Resources for Finance Careers

General Finance & Financial Management:

http://www.vault.com - Vault Guides available for Investment Banking, Finance Interviews, Hedge Funds, and various individual companies - much of the more detailed information is available on a subscription basis or for purchase in the form of guides.

http://www.wetfeet.com - Competitor of Vault - same principle

http://www.afajof.org/ - The American Finance Association

http://www.fei.org/ - Finance Executives International

http://www.fma.org/ - Financial Management Association International

http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ - eFinancialCareers - Jobs and Career Management in the Financial Markets, Banking & Finance for positions that are primarily, but not exclusively, outside of the US

http://www.jobsinthemoney.com/ - job site dedicated to finance, accounting and banking jobs and resumes – an eFinancialCareers.com company

http://www.rileyguide.com/finance.html - Finance Section of the Riley Guide

http://finance.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo Finance

http://www.fwa.org/ - Financial Women's Association - a leading executive organization of 1,100 members committed to shaping leaders in business and finance with a special emphasis on the role and development of women

Investment Banking:

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/student/club/ibank/resources_recruiting_questions.htm - Investment banking interview questions asked of MBA's at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University

http://www.human.cornell.edu/careerdevelopment/investmentbankinginterviewquestions.pdf

http://businessmajors.about.com/cs/businessthought/a/ib-outsource.htm - Article on outsourcing of critical research and modeling functions by some of the world's top investment banks.

Hedge Funds:

http://www.sec.gov/answers/hedge.htm - US SEC web page providing general consumer information about hedge funds. A great high-level overview.

http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/hedgefunds/index.html - Harvard Business School Baker Library Guide that aims to provide excellent starting points for academic research on hedge funds and the hedge fund industry.

http://www.thehfa.org/ - Hedge Fund Association - an international not-for-profit association of hedge fund managers, service providers, and investors formed to unite the hedge fund industry and add to the increasing awareness of the advantages and opportunities in hedge funds.

http://www.hedgefundcenter.com/ - Hedge Fund Center – mission is to explain the theoretical, operational, and commercial issues related to hedge funds and hedge fund investing in coherent terms so members can develop an understanding of the intricacies of this industry. It will provide members with the tools necessary to make meaningful evaluations and well informed decisions about hedge funds

http://www.hedgefundconferences.com/ - hedgefundconferences.com is a “virtual conference organizer” that provides calendar listings, past reviews, easy registration, special discounts on conferences, and a searchable conference database.

http://www.marhedge.com/ - M A R – the global source for alternative investment

information – a lot of subscription items but a number of free sector-related articles on the site

http://www.hedgefund.net – resource for high-net worth “qualified investors” with some limited free, publicly available information about hedge funds and types of strategies.

http://www.hedgeworld.com – on-line community for hedge fund high net worth investors and advisors – a number of articles and a downloadable free monthly magazine

Investment Management:

http://aimr.com/ - Association for Investment Management & Research

http://www.investopedia.com/ - General resource on investing

http://www.investorwords.com/ - investorwords.com – Investing Glossery

Real Estate

http://www.irem.org/ - The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®)

http://www2.corenetglobal.org/ - CoreNet Global - an organization for business leaders engaged in the strategic management of real estate for major corporations worldwide

Private Equity & Venture Capital

http://acenet.csusb.edu/ - The Angel Capital Venture Network (ACE-Net) - Provides networking, educational, training, and research activities for investors and entrepreneurs. Helps individual accredited investors and institutional venture capitalists find small, growing companies through a secure Internet database. Offered through a partnership with California State University .

http://www.evca.com/ - European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) - Includes searchable directory of member companies by business type, company name, and location. Also includes listing of other venture capital associations in the region.

http://www.nasbic.org/ - the professional association for the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) industry and the oldest continuously operating organization of venture capitalists in the world.

http://www.nvca.org/ - The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is a trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry. It is a member-based organization, which consists of venture capital firms that manage pools of risk equity capital designated to be invested in high growth companies

Commercial Banking

http://www.bankjobs.com/ - Bankjobs.com - career site for banking and financial services professionals

http://www.aba.com – American Bankers Association - national trade and professional association serving the entire banking community, from small community banks to large bank holding companies.

Brokerage & Financial Advisory Services

http://www.fpanet.org/ - Financial Planning Association - resource for financial planners or those considering pursuing this field

http://www.cfainstitute.org/ - CFA Institute - an international, nonprofit organization of more than 70,000 investment practitioners and educators in over 100 countries. Administers the CFA Examination.

Corporate Finance

http://www.afponline.org/ - Association for Finance Professionals - serves more than 14,000 individual members in corporate treasury and financial management

http://business.library.emory.edu/info/career/corporate_finance/ - Careers in Finance-- Corporate Finance Career Track