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What is Finance? Related Career Titles
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Miscellaneous Resources Links Cameron School of Business: http://www.csb.uncw.edu/
   

What is Finance?

Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. The term finance may thus incorporate any of the following: * The study of money and other assets* The management of those assets* Profiling and managing project risks* As a verb, "to finance" is to provide funds for business.  Finance is the most encompassing of all business enterprises.  To understand finance you must know about the entire business, indeed the entire economy.

 

Related Career Titles

Actuary Commodities Trader Financial Planner 
Appraiser  Consumer Credit/Loan Officer  Foreign Exchange Trader
Audit Manager Controller  Government Official 
Bank Manager  Cost Manager  Industrial/Institutional Buyer
Bank Representative  CPA  Insurance Agent/Broker 
Bookkeeper  Credit Counselor International Trade Specialist
Branch Manager Credit Manager Investment Banker 
Budget Analyst  Economist  Investment Researcher
Business Analyst  Estimator  Investor Relations
Loan Administrator  External Auditor Loan Officer 
Business Manager Finance Writer Loan Processor 
Chief Executive Officer Financial Analyst  Management Accountant 
Chief Financial Officer Financial Consultant  Market Research Analyst 
Claim Adjuster/Examiner Financial Economist  Mergers/Acquisitions Mgr
Mutual Fund Manager  Property Manager  Securities Analyst
Mutual Fund Trader Rate Analyst Securities Broker
Payroll Administrator  Real Estate Developer  Stockbroker
Portfolio Analyst Sales Analyst Systems Analyst 
Treasury Management Specialist Trust Ananlyst

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Related Major Skills

Reading Comprehension Active Listening Writing & speaking skills
Mathematics Critical Thinking Active Learning
Monitoring Give Advice On Finances Plan & Administer Budgets
Examine Financial Records Prepare Financial Reports Prepare/Organize Records
Process Data-Computers Computer Skills

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Job & Internship Search Links

Professional Finance Job Search & Career Information http:// www.jobsinthemoney.com

MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com

Financial Job Network http://www.financialjobnet.com

FINANCIALjobs.com http://www.financialjobs.com/ Robert Half International Staffing  -

Finance and Accounting Jobs http://www.roberthalffinance.com/Home?inTrack=logo

Accounting.com http://www.accounting.com/

Nation Job http://www.nationjob.com/financial

 

OneWire www.onewire.com

 

 

Career Planning Links

Real people talk about their corporate finance careers http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/RPP_interview.asp?rppid=163&rpName=Rita+Jones&type=c

Career Magazine http://www.careermag.com/

Careers in Finance slide show http://fisher.osu.edu/career/ungrad/exploration/Careers%20In%20Finance.ppt

Career Guide: Financial Planners & Business Managers http://www.saludos.com/cguide/bguide.html#finplanners

Career Bank http://www.careerbank.com/

Business Job Finder- Explore Business Careers: Finance http://www.careers-in-business.com

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Budget Analysts
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos003.htm

 

Professional Associations Links

Bank of America http://www.bankofamerica.com/

Merck and Co. Career Opportunities in Finance http://www.merck.com/careers/finance.html

Merrill Lynch http://www.ml.com

Salomon Brothers http://www.salomon.com

Goldman & Sachs http://www.gs.com

JP Morgan http://www.jpmorgan.com

First Chicago Capital Markets- Research Publications http://www.bankone.com

Corporate Finance Network http://www.corpfin.net/h/index.html

Wachovia Corporation http://www.wachovia.com

Prudential Financial http://www.prudential.com

Financial Planning Association – www.fpanet.org

National Association of Personal Financial Advisors – www.napfa.org

 

 

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