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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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Consulting or Banking

Tom Spencer

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. Investment banks help companies raise money for various purposes including investment, acquisitions, and provision of working capital. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Nature of the job.

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Bank of Japan Buying Over 100% of Japanese Bond Issuance; Steen Jakobsen Expects "FantasyLand Will Give Way to RealityLand"

MishTalk

corporates enjoyed 14 years straight years of weaker US dollar – in S&P 500 46% of sales is from overseas, profit has risen 3x faster than sales since 2009, 2y money up considerably in price. World only has two engines of growth: EM and US. both are running out of fuel.US End of financial engineering?

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Saxo Bank's Steen Jakobsen Warns of Global Economic Vacuum, China Slowdown, Germany Growth Negative, 30% S&P Correction

MishTalk

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank in Denmark, sent an interesting email yesterday regarding China, Germany, the European debt crisis, and equity prices. Safe travels, Steen Thanks Steen! Steen is one of the speakers at Wine Country Conference II , May 1-2 in Sonoma, California. to less than 3.0% in 2013 after 2.2%

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Is Your Business Ready to be Sold?

Martinka Consulting

For reference, my first three questions to owners are: Have you worked with a financial advisor to see how much money you need from the sale to support your next great adventure in life (and do you know what your business is worth – not just what you want for it)? What will you be doing after the sale? Pretty straightforward, right?

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Accenture Careers

CaseInterview.com

The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. The Products Operating Group concentrates on Air Freight & Travel Service, Automotive, Consumer Goods & Services, Industrial Equipment, Infrastructure & Transportation Services, Life Sciences, and Retail.

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M.A.D. Sanctions; Two Games at Once

MishTalk

Thus the EU let a French military sale to Russia go through, while blocking transactions and travel of Russians who had virtually nothing to do with this mess. Capital market funding is also a small portion of overall foreign funding of Russian banks (about 3.5 French banks have the largest exposure of $52.5bn.

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