Best Investment Banking Resume – Write Only What is Wanted

Many a time I receive resumes of 11 pages. I was wondering if Warren Buffett’s resume is that long.Obviously, many candidates want to include as much information as possible, thinking that it will impress the hiring manager. Regretfully I have to tell this is not a good strategy, especially in the busy investment banking world. The art of resume writing is to consider what the reader wants to

Investment - Start Young

I am not the only one in favour of the idea of ‘start investing young’.Many believe that starting young will lead to a better quality life financially, which is true. I believe in starting young because it is an important step in building an investment banking career. Young Investor – When to start?According to James Glassman, start young is good, at birth is nice. I come across one of his

Top Earners at Investment Banks

As bonus announcement period is approaching, let’s review the top earners among investment banks in 2006.Do You Want to be An Investment Bank CEO Or a Trader?Guess who’s making a 9-digit income – a CEO or a trader. Read this post. Also read this.Top Players at Top Investment Bank - Goldman Sachs - 2006Driss Ben-Brahim – proprietary trader – LondonPierre-Henri Flamand – principal strategies trader

Investment Banking Career - Start Young Or Not?

Retiring ANZ Chief On Carving Your Own PathThough I believe firmly that it is important to start young if you want to build an investment banking career, there are exceptions. If you feel you want to join the field, do it.John McFarlane, the ANZ CEO who stepped down by September 30, 2007, started his career at Ford Motors.What Did John McFarlane Tell Graduates?Here is an extraction of an

Young Investors Educating Other Young People to Invest

Today I want to introduce three successful young investors – who have the same mission – educating other teenagers to invest.What Were You Doing at the Age of 14?Other than going to school, Chris Stallman (22), Dan Schuster (21) and Danny Miliaresis (19) were also investing. Other than that, they even establish Teenanalyst.com to educate other teens to invest.This is not an easy task at all. I am

Build An Investment Banking Career – Start Young

Some investment bankers are very good at investing, but they don’t care to or they don’t know how to tell/educate others to invest.There is an unusual talent, whom not only start investing before his teenage, he even thought of educating other young people to do so. And he did it successfully.Be a Successful Young InvestorWhether you decide to work for investment banks or for yourself, getting

Can Smart Stock Pick Change Life?

Yes, certainly. Clever investors are good at their daily stock pick. Though not every stock they pick make money, but smart stock pick can certainly change life.I am going to kick off my successful young investors series by telling this story on how smart stock pick changes life.I used to work for a Finnish company. Therefore I have some knowledge about Finland where this story originates. It is