I am an intern at a small boutique but am planning to re-recruit for FT 2026 for an upper MM bank (state school, resume is not crazy so a BB would be a stretch). I recently learned that I will have a little under $2M in a trust set up for after I graduate. Should I keep pursuing IB? Find a new career path? I do not know what to do after finding out this circumstance.
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Why not grind ib most optionality then decide
Think it depends on where you live and how you want to live. Personally, $2M is great, but far from enough for me to decide to chill in a cushy job. I also live in a HCOL area where $2M barely buys you anything.
I personally would grind in banking and see where you go from here. The advantage is that if you hate it - you can always walk back knowing you have a cushion.
And if you like it: just imagine what life you could afford with your trust fund in addition to IB "pocket money"
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