Ultimate Finance Knowhow

joe asked:


I’m only a freshmen in college right now and I’m double majoring in finance and accounting. I was wondering how I can better prepare myself for a career in that field. Should I read some books or try to get hands on experienced. I’m looking to be a CPA or an Investment/Financial Analyst so how do I prepare for that. Any information you guys can give will help. Thanks a lot in advance.

Peggy

Classy_Women asked:


I am currently senior with a 3.5 GPA. I have recently added on a second major in Latin American Studies because I find the Latin American culture very fascinating. Plus, I have noticed that businesses in Brazil and Mexico are starting to grow. Alongside with my primary major is in finance, I wanted to know what type of job I can find that involves both studies. Also what are the avg starting salary for these jobs?

Bernardo

qt5mom asked:


If the house is $117,500 can I finance more than that amount to buy furniture? Or does that money just go to the house cost? I have a lot of stuff I am needing to buy - house, furniture, house supplies, car… can I finance all of these or do they each have to be on a separate credit card or how does this work? I’m looking to buy my first home… sorry if this is a stupid question.

Leigh

USMC Wife asked:


I am going into my sophomore year of college with a major of finance. A lot of jobs are open to people with just a bachelors. I was wondering if it is a lot easier to find a job and if the pay is much different. Thanks

Juan

asked:


Is it possible to finance more money when buying a house than what my mortgage is worth(like 30-40K) more for like new furniture,improvements,etc?and if so is there is limit?

Venus

cutielovesu asked:


Like since there’s so many different types of job in this major (finance), what are they and what do you have to do in that specific job?

Lorna

ohsnap asked:


I’m taking a basic finance class in college as a requirement and I have to give a 2 min powerpoint presentation on what I would do with a finance degree. Unfortunately, I have little interest in the subject matter so I’ll just have to make up something.

What career would be easy to research and talk about without containing too many complicated, confusing terms and technical jargon?

Olga

alexandra8 asked:


I looked into careers like financial analyst and loan officer. I also know you can get jobs in insurance. What I would like to know more about is if this is a good career path. I looked up information on the internet of course, but I would like to know from people who have experience in this field. After reading the information on loan officer it seems like a good and interesting career, but is it hard to land a job in that area? What other jobs can you get with a degree in finance? Are all jobs going to be competitive to get?

Santiago

BusinessBeaver asked:


Trying to decide which major I want, I think I want to go into finance, but I am not sure. I know I am going into business- at a business school.

Also, if there are any people who have careers in finance, what do you specifically and do you like your jobs? Because I have an internship in finance and accounting and it is pretty boring…but it is just because they don’t give me enough work to do so I don’t feel like I have had the true experience.

Ruth

The Chief asked:


I want to master everything in finance when I start taking classes for my major in 2008 and I was wondering how could I increase my memory capacity so I can be prepared to be an expert in finance.

Jonathon