investment banker
Corporate finance professional
An investment banker is a financial professional who helps companies and governments raise capital by underwriting and selling securities.
Investment bankers advise on mergers and acquisitions, structure complex deals, and facilitate large financial transactions: The investment bankers worked through the night to close the merger.
The term often carries connotations of high compensation and intense work culture.
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
leveraged buyout · corporate finance · private equity · venture capital · roadshow · syndication · restructuring · M&A
Tradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bondsTies that unite
- derivativesThings derived from another
- tradingExchanging for value
shares · dividends · commodities · futures · options · exchange · NASDAQ · NYSE
Reward beyond expectation
- six-figureEarning 100,000 or more
- lucrativeYielding substantial profit
- golden parachuteLucrative exit agreement
- signing bonusPayment upon accepting employment
base salary · stock options · deferred compensation · clawback · partner track
Chronic occupational depletion
- long hoursExcessive time working
- pressureForce upon contact
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
demanding · fast-paced · cutthroat · competitive · workaholic · all-nighter · red-eye flight · BlackBerry
Sessions with those served
- financial planningOrganizing future monetary goals
- wealth managementOverseeing affluent clients' finances
- portfolio managementOverseeing investment holdings strategically
- asset allocationDistributing investments strategically
risk assessment · fiduciary duty · estate planning · retirement planning · financial goals · client relationships · fee structure · retainer
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
due diligence · leveraged buyout · corporate finance · private equity · venture capital · roadshow · syndication · restructuring · M&A · tombstone
securities
Tradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bondsTies that unite
- derivativesThings derived from another
trading · shares · dividends · commodities · futures · options · exchange · NASDAQ · NYSE · bull market
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
- six-figureEarning 100,000 or more
- lucrativeYielding substantial profit
- golden parachuteLucrative exit agreement
signing bonus · base salary · stock options · deferred compensation · clawback · partner track
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- long hoursExcessive time working
- pressureForce upon contact
- deadlineTime limit for completion
high-stakes · demanding · fast-paced · cutthroat · competitive · workaholic · all-nighter · red-eye flight · BlackBerry · associate
client meetings
Sessions with those served
- financial planningOrganizing future monetary goals
- wealth managementOverseeing affluent clients' finances
- portfolio managementOverseeing investment holdings strategically
asset allocation · risk assessment · fiduciary duty · estate planning · retirement planning · financial goals · client relationships · fee structure · retainer
- business jobsaccountant, consultant, analyst, manager, broker
- professionalsdoctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer, dentist
- professionsdoctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse
- high-paid careerssurgeon, neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist, cardiologist, CEO
- investingstocks, stock, bonds, shares, portfolio
- corporate jobsaccountant, auditor, actuary, analyst, CFO
investment bankersocial worker
Human services professional
Peace Corps volunteer · public defender · aid worker · missionary · community organizer
investment bankerfactory worker
Manufacturing floor employee
day laborer · subsistence farmer · working poor · blue-collar worker · janitor
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