Corporate finance and investments

Hello. I missed an opportunity to work in investment firm as an accountant and feel like corporate is a drag now. I missed opportunity to invest and save and now that I'm almost mid career I am regretting it.

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troy1, bummer your thread hasn't had a response yet. Maybe one of these threads could point you in the right direction:

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  • Corporate Development: My Experiences and Background Corporate Dev M&A- One of the core responsibilities of Corp Dev is to drive and manage the acquisition ... I recently produced. Financing in Corp Development Financing- The other core responsibility of Corp Dev at my ... company is to provide financing for all of the various acquisitions, development projects, and corporate ...
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  • Regrets About not Going to Corporate Finance? classes in college and ended up financing M&A between major corporations, LBOs for jumbo private ... appears to be more interesting on the IB side. For the RE lenders, do you ever wish you took more finance ... acquisition (read about some of them here https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/09/is-the-3...),does this not ...
  • Why corporate banking instead of investment banking? to get secure financing for clients. mlamb93- Investment Banking Associate: You're generally ... Corporate Banking Interview prep for CB is similar to investment banking, but there are differences to study ... What Do Corporate Bankers Do?- Corporate Banking Definition It is the corporate banker's job ...
  • Corporate Development into Investment Banking bankers on the Corporate Development-> Investment Banking switch. I know that Corp Dev is an exit ... I have 8 years of experience (3 in corp dev, 5 in corp finance) and understand that there is no way to ... Corporate Development Investment Banking ...
  • Corporate Finance Q&A with accountingbyday, BJM85, STorIB, and djfiii Corporate Strategy and Corporate Development? BJM85: Corp Finance, Dev and Strategy are all, in my ... / Answers What's the difference between Corporate Finance and Corporate Strategy and Corporate ... experiences and skills, coming from a finance background? Do firms hire investment bankers or risk management ...
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