If so, when do you plan on making your move?
If not, what’s holding you back?
Guess I’m interested in hearing from those who weren’t raised near a finance hub within their state
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Yup, from the Chicagoland area here. Living in Northeast right now, I'm 90% sure that I'll be moving back to Chicago next year sometime. Just trying to crush the Level 3 of the CFA & get the Charterholder this year to maximize optionality for recruiting -- this plus getting another year of experience under my belt is what's holding me back but once this happens I'll be in prime position for jobs around Chicago. A decent amount of AMs now hiring remotely & considering hiring remotely too which is a big plus
Want to move back to be closer to my family and I have several close friends in the area as well. At the end of the day, no job is worth you not being happy & what I realized makes me the happiest is being close with people I care about. Other big thing I realize is COL is becoming insane in virtually every major coastal city & I do want kids someday -- which will be really hard with even an analyst's comp. Chicagoland area is far cheaper vs NYC / SF / Boston / Seattle / DC / LA / etc (even factoring in high property taxes). And quality of life is much better. You can get a 3k sq ft home 40min from the city in a nice Chicago neighbhorhood for $500k which would cost 3-4x in a city like LA
FYI guys for COL I've found this site to be fairly on the money - https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/index/north-america (Chicago not even in the Top 10 most expensive yet it comes with the amenities - restaurants / bars / culture / arts / comedy / etc - of a Top 5 city)
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