<p>I don’t think the choice is as straightforward as samonite indicates.</p>
<p>The world of high finance is in turmoil, and who knows what may happen in the next four years. The Wall Street of 2013 may be a very different place than the Wall Street of 2009, and the events on Wall Street now and in the next four years may well lead the OP’s son to change his mind about his choice of career.</p>