http://www.campbell.edu/business/graduate/master-of-trust-and-wealth-management/

Is anyone involved with this grad program or know someone who is currently?

Personal Finance and Wealth Management is the field I want to end up in, however, I'm not sure how the school stacks up against others in the area. A lot of job opportunities in the area involve straight commission selling where they want you to push insurance products as an investment (I interned at Northwestern Mutual and also declined a job with John Hancock doing the same thing). I'm hoping that a program like this can set me up with a salaried + commission job in the field, maybe with a bank where I don't feel bad about selling a life insurance policy to someone who clearly doesn't need it. Investment banking/personal finance are interests of mine.

Looking to enroll in the part-time 1yr program in August.

1/3/2011 8:36:15 AM

my brother in law got this masters - he's working for BoA up in long island right now - enjoys it for the most part

if you have some short specific questions i don't mind forwarding them on to him - feel free to post them here or PM me

1/3/2011 10:27:24 AM

I know somebody who did this, got a great job at FCB out of college (I think he interned there too)

1/3/2011 10:36:38 AM

^^ I would like to know what position he was able to get with BofA and also what kind of alumni network he had to work with when he graduated.

Also, was relocation necessary for the better paying jobs?

They say after graduating, Campbell will sponsor you if you want to take any of the Series exams, I guess that's the direction I would really want to head. Not sure if the program does a good job preparing you for those tests or not.

Thanks for taking the time to ask him!

1/3/2011 11:51:15 AM

I know Wachovia and BB&t are hiring in thier wealth management areas in NC right now. Esp. Wachovia since they are redoing thier Wealth management to be alot bigger and it is located in W-S. Might be alot of good jobs for graduates there and something to check out.

1/3/2011 12:08:30 PM