If I start in Morgan Stanley wealth management is it hard to move over to Investment Banking or trading later?
I got an offer from Morgan Stanley but it would be in wealth management. I do not have too much prior experience and I am still in college so I think it would be good experience. Would it be hard to move into trading, investments, etc from this?
If you succeed in PWM, it is a far superior career path IMO than IB (better hours, theoretically uncapped earning potential, you're basically your own boss, etc.).
I am not very familiar with MS's PWM division however. If they operate like Merril or EJ (cold calling, minimal base salary, 90% wash out rate) then try to get out into a salaried position at a bank ASAP. But if they're more along the lines of JPM or GS, you will have a decent base salary starting out, an internal support network within the firm, and the hustling for leads aspect may even be outsourced to a dedicated sales or RM department. In that case, I wouldn't be so eager to jump ship for IB.