Serious question. Saw that the President of the United States only has a $400,000 salary, first year associates at PJT easily clear that figure, and analysts that exit to the buyside can make multiples more. Thoughts?
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First year quant traders at SIG (Susquehanna International Group) make more than both of these positions.
One gives you access to the nuclear codes, the other makes you an excel monkey
Yeah but the first gets you hated by 50+% of the country while the other....oh wait
PJT RSSG is more prestigious amongst Prospects on WSO, so the choice is clear
One group is effectively irrelevant and the other is among the 10-15 most influential people in the world
The real exit opp from being President is getting paid $$$ to do speeches at banks and conferences. Also secretly tipping off your financial advisor when to sell your stock before the aliens come. Not to mention the parties at Bohemian Grove with Epstein and Tupac.
comparing clout status between a finance bro and the President seems about right
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