What kind of internship should a finance major be looking for?

May 4th, 2011
krispy asked:


So i want to be a personal financial advisor after i graduate in 2012. What kind of internship should i be looking for? Should i look for an internship at a bank or finance advisor firm? I am confused someone help please.
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What is the starting salary for a Finance major at Exxon in Houston?

May 4th, 2011
MATTHEW asked:


i am a finance major at UH. Any tips or rec to getting an internship and eventually a job?
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How can i get the stock prices from yahoo finance?

May 1st, 2011
ducky asked:


I want to get the stock prices form yahoo finance with php or ajax, but i dont see anything interseting in the API. How can i do this?
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What is the difference between finance and economics?

April 25th, 2011
super monkey asked:


I can only take a finance class or economics class and want to know what the difference are between Finance and Economics.
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What are some good questions for a school finance officer?

April 22nd, 2011
thmtom asked:


My homework is to interview a school finance officer. If you had to do this, what would you ask?
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What is the best book to learn basics of finance/investing?

April 21st, 2011
matt asked:


I am about to start a new job at a finance company and really dont know anything about how the industry works or what a stock is or how to invest. What is a good book to help me learn the basics from Square 1.
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How can I view my yahoo finance portfolio on my ipod touch?

April 21st, 2011
Martin Sheffer asked:


I have a portfolio on yahoo finance and have the yahoo finance app on my ipod touch, but when I sign on on the app it says I do not have a portfolio. I’ve tried creating new portfolios and restoring my ipod, but nothing has worked.
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What are some useful finance classes to take if I am planning to do a minor in Finance?

April 21st, 2011
Armada asked:


I’m an accounting major planning to do a minor in Finance and need to know what are the useful classes in Finance I should take? Here are the courses I can choose from; Financing New Ventures, Managing Corporate Assets and Liabilities, Intermediate Investments, Financial Analysis and Modeling, Finance in the Global Environment, Advanced Corporate Financial Planning, Introduction to Options and Futures, and Seminar in Finance. I have already taken two Finance classes towards my minor and need to take three more.
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What is the difference between financial engineering and analytical finance majors?

April 19th, 2011
Karthik B asked:


What is the difference between financial engineering and analytical finance majors? Also, what kind of jobs do they lead to?
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How can I inhouse finance a house to a couple?

April 16th, 2011
i10thsign asked:


I have a house that I want to sell, There is a couple how seems to be very interested in the house but they want to do inhouse finance rather then going through the bank because of their credit. Any suggestion please and how does the inhouse finance really work?
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