Asset Management
Manage stocks, bonds, and/or derivatives for your clients as an asset manager. Be an expert with portfolio management, sales, security analysis, and research.
Commercial Banking
Of all the sectors in financial services, commercial banking employs the most people. Job opportunities are vast and include credit appraisal, mortgage services, account management, trust services, leasing, credit card banking, loan issuance, operational handling, and international finance and trade credit.
Corporate Finance
Add value to a business with your knowledge of corporate finance. Help fund projects, manage working capital, make acquisitions, and plan for the company’s financial future. Work for a large global company or a small business with high-growth potential.
Financial Planning
Financial planners help people manage their money and plan for the future. They are knowledgeable about investments, income tax, estate tax, retirement, funding college education, and insurance. Some work independently, but many work for big corporations such as Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, and American Express. Increasingly, it pays to become a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
Insurance
Working for an insurance company means helping people and businesses manage risk to protect themselves from catastrophic losses. There are many ways to get involved with insurance: underwriting, sales, asset management, and customer service are just a few examples. Another focus area is the actuarial profession, which requires analyzing the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Actuaries are consistently ranked as one of the most desirable occupations in the U.S
Investment Banking
Investment banking helps companies and governments issue securities by forming a syndicate or network of investors. The leading investment banks include firms such as Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. There are many other regional investment banks. Typically, investment banking includes facilitation of mergers and acquisitions, seasoned equity offering, project financing, structured financing, derivatives, and equity and fixed income research.
Real Estate
There are many ways to combine your passions for finance and real estate: title insurance, construction, property management, real estate appraisals, brokerage and leasing, real estate development, and more. Securities, like mortgage-backed securities and REIT's (real estate investment trusts), are new and growing areas in real estate.
