Careers in Finance
Professor Dan Greiner
Coordinator, I-Core
Professor Craig Holden
Chair, Finance Dept. Undergraduate Committee
Finance Department Web Site:
www.kelley.iu.edu/finance
Career Areas in Finance
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Major Areas:
1. Corporate Finance
2. Investments
3. Banking
4. International
Specialized Areas:
 Financial Consulting
 Investment Banking
 Real Estate
Major Areas:
(1.) Commercial Banking
Credit
 analyst
 loan officer
 Branch Manager
 Relationship Banking
 Capital Markets
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(2.) Corporate Finance
Line Position
 plant management/planning
 Staff Position
 corporate management/planning
 Treasury
 risk management
 capital acquisition
 mergers and acquisitions
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(3.) Investments
Sales
 Trading
 Research
 investment analysis
 product development
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(4.) International
Working outside of the U.S. or in the U.S.
arm of a multinational corporation
 International Financial Analysis
 International Investments
 International Banking
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Specialized Areas:
Financial Consulting
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Providing advising services
 business valuation
 litigation support
 capital acquisition
 restructuring
Employers
 Major accounting firms
 Management consulting firms
Investment Banking
two-year analyst position
 very competitive (i.e., it takes a high GPA)
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Real Estate
Real estate development
 Corporate
 Sales
 Financial institutions
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Placement Information
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Finance students have
approximately 12
interviews each in the
BPO
Although most find jobs
through the BPO, a
significant number find
them through
networking.
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2002 graduates average
starting salary =
$42,442
Survey suggests it
grows at 7%/year
 $53,000 after 3 years
 $61,000 after 5 years
Some very high salaries
Finance Major:
Finance Track, Option 1
Required Courses:
 F303 Intermediate Investments
 F305 Intermediate Corporate Finance
 A310 Intermediate Financial Accounting
 A324 Cost Accounting (1.5 credit hours)
 One Course from: A327, A329, A420 A422
 Four Finance Electives (12.0 credit hours)
 With at least 6.0 credit hours at the 400level
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Finance Major:
Finance Track, Option 2
Required Courses:
 F303 Intermediate Investments
 F305 Intermediate Corporate Finance
 A311 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
 A312 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
 A324 Cost Accounting (1.5 credit hours)
 One Course from: A327, A329, A420,
A422
 Three Finance Electives (9.0 credit hours)
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With at least 3.0 credit hours at the 400-level
Finance Electives
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2.
Corporate Finance
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F307 - Working Capital Management
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F402 - Corporate Financial Strategy
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F408 – Real Options and Strategic Capital
Investment
Investments
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F335 - Security Trading and Market Making
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F420 - Fixed Income and Equity Investing
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F421 - Derivative Securities and Corporate
Risk Management
Finance Electives
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Commercial Banking
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G345 - Money, Banking, and Capital Markets
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F446 - Banking and Financial Intermediation
International
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F494 - International Finance
Entrepreneurial Elective
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F317 – Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial
Finance
Real Estate Elective
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R305 – Introduction to Real Estate Analysis
Accounting Elective (for Option 1 majors only)
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One course from: A329, A422, A437, or
(A327 and A420)
Investment Banking Workshop
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Limited to 25 students admitted as Juniors
 Scholastic achievement
 Interest in industry and leadership potential
Speaker series
New York and Chicago trips
F428 - Industry background and financial
modeling
F429 - Project/deal development
Real Estate Track
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Same number of credit hours (24) as Finance
Track
Take A310 Intermediate Financial Accounting
Take three specialized real estate courses
 Introduction to Real Estate Analysis (R305)
 Real Estate Appraisals (R440)
 Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis
(R443)
Extracurricular activities
Finance Club
 including the Investment Banking Group
 www.indiana.edu/~finance/
 Stock Market Club
 www.indiana.edu/~stock/
 Real Estate Club
 www.indiana.edu/~cres/reclub.htm
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Panel Members
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Daniel Hintz – Merrill Lynch
Kristin Kwiatkowski – Abbott Laboratories
Jon Sorg – Duke Reality Corp
Sean Triplett – GE
Thomas R Hinkley - Alpha Sigma Phi National
Fraternity