Morgan Stanley VS BlackRock ?

Hey guys,

which has better exit opps and is more useful in terms of skills and being able to move up the ranks a finance role in ISG at Morgan Stanley or the portfolio Analytic group (pag) at BlackRock?

please include compensations, bonuses, work hours......when differentiating.

Thanks

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ISG is Institutional Sales Group? You can expect base of 70, and a bonus of 10-15 at most. Know someone who did BR and worked 6am - 4pm. Institutional sales is usually a 8/9am - 6/7pm job.

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for the record, ISG is Institutional Securities Group.. not sales. So the OP's question is asking about actual "Finance" at MS v PAG at BlackRock.. Finance at MS is considered BO as well, starting of 60, signing bonus of 10k

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