> Finance I have a ton of friends in finance. Many worked for the most prestigious IB firms out of undergrad and moved on to PE/hedge funds where they make mou

> Finance I have a ton of friends in finance. Many worked for the most prestigious IB firms out of undergrad and moved on to PE/hedge funds where they make mountains of cash. I don't know 1 of them who has even considered retiring anywhere close to 35, nor of anyone in their professional networks who've done so. Not saying its impossible but the likelihood of doing so is vanishingly small.