Can anyone provide some insight regarding investment management career opportunites in Philadelphia, for a level 3 candidate?
One word - Vanguard.
I love Philly… It used to be an awful place and now I like to spend weekends there on mini-vacations. Great art museums, restaurants, galleries, terrible baseball team, …
JoeyDVivre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I love Philly… It used to be an awful place and > now I like to spend weekends there on > mini-vacations. Great art museums, restaurants, > galleries, terrible baseball team, … They need to do something about the violence and crackheads though. I work there in biz district (Market St.) and there’s a XXX movie theatre and porno shops across the street. Can someone say gentrification??
JoeyDVivre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I love Philly… It used to be an awful place and > now I like to spend weekends there on > mini-vacations. Great art museums, restaurants, > galleries, terrible baseball team, … Dem’s fighting words Joey. They made the playoffs this year only to be beaten by the team that probably won’t lose a game through the whole playoffs as fate would have it. Flyers are back on the rise and a team to take notice of as well. But, the Eagles and 6ers suck.
JoeyDVivre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I love Philly… It used to be an awful place and > now I like to spend weekends there on > mini-vacations. Great art museums, restaurants, > galleries, terrible baseball team, … i heard people are still killing each other like its going out of style, it must be the baltimore effect.
SeanC Wrote: > i heard people are still killing each other like > its going out of style, it must be the baltimore > effect. Never a dull moment here in Bodymore. I like to call it the wild wild east. At first dodging bullets on the way to work was kind of fun (just an added degree of difficulty), but it really loses it’s luster after a while…
I was in philthy last wknd… loved it. Always a great time. Not nearly as pretentious as NY but still has a decent night life. Cost of living quite better as well. My best friend works there for LEH’s Pvt Investment Mgmt division. I could see myself living there at some pt.
philly is the place to be, good restaurants and night life…female/male ratio at the bars are significantly higher than nyc, dc and so, + they very friendly. stop by alma de cuba and have a mojito on me;-) fortunately i live in b’more too, 230+ homocides ytd . fkin ridiculous
itstoohot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > philly is the place to be, good restaurants and > night life…female/male ratio at the bars are > significantly higher than nyc, dc and so, + they > very friendly. stop by alma de cuba and have a > mojito on me;-) > fortunately i live in b’more too, 230+ homocides > ytd . fkin ridiculous You guy’s are slacking, I’m pretty damn sure we’re over 330 homicides this year…
TPain88 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > itstoohot Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > philly is the place to be, good restaurants and > > night life…female/male ratio at the bars are > > significantly higher than nyc, dc and so, + > they > > very friendly. stop by alma de cuba and have a > > mojito on me;-) > > fortunately i live in b’more too, 230+ > homocides > > ytd . fkin ridiculous > > > You guy’s are slacking, I’m pretty damn sure we’re > over 330 homicides this year… Yeah, I think you’re right…you guys are leading the country if I remember correctly. Not exactly the title you want to be shooting for.
Philadelphia (and I’m biased as I’ve lived here for the majority of my life) is one of my favorite cities in the country. As Joey D and itstoohot pointed out, it’s got a lot going for it. FYI, Chicago and San Francisco round out my top three. As far as firms go, Vanguard and Susquehanna are the dominant “area” players, although there’s a bunch of smaller shops located in and around the business district. You could also check out these guys: http://www.cohenandcompany.com/
Thanks for the insight, it’s appreciated.