Financing with the Stars

Math may have always been your forte but that didn’t stop you from dreaming of a red carpet life style. Many financial careers can lead to a cash of celeb clientele and confidentiality agreements. Your location may limit your opportunities at first but you can get your experience going wherever you are.

Find finance careers that cultivate famous clients. Take a look at 5 positions that could have celebrities seeking you out and see if any will let your talent shine:

• Personal Financial Advisor







Want to look into more celebrity books than just memoirs? A personal finance advisor knows the nitty-gritty about their client from spending habits to retirement goals. Offering advice on investments is expected but following up with fashion tips is taboo.







Duties Include: Assess assets, manage cash flow, chose insurance coverage, monitor tax status, establish investment plans, develop budget strategies etc.

• Real Estate Broker







Want to get a closer look at celebrity cribs? Make your own map to the homes of the starts by becoming a real estate broker. Knowledge of neighborhood stats as well as tax and zoning laws will get you in good with celebrity clientele and managing their estates.







Duties Include: Appraise and assess property, manage rental offices, mediate negations between buyers, sellers, owners and renters, prepare and monitor fulfillment of contracts, etc.

• Agents/Business Manager in the Entertainment/Sports Industries







Looking for a career in professional sports where you won’t have to break a sweat? Try a job in talent management but be prepared to shout “Show me the money!” if you or your client want to get paid.







Duties Include: Promotion and publicity, contract preparation and negotiation, scheduling, budgeting, marketing, establish product endorsement fees, etc.

• Royalty Accountant







You can hob-knob with the kings and queens of pop culture by launching your career as a royalty accountant. You can work for a single celebrity or a company that specializes in collecting cash from copyrights.







Duties Include: record copyright transactions, credit or debit accounts, compute revenues and expenses, prepare reports, compile tax documents, etc.

• Insurance Underwriter







Someone has to decide if Lindsay’s too risky to hire or if a particular pet project is worth the investment. Insurance underwriters don’t work for celebs but may have to interview them to obtain the information needed to be insurable.







Duties Include: statistical analysis, data interpretation, risk research, report preparation, running situation specific factors through industry software, etc.

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By Heather Fairchild - Heather is a multimedia developer with experience in web, film, photography and animation as well as traditional fine arts like painting and sculpting. In addition to writing for FinancialJobBankBlog.com, she is co-founder of design and promotion company, Creative Kazoo with fellow Nexxt blogger, Staci Dennis. Heather’s spare time consists of making puppets, teaching Sunday School, building Legos and doing science experiments with her children.