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I don't know. If you were one of these prodigies that enter in summer interships and end up as CEOs within 3 years g, or whenever,

what would your exit op be?

Would you use your experience to start an own company? Would you go back to university and study philosophy? Start rock band? Become owner of a surf shop? Live in a hut or do it the Grothendieck way and get some sheep and never-be-seen again?

Family? Teaching? Research? Fun?

Or would you just chill and drink excessively on your yacht and watch the sharks eat the intern-monkeys you just threw overboard?

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So what I think your asking is if you're a finance god what do you do? Whatever the fuck you want.

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I would try to help one of those Nigerian princes to get his money out of the country. For a percentage, of course

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Oh nevermind I found a similar thread. I meant what would you do, if there was nothing more to take in the field. YOu have the experience, the rewards, the money. Would you still want to become richer and more famous or would you just do what you wanted to do in the first place.

What you do when you retire. Some people are sitting in their chairs and stare out of the windows, some start caring more for their family, some start to study philosophy, some start teaching, some jump off the bridge. Some never retire (eventually because they truly love what is going on out there and how they can affect it, some probably because they fear something)

THought it would be an interesting question, to know if anyone here is in the field rather by accident - doesn't mean he is not enjoying and loving it and is successful - .

I think in the end many might be here because they had the opportunity. Only few certainly wanted to do finance and IB since they were 3 years old and when they did they probably (hopefully) changed their view on why working in the field is what they want to do.

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Haha awesome TVBB. OP- I was serious with what I said. There are a lot of options, keep doing what you're doing, go VC, entrepeneur, etc. It just depends on the person and what their interests are.

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