Hi guys,
I saw similar topics earlier but are 5 years old, and was wondering for a refreshed view where most IB analysts end up after 10-20 years. Piramidal structure of IBD and PE suggests that very few make it to the top, and was wondering what happens to the rest.
Thanks!
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They ride the bench on the cavaliers
High blood pressure and comorbidities if they stay.
They get burned out, quit and use their savings to become a digital nomad in Thailand. Maybe?
Getting to my 10th anniversary next year and considering some even more LCOL destinations like Nicaragua or Vietnam
I’m not there to make that decision yet, but I fully support the decision and hope it goes well.
Are you doing some remote type of work/focusing on a venture of your own or taking time off for a while? Curious to hear how it plays out and how you planned it.
Random thoughts but - the other day I was reading about some PE fund person having 25MM in their bank by 50 or something in another thread. All I thought was, I hope they didn’t grind it out all the way there without having experienced anything around the world.
I feel like there are many that don’t give up on the rat race who will (in my opinion) surely regret it. 25MM at an age where you have lost on your youth and missed out on your 20-30s; 50MM in your bank as you are in your death bed. And then/so what? What did you accomplish in your life? I understand different goals, but being rich should never be the end goal.
TBH, Vietnam seems like a move and a half.
Super LCOL, pretty exotic landscape, great food, and very traditional girls (unlike American girls who think they have a bigger dick than you).
Dated a girl from Vietnam for ~2 years and she was the best - she cooked, didn't have 1000000 bodies, was very feminine, and was family-oriented.
Thanks for giving me the idea - will definitely consider!
Best of luck, VP!
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Honest answer is middling PE or VC funds
Corp Dev, PE (there are small enough funds that only buy local barbershops and pizzerias but make decent profits all the way up to MF), VC/GE (similar to PE, there are more funds than those that meet the headlines), consulting, commercial banking, Corp Fin, corporate operational roles, etc.
I'm sure there have been those that got a law degree or learned to code and gotten into tech. There really isn't a career field that is off limits which is why there is such an emphasis on trying to get into IB right out of college because of the great money and endless opportunities you could end up with assuming you did everything required to get into banking.
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