"Sensible" jobs in finance - DO THEY EXIST?

What (if any) jobs in finance . . .

  • Have reasonable hours (40 - 60 hrs) and some semblance of work-life balance
  • Are interesting on a regular basis to someone who IS interested in finance/economics/math
  • Pay a decent amount of money ($60K/$70K - $100K per year)

Does this exist?

 

A buddy of mine works for a commercial property company as a financial analyst and probably makes in that ball park and usually works 60 hours at most. Might be different since we live on the west coast but, the jobs like that are out there.

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Yes, they do exist. But it largely depends on your ultimate goal, your skills and your personality type. An academic career can provide you with that. If you feel so inclined, you can also use your quantitative skills to develop clinical trials, R&D or work in a think tank.

 

Your post pretty much described BO (minus the interesting part for most people). You can expect 60k base as a first year in BO with a 5k bonus, and by the time you're at the associate level pulling about 80-90k all in. You're probably getting in at 9 and working until 6 or 7 at the absolute latest. Seems like a pretty decent lifestyle

 
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nkhanlegend:

Your post pretty much described BO (minus the interesting part for most people). You can expect 60k base as a first year in BO with a 5k bonus, and by the time you're at the associate level pulling about 80-90k all in. You're probably getting in at 9 and working until 6 or 7 at the absolute latest. Seems like a pretty decent lifestyle

Did a BB BO summer analyst before in a senior project management team, all staff were VP or above. In the door at 9, out the door at 6 and they all seemed incredibly happy with their jobs / work life balance. Very relaxed atmosphere and they all enjoyed working with each other. If you want a nice balance of hours and pay it's good, the work wasn't interesting though, far from it on occasion.

 

Working for a large asset manager/mutual fund manager hits those points. Interviewed a kid who said he was working around 40-50 hours a week, comp was just under six figures (for someone just out of college), and I'd imagine the work would be more interesting than IB (following companies, forming a view, etc. vs. formatting and power point all day...). I remember after the interview, the VP I was interviewing with turned to me and said "Dude how do we get that job??"

 

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