Boston: finance powerhouse?

For a city of its size, I'm really surprised at how many top-notch buyside firms are in boston. You have Bain Capital, Baupost group, wellington, bracebridge, and a slew of others.

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big buyside town, but more for established players. NY,NY is still the hub. Also for junior people you just don't have the exposure up here. However if you are a fund manager here in Boston, then you have it made. All the pay with none of the shit heads.

 
jjc1122For a city of its size, I'm really surprised at how many top-notch buyside firms are in boston.

Really? They have direct access to the best school in the world... And soooo much old money in Boston.

Side note: Awesome city.

 

it's more slanted toweard buyside. gs, ibanks offices there are small hiring only a couple a year and usually they go to boston area schools

I went to Boston a couple of times for work/dinner with some of those firms you mentioned. the thing with the people there is if you are old and have a family its great (work-wise, peronal life) but as junior you don't get the exposure.. one of my friends who works there complains work and life there isn't "challenging" enough

 

I do like Boston, but the girl situation is terrible in comparison to NY, so that's another disadvantage.

Chicago is very much underrated - particularly for RE PE and HF - tons of good shops there.

 
Trading4Foreverwhoa hold up girl situation?

It's not that bad, its just not NYC in terms of girls. Nothing is though.

My tenative life plan has me working in Boston when I'm old enough to have a family (with my wife that I will meet in NYC, obviously). Screw the 1-1.5 hour commute into NYC from the 'burbs when you can live in a nicer part of the greater Boston area for less money and half the commute time.

 

Why is that surprising? It's the home of old money, New England powerhouse academics and wealth, doesn't it make sense that so many huge buy-side firms are there?

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

i'm surprised that there aren't hot girls considering you have BU, BC, Northeastern, MIT, Harvard, etc to choose from

lots of great companies on the buyside- eaton vance, putnam, MFS, Fido, Wellington, and SSgA

dont know if capital group co. has presence there but they should

 
lifesgreatmysteryi'm surprised that there aren't hot girls considering you have BU, BC, Northeastern, MIT, Harvard, etc to choose from

lots of great companies on the buyside- eaton vance, putnam, MFS, Fido, Wellington, and SSgA

dont know if capital group co. has presence there but they should

MIT-- engineering girls?? //IlliniProgrammer rolls a 20 on his charm check for the cute electrical engineer, but she is immune because she is engrossed in either dungeons and dragons or her math homework.
 
lifesgreatmysteryi'm surprised that there aren't hot girls considering you have BU, BC, Northeastern, MIT, Harvard, etc to choose from

lots of great companies on the buyside- eaton vance, putnam, MFS, Fido, Wellington, and SSgA

dont know if capital group co. has presence there but they should

Dude, did you actually mention hot girls in the same sentence with Harvard and MIT? Are you leveling us?

From my visits, BC has pretty decent girls, and BU and northeastern are decent as well. On a side note, the guys I know at Harvard Business absolutely KILL it with the girls in Boston. They just love HBS guys.

 
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lifesgreatmysteryi'm surprised that there aren't hot girls considering you have BU, BC, Northeastern, MIT, Harvard, etc to choose from

lots of great companies on the buyside- eaton vance, putnam, MFS, Fido, Wellington, and SSgA

dont know if capital group co. has presence there but they should

Dude, did you actually mention hot girls in the same sentence with Harvard and MIT? Are you leveling us?

From my visits, BC has pretty decent girls, and BU and northeastern are decent as well. On a side note, the guys I know at Harvard Business absolutely KILL it with the girls in Boston. They just love HBS guys.

Wondering the same thing and NE girls suck, BU and BC do pretty well for girls

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 

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