You can often rise very quickly in this area, even if you are quite young. The market for municipal bonds is very large and calls for analysts, municipal advisors and traders. Positions in public finance are usually difficult to obtain but offer high rewards. Persons with previous experience in public administration would be attractive to investment banks in this capacity. A major growth area in municipals is in the project finance area.
Some brokers specialize in high net worth individuals while others span a variety of clients.
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