Useful Background

What of the following do you think would be the most useful background to pursue a these career in Finance?

Math, Economics, Accounting, Psychology

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for Investment Banking?

for Sales and Trading?

for Portfolio Management?

Thanks, Michael

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depends on which school you're coming from. if you are from a non-target or even a target such as UVA (McIntire), a technical major would be helpful such as Finance.

Math, Econ & Accounting are all good fields. I would suggest that fluency (reading & writing) in an international language would be useful (Spanish, Chinese, Hindi) for the present and future.

------------ I'm making it up as I go along.
 

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