Careers
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Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Web Resource)
External Link:Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America websiteFrom the IIABA ("the Big I") website:
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is a national alliance of 300,000 business owners and their employees who offer all types of insurance and financial services products
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Los Angeles RIMS Chapter (Web Resource)
External Link:Los Angeles RIMS ChapterThis is the website of the local Los Angeles Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. The Los Angeles Chapter membership includes over three hundred individuals including organizations from a diverse cross section of industry and service providers. Besides information about the organization and membership benefits, the website includes resources for California and Los Angeles specific risk and insurance issues.
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Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) (Web Resource)
External Link:Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management, a professional discipline that protects physical, financial and human resources. Founded in 1950, RIMS represents nearly 4,000 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable, and governmental entities. The Society serves over 10,000 risk management professionals around the world.
There are many local or regional chapters of RIMS, including a Los Angeles Chapter.
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Sample News Item (News)
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What are Financial Services? (Question and Answer)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics:Financial Analysts & Personal Financial (Web Resource)
This site give an overview of a career as a financial analyst or personal financial advisor. It includes descriptions of the jobs, educational requirements, the earnings expected, related jobs, and job outlook.
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Bureau Of Labor Statistics: Loan Officers (Web Resource)
External Link:Bureau Of Labor Statistics: Loan OfficersThis site is an overview of a career as a loan officer. It includes job descriptions, educational requirements, job outlook, average salary, and related jobs.
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Wikipedia: Private Equity (Web Resource)
External Link:Wikipedia: Private EquityAlong with the more readily-known Finance careers, Private Equity and Hedge Funds are very intriguing markets for Finance option graduates. This explains the basics of private equity funds.
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Careers-in-Business (Web Resource)
External Link:Careers-in-BusinessThis is the parent website of Careers-in-Finance, however if you click on each link in the Finance section it gives you a brief yet informative overview of each career listed.
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Wikipedia: Investment Banking (Web Resource)
External Link:Wikipedia: Investment BankingExplains what an investment banker does, the size of the industry, the major investment banks and possible conflicts of interests.
It should be noted that every career about finance from commercial banking to insurance agents can be selected by typing the name of the career (like the default I chose Investment Banking in the Search bar located to the left of the screen).

