Chatty06
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Hi All,
I'm contemplating a major career path decision and I would like your professional opinion.
I have 12 years in the finance industry (asset management). I'm currently a VP and I make about 150k/year; however, the work life is just terrible. The hours are 8-5 which is fine but it's nothing but spreadsheets and numbers day in and day out. It's truly lifeless.
I'm an introvert through and through and my dream is to own an online business and work from a home office.
I'm 35 and I really feel like I need to make some decisions on my next career moves. I can either dive deeper into finance and get the CFA, FRM, and CIPM which take 2-3 years a piece to pass and about 600-900 hours per certification or I could create start up a business.
I feel that continuing to build on my career capital can only help my career and earning potential. How much I don't know since I'm already a VP and making decent money. The probability of success is very high. I might even end up getting a higher level job that I enjoy more.
This path is highly probable but it means I'll be doing the corporate gig for another 20-30 years.
On the other hand I can start a business. With this there are a lot of unknowns, which is what worries me the most. My hours could be longer, my pay could be less, and there is a very high probability of failure. However, if it succeeds I could get my dream of working from a home office.
Do I give up my career capital and start at the bottom of the learning curve with business or do I continue to build on my career capital in hope of making more money and speeding up my retirement?
What are your thoughts?
I'm contemplating a major career path decision and I would like your professional opinion.
I have 12 years in the finance industry (asset management). I'm currently a VP and I make about 150k/year; however, the work life is just terrible. The hours are 8-5 which is fine but it's nothing but spreadsheets and numbers day in and day out. It's truly lifeless.
I'm an introvert through and through and my dream is to own an online business and work from a home office.
I'm 35 and I really feel like I need to make some decisions on my next career moves. I can either dive deeper into finance and get the CFA, FRM, and CIPM which take 2-3 years a piece to pass and about 600-900 hours per certification or I could create start up a business.
I feel that continuing to build on my career capital can only help my career and earning potential. How much I don't know since I'm already a VP and making decent money. The probability of success is very high. I might even end up getting a higher level job that I enjoy more.
This path is highly probable but it means I'll be doing the corporate gig for another 20-30 years.
On the other hand I can start a business. With this there are a lot of unknowns, which is what worries me the most. My hours could be longer, my pay could be less, and there is a very high probability of failure. However, if it succeeds I could get my dream of working from a home office.
Do I give up my career capital and start at the bottom of the learning curve with business or do I continue to build on my career capital in hope of making more money and speeding up my retirement?
What are your thoughts?
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