completely bamboozled on which career to jump into

I feel like my head is spinning trying to grasp what sector to even attempt to go into.

I am 6 months out from receiving a degree in Actuarial Science (statistics and risk analysis) with minors in econ and finance. Typically actuarial students have 3 main career paths; Actuary, Financial Consulting, and data analytics.... I thought for a long time I was dead sure that I wanted to be an actuary, and after suffering through my long term life insurance class I've decided it isn't my cup of tea. I worked at US Bank for almost a year as a banker and enjoyed it for the most part. I thought I wanted to possibly do financial consulting or data analytics instead. Recently, I got a job as a "client relationship manager" through an independent financial consulting firm that runs through Raymond James. I'm basically an assistant to my FA, with a fancy title though. Once I graduate in June I thought I wanted to apply for data analytics in investment banking. But after reading many forums on this sight, it seems a large amount of people say stay away from investment banking. I feel like I am kind of at a loss because I just don't know where to apply/ what to apply for. My schooling has been mostly math but I have a fair amount of other related subjects (econ, finance, accounting, etc) under my belt.  

I welcome all advice. I am trying to decipher what programs to study up on and where to even start. Thank you :) 

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