times.

[@rachealachola7529]

I am so glad that I came across this channel!

[@kevinsuh5313]

These rankings are ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 more of these please!

[@seanmichael6579]

#10 - Private Wealth Management (1 rep, 1 difficulty, 1 comp) #9 - Accounting/Tax/Audit (1.5 rep, 1.5 difficulty, 2 comp) #8 - Commercial banking (2 rep, 2.5 difficulty, 2.5 comp) #7 - Financial Planning and Analysis ("FP&A") or Treasury (2.5 rep, 2.5 difficulty, 2.5 comp) #6 - investment banking (non M&A): sales and trading, equity research, asset management (3 rep, 3 difficulty, 3 comp) #5 - corp development (3.5 rep, 4 difficulty, 3.5 comp) #4 - investment banking M&A roles (4 rep, 4 difficulty, 4 compensation) Buy side positions all below #3 - venture capital (5 rep, 4.5 difficulty, comp 4) #2 - private equity (5 rep, 5 diff, 4.5 comp) #1 - hedge fund (5 rep, 5 diff, 5 comp)

[@ChiChi-sw5iu]

Your contents are quality. I’m from your original channel. Following you again here ✨

[@ahdzahraoui5374]

Awesome info. I love this!

[@Sam-be4yy]

Wow, awesome video! I think it would’ve been nice to add another category discussing the work-life balance

[@nemonymous89]

Spoiler: non-existent.

[@rareliquidcareers]

i thought about this but then it would make the lower-ranked jobs ranked higher even when they're not "better" jobs. generally the lower ranked jobs have better work/life balance than the ones towards the top haha

[@Sam-be4yy]

@@rareliquidcareers I understand. Thanks!

[@Deirz0128]

@@rareliquidcareersyes the ones at the top are just slaves that work all the time for money😂

[@luciferfootball313]

When u want to makea lot of money say f___ off to work life balance

[@MJL16112]

This is a very fair rank - compared to your newer video, this seems much much more accurate

[@veronicaatkins4417]

Great information thank you for sharing☺️

[@moogoogaipan3089]

it’s pretty common to go to HF from ER too, doesn’t just have to be PE or IB at least at my bank

[@AnthonySmith-gx9bs]

That transition sound between jobs is driving me insane lol

[@MGPablo]

No one notice the error for VC, #4 not #3 lol, great video though, loved it Ben!

[@deerfield007]

Plz fix thx

[@justmeajah]

​@@deerfield007 lol

[@srujan00]

Very helpful. Great stuff.

[@finnwheatley2194]

I went straight into the HF world on graduation and left 3 years later to go into tech, it’s just a grind and not much fun anymore

[@r3v0a98]

Can I ask you what you did in the HF? Would be also interesting to know what you earned there (which position and work hrs). Currently in my gap year. Thinking about to study informatics/math or economy (in germany prob.). Any tipps for career? Ty and have a nice day :D

[@finnwheatley2194]

@@r3v0a98 I did risk and equity research mainly. I was was paid about in line with or maybe just above an IB analyst/assoc. You have to network your way into HF. Maths and/or CS is a good start

[@r3v0a98]

@@finnwheatley2194 how do I start networking from zero? I only know a good friend of my father who ist a MD (DMC, commercial Banking) but that’s it. Is it even worth to get into HF? As a researcher, trader or dev? What position can you reach there? I know that the WLB at like JS is pretty amazing or would you say a tech career is much better? Sorry for all these questions but it’s pretty rare to get in contact with someone who has first hand information

[@zachary.g6545]

Hi Thanks for the sharing,could you do a LBO and M&A valuation also? really really looking forward M&A and LBO videos. Thanks.

[@monkey220ms]

As someone who doesn’t have a math PHD, I’d take PE over HF because your fund can implode at any moment which you have almost no control over. Also it’s hyper competitive with overall terrible job security. Also your bonus might be $1m one year and $0 the next.

[@Lucy-ul6mo]

I graduated in December & joined a big firm in wealth management. I make 80k not including bonus! However, It’s not the area I’d like to be in so I totally agree with the other points you spoke to. I’d like to do equity research so hopefully beginning the cfa process will help?

[@nickcoats5227]

Nice! Trying to go into that area, trying to get an internship but it’s hard.

[@pinkfluffyunicornsdancingo3683]

What degree at university did you take

[@Ash-ku2rz]

My brother has completed CFA, what field should he choose? what are his options?

[@lameguylavine]

CFA always have a upper hand when getting into IB (core) including equity research, asset management and management consultancy a lot of times ( with decent management skills. Candidates usually pursue MBA from a school with great connections and build a strong network, thus making it even easier.

[@levifortune3841]

I am trying to get into PWM, I graduate May 2025 for BS in Finance, Any tips on breaking into the industry?

[@carsongiles8112]

Investment banking is good if you want a lot of money quickly but you will suffer, your social life will suffer, your significant other will suffer, your kids will suffer, your free time will plummet, your phone will always be ringing. You will never get that time back.

[@Somebody-lk7dm]

i think another good metric to use here would be long term viability. yes, hedge funds are often very reputable, lucrative, and difficult to land an offer at, but they can also have really high turnover, especially during recessions. private equity is another that could be hard for a person to stay in past the vp level as partners would have to give up more carry for every promotion.

[@imt3206]

Give up more carry? What’s carry?

[@ThePipojp]

Hedge funds and prop trading firms also pay a lot less than BBs at higher level of seniority. They poach talent at junior levels with amazing comp, but then even their CEOs and CFOs make less than 2m a year, while MDs at BBs are already making that much.

[@SidKzr]

Great insight !!

[@loretagurakuqi6950]

Awesome! your potential seems limitless. I'm fascinated with investing but being a single mother and juggling all these things are quite difficult. How best can I start and what sector to engage in?

[@loretagurakuqi6950]

@Bryan wow! do you think you can give me some advice on how to invest in a healthy way as you are doing? please

[@loretagurakuqi6950]

@Bryan Thanks for sharing, just looked up on google and I'm super impressed with her credentials. I dropped a massage on her webpage and hope she replies soon

[@Benjaminmac]

Don’t wait until the market skyrocket again then you start biting your fingers wishing you made the decision to invest. bought my third house already, earn on a monthly through passive income and got 4 out of 5 goals, just hope it encourages someone that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any of them right now, you can start TODAY regardless your age INVEST and change your future! Investing in the financial market is a grand choice I made.

[@patsnew8422]

Am not good doing it alone but getting into the market has been my best decision so far in my road to financial independence as it turns out to be lucrative for me and Personally I have multiple streams so I just enable the use of an investment advisor to navigate and secure the returns.

[@christopher8633]

Woah, Though this is the first time i would be reading comments about my financial advisor Ms. Melisa on KZbin comments and it is quite a memorable insight

[@andrescast]

I’m surprised you didn’t include work/life balance. Compensation/hours worked/stress level should put positions like commercial banking and wealth management a lot higher and high finance IB much lower. Divide an IB analyst pay by their 80 hr workweek, and they probably closer to $25-30 an hour.

[@chadbernal9682]

yes, of course, but those are different priorities. As people say, you go into corporate finance (IR, FP&A, treasury, etc.) to get your hours back, not lose them. Commercial banking and wealth management also provide a much better WLB than VC, HF, PE, IB, etc. For pure total compensation and not hourly rate, the traditional wall street gigs do better.

[@dar7279]

80 is being nice you are probably going to work 100 hours

[@alexquelch5990]

@@dar7279 I havent worked in IB before but im curious. IB is notorious for this 100h workweek but how is this even possible? if you were to work 12h a day 6 days a week thats only 72h so youd need to be working 17h a day to get to 100h. The only way I can see this as being physically possible is if we are counting time spent in the office, not necessarily time actually working. Also is it more so that some weeks you will be doing 100h and others may be less like 70-80? It would have to vary. I think people very much overestimate these things. But I have no experience, let me know

[@aperkins07]

FPA and Treasury are very different... One is financial reporting and kind of falls under accounting due to the focus on a financial statement (P&L) and reviewing postings. They're mainly review drivers/impacts to revenue, net income, etc. while Treasury mainly deals with cash management and liquidity (risk). I've done both. Very very different. You don't need any understanding of accounting in the latter. And you'll always find FP&A in companies, it's just that you might not find it as often for entry level grads because experience is often expected by peers in other departments (you'd be directly exposed to business strategies compared to other groups and the fact you're exposed to execs/directors).

[@DiegoLearns]

As someone who’s in the app process for my MBA I found this very helpful. Thank you!

[@raghavsinghal5260]

thxs thxs Lucky to find the channel

[@stefanzivkovicantic6977]

I am suprised to see Accounting but especially Tax and Audit in the 9th rank, with difficulty 1.5. Tax laws and accounting standards can be highly complex which makes it even harder for the auditor. I would rate it at least 3.5, tax and audit even maybe 4 difficulty-wise, provided that you work for a company + 1000 employees and you report in compliance with IFRS/US Gaap

[@dac8939]

You forgot quant roles. But usually these are masters and phd level with ecperience

[@Series7Exam]

for #10 you need the Series 7 and Series 66 for #6 Sales and trading you might need the Series 7,57 and 63 and IM probably need the Series 7 and Series 63 #4 you would need the Series 79 and Series 63 the rest most likely wont need licenses

[@markvillarosa3476]

Do you have a deep dive on asset management? Also can you get in right out of college?

[@johnpinheiro6211]

Man. , I m confusões,wheren t you at wharton? From Portugal, keep it up 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@THEBIGBULL-k4o]

I am an under graduate student from India and will pass CFA level two and FRM both level papers till graduation. I am pursuing bachelors degree in account. And along with this I also do an internship as an equity dealer with one of the Top brokers in India. After I graduate, I dream of my future and my career in Wall Street in New York, is this dream possible, that I can then take a job in a very big company like Morgan Stanley, JP MORGAN, Goldman Sachs or another big and medium Financial Corporation. Please reply I need help a lot. And I am going to have a dream that there is a boy who dreams of doing something big in the future. Please reply.

[@smoothconsulting]

Thanks!

[@zakiii3913]

Would you be able to do this but for different hedge funds strategies. Which is hardest to break into, has the highest typical compensation etc.

[@owenzhang-vb7xh]

Would you place corporate banking within an investment bank a 6.5/7? I’m not sure the exact differences, but at the very least the clients are larger and the deals/loans are bigger than that of commercial banking (as it is usually used).

[@kheshirekat9623]

What’s the difference between a private wealth management and a financial advisor?

[@leonmozambique533]

what about quant/prop trading/HFT like Jane street, Hudson River trading, citadel, DE Shaw, Two Sigma, etc. NOT A QUANT AT A BANK.

[@digvijayyadav3935]

It is included in hedge fund He said "algorithmic trading" so that cover hfts

[@nickcoats5227]

Wanting to get into private wealth management but hard to find an internship! Going into my junior year so I rly need to land some internship in that area for next summer. Definitely going to be putting in the work to get one!

[@sosharples]

Incoming freshmen here, I’ve talked to a lot of seniors and very reputable people in the finance industry (very high net worths) they all say J.P. Morgan is a great place to start in wealth management.

[@beautifulandbeyond7130]

@nick coats I landed my intern by networking on linked in and lots of research on google, a lot of companies are starting the internship process now for the summer of 2023 , good luck 👍🏾

[@8dmagic26]

Thank you sir to upload this vedio

[@user-hb2ti7qh3y]

Looking for this!

[@MoezPS3]

You should’ve included actuarial and quant roles, but great video nonetheless

[@22atmani]

Well those roles you mentioned specifically apply to math majors. When do you get a quant role with a basic finance degree out of college lol. You’d need to major in math/stats for that + ideally a BBA in addition to that BS for math

[@polinochka_oops]

Great video, very insightful. Keep on creating, Ben👍🏻

[@nisss_e6593]

Can you apply the course material on investment banking outside the US, lets say for banking in London?

[@jadakdime8563]

It’s funny but in an entry level position in an american investment bank such as Goldman Sachs, S&T has a way better compensation than investment banking. Also, big bosses in S&T are paid way higher than in m&a in these industry (except for Lazard and Rothshild). And S&T is one of the best career to move in hedge funds afterwards. And in terms of work/life balance, in S&T you finish earlier and you have your weekend. But finally all these rankings are based on nothing, because it depends a lot on the company’culture. If the CEO is from investment banking, this field would pay off more, same if he’s from S&T

[@hybridce99]

So, risk and compliance don't make the list. Not surprising. Though it's interesting to me that for every opening I see in investigations, there are literally hundreds of applicants and those openings are usually backfills.

[@gkollias14]

All those rich Americans 40-60k being pretty low…. Maybe they should go outside silicone valley and nyc to understand what really low means

[@aperkins07]

Lol 40-60k is not silicon valley or NYC incomes. That's like US average. You should be seeing more like 80k or maybe 60-100k for those two cities

[@gkollias14]

@@aperkins07 my point ?

[@yeeee9695]

How would you rank prop firms? Some of them are rly selective and prestigious. They may be at par with HF imo

[@grrggrrg4805]

Is there a point to a tally scoring system with these criteria when there isn't a single category where one job is ranked ahead of the job ahead of it? Doesn't make for super interesting analysis if you think the jobs just get gradually better in every metric. Also, why is difficulty scored similarly to Reputation or Compensation? Surely it's a negative that should subtract from the overall attractiveness of the job, right?

[@stevem437]

I don’t understand why a career gets more stars if it is more difficult to get into?

[@LDE1999]

If you don’t mind me asking, why did you leave JP Morgan Chase?

[@Xx_Ultimate_Noscoper_xX]

The difficulty should be a con not a pro. Why would a job better if it's harder to get into? Being difficult to get into is already somewhat reflected in the reputation. You did say it's subjective, so fair enough.

[@KevtechITSupport]

Working finance in tech pays pretty good. Depending on the job. You might see a lot of red tape.

[@mykytaradko5776]

What about working for Payment Transactions companies like Visa, MasterCard, PayPal? Working in Enterprise Risk Management which covers Financial Risks as well?

[@highshelf]

Why does an option having a higher difficulty give it a higher score? higher difficulty does have a benefit in making the job look better but that's offset by the reputation score.

[@aguiscard2452]

putting trading in the same level as sales and ER is just stupid imo The ranking of difficulty and comp is usually ER/Sales => IBD => Trading. A mediocre trader gets paid similar to a mediocre IBD (i.e. DCM) and a top trader gets paid more than a top IBD.

[@remomuharemi5681]

Curious where you would place Management Consulting in all of these?

[@Agent77X]

Number one job in finance is Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer! No qualifications needed either for companies like Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Citadel!😊

[@barryaherne215]

Ah Ben, my memory is a little hazy on this, but I vaguely remember you saying that when you applied to do your MBA, your were aiming to be recruited for one of the top three (and if I'm correct, no longer IB), but then rareliquid starting doing really well and it shifted your goals in your degree. Which one would you have gone into if rareliquid hadn't taken off? I think I've heard you in passing discussing Private Equity and Hedge Funds, but Venture Capital seemed more in line with your skill set (from the very little I know haha)

[@jamesronald1888]

I came here to learn how to invest and trade after listening to a woman on radio talks about the importance of investing and how she made $960,000 in 4 months from $2600k she invested. What actually the idea behind this crypto and bitcoin (fx) investment, I have been listening and been watching some videos and I was thinking about investing in cryptocurrency, but still don't know where to start from any recommendation?

[@jodelynnemendoza2496]

I have made quite a stride investing on my own but i am aware of the benefits of consulting with a professional but haven't found one yet....

[@philipthomas1016]

Most time have knowledge or insight about a particular activity can as well be a pleasing exercise. I can boldly say that crypto and forex trading is one of the profitable money exchange services that elevates investors and their financial status.

[@richardwilson1211]

Crypto investment (fx) can be profitable and lucrative when it is approached as a business, but achieving a level of success is extremely difficult and can take a long time. It's a good idea to find an expert of this form of investment prior to getting started with. As you can see, the market is open and operate 24 hours a day and almost seven days a week...

[@ateeaaljubory5765]

As a newbie you trade under the guidance of an expert so as to reduce chance of loss till you get a working strategy for yourself

[@ateeaaljubory5765]

As a newbie you trade under the guidance of an expert so as to reduce chance of loss till you get a working strategy for yourself...

[@ekkoeko187]

I think I belong to the era when money was not invented.

[@chan90s]

How long does it take for an engineer to learn these finance material, not for IB roles but to get better at equity research

[@susymay7831]

A job at Renaissance Technologies guarantees you become wealthy while doing interesting things.

[@christianramos41]

8:21 Mergers and Inquisitions

[@snaprebound3803]

I've been watching rareliquid videos for so long and I've been meaning to ask where that framed dollar bill poster on the wall is from?

[@jeremyhorne7130]

how did you get a job at meryl lynch after your freshmen year

[@tempesttlafontaine9130]

Would you recommend a recent finance grad go into investment banking? Is there anything else required besides a Bachelors?

[@TheRealMinuteMarket]

@rate liquid how did you get into Warrten college of business? I really want to go thier for grad school and advice

[@Spencer-_]

Ayeee I heard my firm !

[@premsaimadani7599]

And also share about data science in finance Domin and best companies to work

[@Attoh_Chris888]

What do you know or think about finance and big DATA ? Btw I really like this content

[@snipinmonsta]

Hey just wanted to let you know you put IB and VC both as #4

[@afrankdapimp12]

Long Onlys are not hedge funds and long/short funds are fundamental in their research process.

[@ryan.1012]

I’m starting an internal audit role in a risk consulting team in September where I will study toward my AAT and ACA. Once I get those qualifications is there a way I can shift to a financial role that Involves advising those on investments or even investment banking ?

[@berichon123]

No, after internal audit your career is pretty much over.

[@NotBen101]

@@berichon123 Risk consulting you can stay in big 4 or midsize firms and potentially make partner/principal.

[@jinnam6822]

thank you

[@jamiebell4554]

How much do portfolio managers at hedge funds earn assuming they have 10. Yr experience

[@nikg6305]

Millions

[@Cat99]

How about quantitative research at JP Morgan? You didn't mention that.

[@patel-h2u]

We want a video overview of hedge fund

[@rahularora2716]

where does a portfolio manager ranks in for example in multi asset fund at a shop like Allianz?

[@storyride9439]

As always, you did a fantastic job explaining the top 10 jobs in the Finance career. I just had a question; I am going to high school and interested in learning about finance; I was just wondering if there are any things/prerequisites that I have to do/take to better my chances of getting into a reputable university that offers business-related undergrad courses. Thanks!

[@matirijo]

Enjoy high school while doing your best, whether or not you get into a university or not won’t determine your future. High school is a great time to learn and have fun. Enjoy it

[@storyride4833]

@@matirijo Thank you so much for the advice, I appreciate it!

[@tigerxiao8412]

It would be good to get involved in business related EC’s. Many schools don’t offer business electives and colleges won’t penalize you for not taking a course that doesn’t exist. If your school have finance/accounting electives, make sure to take it! For me, I started an investment club teaching students financial literacy and also founded a business. Hope that helps:)

[@kieran9201]

Are you 11 or American and like 15 or something

[@storyride9439]

​@@tigerxiao8412 Hey there, I hope this finds you well! I appreciate you taking the time to give me beneficial advice regarding Business electives and your experience. It's great that you were able to start your own business from your accumulated experiences! Professional individuals like yourself told me that universities want an all-rounder, so I am thinking of taking 2 or 3 essential matters and trying my best at them. For instance, I am considering starting a business club in High school. Then, depending on how it proceeds, I can use my freshman year knowledge and experience to begin on an Informative YT channel or write a blog about how doing research helped me find better ways to proceed with my career. Of course, this is a hypothetical idea, but I hope it works out! I am not sure if you will read this but thank you for your help; it's greatly appreciated!

[@williambardsley7540]

Only a millennial thinks VC has a better reputation than sales and trading and IB. If you work at M&A team or on a trading floor at a major IB then you definitely have a better reputation than VC most people have never heard of a major VC firm if they are over the age of 25. Conversely most people have heard of Goldmans, Barcalys, Credit Suisse, Nomura etc.

[@rareliquidcareers]

this is reputation within the finance world. ppl leave ib to go into vc not the other way around. but i do agree they’re comparable. for sales and trading that’s a dying industry i wouldn’t say it’s not a reputable industry but meaningfully easier to break into than vc or ib. also agree m&a groups are very reputable but that’s just one group amongst many. at the end of the day everyone’s opinions are different and the video was just my own opinion. good to hear other peoples opinions like yours as well

[@nicolasvasquez01]

It would be great to have a video where you rank the Investment Banks or PE from lower to higher compensation in your first year. Some numbers seem unbelievable for a first year analyst.

[@zacharyfisher4632]

If I go to Florida State University, how much harder is it going to be to get a job as a management consultant or investment banker at a large financial institution? (since I don't go to a target school that is actively recruited).

[@zayadashraf8198]

Pretty hard your gonna need a near perfect GPA and a crazy network to have a shot

[@aperkins07]

It'd be hard not just because it's not a target, but you don't have many large financial institutions that'd be hiring in your area or for you to be exposed to.

[@billc9178]

I graduated from there in 2011 with degrees in economics. The semester job fairs at the civic center are insanely hard to break into with the most desired and reputable firms. Every summer you should be interning for someone. Your accumulated work experience after graduation has the potential to replace the Ivy League credentials in the real world. While in college, participate in as many clubs and extracurricular activities as possible. That in itself will sharpen your networking skills. My biggest regret is not participating more in what the university has to offer outside of classes.

[@divyanksharma7645]

Please check venture capital ranking no would be 3 instead of 4 please edit that in your video....

[@accountsequity5587]

Hedge funds come in many forms. Would love a video on that!

[@Omar-sq6zz]

I feel like you are quite exaggerating regarding the salary. Is it entry-level or 10+ years experience

[@kevintang4340]

How would you rank a fundraising role like placement agents

[@qu9766]

what would you have to say about private banking ?

[@premsaimadani7599]

Bro could you share different industries best firms in their field

[@ThePipojp]

You are overestimating Venture Capital a lot. It's way easier to get into than IB and It doesn't pay super well. It's good after you burn out. I mean, you kinda said that, but seriously, those guys obscenes amounts of money are exceptions. Oh, and comp at DCM and ECM is higher than corp dev. Honestly, I don't get why you put DCM and ECM so much below M&A. M&A pays a bit better, but not that much more. Treasury is a front office position that make just as much if not more than S&T

[@FA9082]

Don't go into VC if you want to get rich the average VC fund barely does better than the S&P 500

[@starincompris3078]

What do u think about HF ?

[@AmsterdamEats]

What about proprietary trading firms like Optiver and Jane Street?

[@riffmasterification]

Does Risk analysis not fall under broad category of Finance?