What Companies Are In The Finance Field
Banks: Commercial Banks (e.g., JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo) Investment Banks (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley)
Insurance Companies: Life Insurance Companies (e.g., Prudential Financial, MetLife) Property and Casualty Insurance Companies (e.g., State Farm, Allstate)
Asset Management Firms: BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity Investments
Stock Exchanges: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ
Credit Unions: Navy Federal Credit Union, State Employees' Credit Union
Financial Technology (FinTech) Companies: PayPal, Square, Stripe, Robinhood
Payment Processors: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
Mortgage Lenders: Quicken Loans (now Rocket Mortgage), Wells Fargo Home Mortgag
Private Equity Firms: The Carlyle Group, KKR, Blackstone Group
Hedge Funds: Bridgewater Associates, Renaissance Technologies, Citadel
Credit Rating Agencies: Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody's, Fitch Ratings
Financial Advisory and Consulting Firms: Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Simon Property Group, Prologis, Equity Residential
Venture Capital Firms: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners
Mutual Funds Companies: T. Rowe Price, Capital Group, Franklin Templeton
Consumer Finance Companies: American Express, Discover Financial Services
Online Lenders: LendingClub, SoFi, Prosper
Crowdfunding Platforms: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe (for charitable purposes)
Pension Funds: California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Central Banks: Federal Reserve System (USA), European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BoJ)