Opportunities in Financial Careers (VGM opportunities series) - Hardcover

Sumichrast, Michael; Crist, Dean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0844281662 ISBN 13: 9780844281667

Publisher: NTC Publishing Group,U.S., 1991

Synopsis

Discusses the workings of the financial services industry and describes the duties of jobs in banking, accounting, and security sales.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Your passport to a successful and rewarding career

Are you looking to open the door to the career of your dreams? The nation's largest career books series, VGM's Opportunities in . . . gives you the inside scoop on more than 100 professions, as well as on all the essential aspects of your potential career. From the latest training requirements to current salary statistics, each book is packed with comprehensive, up-to-date information to help you pursue the profession that's right for you!

In this revised edition of Opportunities in Financial Careers, you'll find:

• Tips on determining whether a career in finance is right for you
• An introduction to the world of finance and detailed descriptions of its many branches
• Information about career prerequisites for each branch
• Listings of colleges and universities offering majors in banking and finance
• An overview of the opportunities available in all branches of finance, including banks, savings and loans, credit unions, mortgage associations, securities and commodities, insurance, real estate, and accounting
• The latest information on earning potential and employment outlook

Take the stress out of the career selection process with this indispensable guide that functions as your own personal vocational counselor. You'll find enough expert advice to make an informed, intelligent choice about your career--and your future.

Michael Sumichrast, now retired, was the chairman of the board of Eastbrokers International, Inc. The author of several books dealing with financial issues, his work has also been published in the Washington Post and the Washington Star.

Martin A. Sumichrast is a born entrepreneur. At the age of twenty-six, he founded Global Capital Partners, which he grew into a multinational, full-service investment banking firm. Today, he manages the venture capital and business advisory firm Lomond International, Inc.

About the Author:

Michael Sumichrast is Chairman of the Board of Eastbrokers International Inc., a U.S. public company listed on NASDAQ with headquarters in Washington, D.C. The company is engaged in corporate finance, brokerage, privatization, mergers and acquisitions, and direct investments in Central and Eastern European countries. Eastbrokers is a member of stock exchanges in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan. Dr. Sumichrast studied industrial engineering in Czechoslovakia, continued his studies at Melbourne University in Australia, and received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. For six years he was a professor at American University. Sumichrast wrote a weekly column for the Washington Post and housing-oriented articles for the Washington Star. Martin A. Sumichrast has been a born entreprenuer and business builder. Since 1986, as a junior in college, he began working with his father, Dr. Michael Sumichrast, in the real estate development business. In the early 1990's, Mr. Sumichrast career turned to the investment banking and securities business. In 1993, at the age of 26, Mr. Sumichrast started his first publically traded company, Global Capital Partners (NASDAQ:GCAP), which he grew into multi national, full service investment banking firm, which in early 2000, employed over 300 people in nine countries and managed over USD1 billion in over 40,000 customer accounts. Mr. Sumichrast has also served on various boards of companies, both private and public and has acted as investment banker in over USD100 million dollars of transactions. Mr. Sumichrast now manages a private venture capital and business advisory firm, Lomond International, Inc based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Sumichrast holds a Bacholors Degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: NTC Publishing Group,U.S.
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0844281662
• ISBN 13: 9780844281667
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 151