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Which infrastructure career path to pursue?
I’m London-based with 2+ years of experience at a boutique infrastructure consulting firm. I mainly build and audit financial models for PPP, PFI, project finance deals and portfolio valuation across power, utilities, transport, social infra, etc. While I am sometimes involved in advisory work,...
Financial Advising Advice
I'm a rising sophomore in college, is there any advice as to how to break into financial advising? I go to a semi-target, and I was just assuming that applying for internships for next summer is my best bet, though I notice that a lot of the internships are more targeted for financial analysis...
Question about restructuring and bankruptcy
I am trying to understand the landscape of restructuring advisors. What is the difference, if any, between "financial advisory" and "restructuring investment banking"? Some boutique banks call their practice "financial advisory", but Big Four restructuring groups also describe their services as...
Moving from Financial Advisor/Consultant to AM
I graduate with my BA in May with a non-finance major and accepted a job in NYC for a junior financial advisor. I am working on my SIE, Series 7, 66. My end goal is to end up in AM, is this a common transition? What are some things I can do accelerate and get a bigger $100B AUM firm sooner than...
FINRA Licensed: Best Career Options
Interested to receive some input on career path options. I have experience at an independent broker dealer working in operations and client facing roles, as well as business development and some derivatives trading for old school advisors. Also, I have worked for BB in back office. I have my FINRA...
Trading operations or IB or Risk Advisory
Hi, I came from a financial engineering background and somehow ended up in the middle/back office of an equities/options trading firm. This is the first full-time job I got after graduation but I feel like I really don't like to be at the operations team where it seems like that my work doesn't...
How can small business advisors help?
Running a business can sometimes feel lonely, but you should never feel like you need to stand alone. The key is to find the right people that can offer you exceptional advice to help bring your company to the next level is "business advisors ". There are five-point where small business advisors are...
What does a business financial advisor do?
A business financial planner is responsible for developing and using a financial plan enables you to visualise the areas in which resources are most needed for the business to grow, such as marketing, expansion, or product development. Without this vision, business decisions become riskier, and...
Private Capital Advisory - Typical analyst deliverables and day-to-day work
Hey guys, So I know people have explained what PCA is on here, but can I get some insights about what an analyst does day to day? I know that the group focuses on raising money for funds and also advising funds on whether to sell their assets off or not but what specifically does the analyst do to...
what's the chance of switching from F500 FP&A to Big Four Financial Advisory?
I am an accounting&finance student graduated from a top accounting program. I accepted an offer from a Fortune 500 company for a typical entry level FP&A position. Most of my friends went to the public firm (mainly the Big four). I like the company's culture and its people, more importantly the...
The perfect cover letter for financial advisory
Hello everyone! I am about to apply for a graduate program in financial advisory at a big consulting firm and I was wondering if any of you has suggestions on what the perfect cover letter must/shouldn't include. I read a lot of materials on how to write cover letters etc, I am actually looking for...
Financial Advisory or Enterprise Risk (Deloitte)?
I would like to get into management consulting later down the road. Deloitte has a summer internship for college students for ERS and FAS functions. I applied to ERS and was selected. The internship will last about 3 months. ERS as I understand is IT audit, although they also have risk analytics. I...
Deloitte Peformance Enhancement Advisory Analyst - Financial Advisory (Canada)
Networked with Deloitte Financial Advisory in Canada and noticed that they were hiring for this group (sub-division of restructuring). Has anyone interviewed/worked with this group? If so, what are the interviews and recruiting process like? It doesn't seem like typical M&A /Valuation service line...
EY FSO BAP Exit Opps?
Hey Everyone, I'm leaning towards accepting a FT offer from EY's financial services consulting arm. Was just curious on what typical exit opps are from this program? Which MBA's recruit from this program? Thanks!
Financial Advisory at a global investment bank VS sell-side M&A at a boutique middle market shop?
I am trying to decide whether I want to work in the Financial Advisory department of a global investment bank, or do sell-side M&A work at a middle market boutique. My current projected career path is to work in investment banking for around five years, then try to leverage that experience to find a...
Is FA/ RIA/ PWM/ IM in Europe also impossible for US citizens???
Hi all, I have searched extensively for an answer to this, but cannot seem to find anything relevant. I know that IB is almost impossible for US citizens in Europe these days due to Visa issues and the fact that there are so many people with citizenship already willing to do the job, but how about...
Companies With Financial Advisory/Valuation Arms Besides HLHZ and Duff & Phelps
Title. What are places, besides the Big 4/ HLHZ / Duff &Phelps that have a financial advisory/valuation arm? Basically, I've realized that I am mostly interested in accounting, but also want a good amount of financial modeling /NPV analysis, and based on what I've read, these firms would meet that...
Business Valuation Entry-Level Tips?
Hi all, this is pretty general, I'm looking to soak some WSO wisdom on making an impact at entry-level at a business valuation/financial advisory outfit, straight out of college. Much obliged and TIA.
Citi Smith Barney FA?
Hey all, I know there are a lot of bullshit FA programs out there. Almost like "the cutco knives" of financial or insurance products (AXA, Northwestern Mutual, etc . . ) However, I was curious if different programs were regarded differently. For example, what about a Citi Smith Barney who solely...
Duff & Phelps vs. EY TAS?
In terms of prestige and MBA opportunities would you choose duff & phelps or Ernst & Young transaction advisory services? Both positions are for valuation. I'm not necessarily looking into transitioning into investment banking. But in terms of work life balance, and a shot at top 10 MBAs , what are...
Broker at UBS
Hey All, I am having an interview with UBS soon and the position involves working closely with brokers. I am rather a novice, so please help out. What does a broker at UBS do exactly? Do they act like financial advisors and render investment advices? Do they trade on behalf of clients? What kind of...
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