Why do so many Ivy grads head into finance?

<p>Apparently Morgan Stanley has a satellite office not far from Harvard .</p>

<p>Thanks, shawbridge, for some great points. I recently saw a promo video on a non-profit international investment corporation. The narrator claims that the problem in the region they service, Latin America, is not a lack of talent or creativity but a lack of available capital with which to create private sector businesses. Enter bankers to help.</p>

<p>I agree a lot with what shawbridge says. While bankers have obviously done a lot of harm, on the other hand, society couldn’t function for them. In my opinion, the correct solution is good regulation, but that’s another topic. </p>

<p>And I’m not sure if charities, NGOs, and the like are the correct way to improve society. While what they’re doing is important, the most drastic reduction of poverty in recent history in China was not done by altruism, but by sweatshops, which many do-gooders hate.</p>

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<p>Who cares?!! I am glad they are employed and paying income taxes.</p>