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Drama's picture

O Canada!

Is Toronto a good city for the financial professional? Why or Why not?

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canadian's picture

toronto is unreal

toronto is an amazing spot for the financial professional of any age. if you're the models/bottles type, sports type, restaurantuer, artsy fartsy type, we have it all. its a clean city with an amazing nightlife, plenty to do, and plenty of great neighbourhoods for the professional type

VCmonkey's picture

Worst question/thread

Worst question/thread ever...idiot

How does being a "financial professional" impact what it's like to live in a city?

MMBinNC's picture

Remember his sn is

Remember his sn is canadian...
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So what do you do?
-I work for an investment banking firm.
Oh okay; you are like my brother, he works for Edward Jones.
-No, a college degree is required in my profession

sisak's picture

i would say that toronto is

i would say that toronto is DECENT
but strictly looking at the size of various stock exchanges, the TSX isn't that high up there. nonetheless, it is an innovative and efficient stock market so i guess it all depends on what you're looking for.

brisbane's picture

Toronto's a pretty good city

Toronto's a pretty good city that definitely has a lot to offer. However, there are many fewer truly upscale places than in NYC, Chicago or LA (although the latter isn't much of a banking city).

Drama's picture

Isn't LA, along with SanFran

Isn't LA, along with SanFran the major Financial Centre of the West Coast?

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canadian's picture

the tsx and the banking

the tsx and the banking market in canada is ~70%-80% resource based, so we should do well up here over the next few years