What is the  purpose of 'investment bankers'?

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Clarification of Question by shoaib-ga on 21 May 2003 16:15 PDT

Note:  Please note that I had by mistake typed  'bankers' above.
Question  clarified;  What is the purpose of  'investment  banks'?

Indeed, what is the purpose of any individual? The predominant
proto-concept which confounds us all is an inextricable component of
the hierarchical distinction between chaos and creation. If the
quasi-nihilistic pattern of existential consensus holds, we are forced
to choose between postcultural absurdity and implicit hyperreality,
and the investment banker (along with the archetypal protohuman
meta-soul) is lost in the nebulosum of hyperverbosity.

My guess is an investment banker is employed by the trust department
of a  traditional bank to supply advice to bank customers reguarding
how they can best invest their money for safety and growth. Typically
the bank insists that they reguard only the best interests of the
customers of the bank while other investment advisers are typically
looking for finders fees/commissions and other income for the advisor.
At worst the latter is a slick talking con man. The investment banker
will occasionally be less than helpful because of stupidity and/or
personel ambition, but he is likely to be fired by the bank if
management becomes aware of bad advice being given their valuable
customers.  If you have only a tiny amount of money, expect to pay a
fee for investment banking advice and research. Unfortunately paying a
fee does not guarentee good advice.   Neil

Shoaib --

Here's a good definition of investment banker for you:
Investorwords.com
"Investment banker"
http://www.investorwords.com/cgi-bin/getword.cgi?2603

Google search strategy:
"investment banker" + definition

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

What is the purpose of 'shoaib-ga'? (Please note this is a rhetorical question.)

Magnesium-ga please note that I  had a lot of questions about finance
or loans in this website  because I  was  in the  search of  'leading 
financial organizations' of the world  but please note again that I
have now located those organizations and my above mentioned mission
has now completed. I hope this statement would solve the previous and
present comment of  magnesium-ga.

Shoaib, Honey:

Consider this: if the property you are trying to finance were actually
worth what you are trying to raise to buy it, don't you think someone
who does have the money would have bought it by now?

Wouldn't it be easier and far more profitable to just open a
McDonald's franchise? Your chances of getting financing would be a lot
better. First the burgers, then the vacation property?

You gotta start somewhere, honey.

Would you like that supersized?
elcon