Well, accounting is a slow and steady route to middle/upper-middle class..
Ha ha, high finance is hard to get into, and it's not for everyone. There's lots of specialty portions of finance that people don't know about. If you have any questions let me know, I'm happy to answer any question you may have, since I've worked in Vancouver (IB, 2 yrs) and Toronto (Equity Capital Markets, 1 yr, IB Special Situations 2.5 yrs).