Career Strategy for BSc Actuarial Science

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Please give your honest opinions on the following couple of strategies,

Please note that all strategies start from BSc. Actuarial Science from LSE.

1. Actuarial Trainee from newly formed but rapidly growing actuarial practice. (big fish in small river)

2. Actuarial Trainee from well established top 4 actuarial firms. (here I will be a small fish in ocean)

3. Investment Banking (Corporate Finance / M&A) with top banks, names like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.

4. Investment Banking (specialised industry group e.g. ALM for Pensions industry - might get sponsored for CFA).

For all these 4 strategies, should I do a Masters in Statistics (from Oxford, Cambridge, Ivy League US)?

Or should I rather do a MBA from Top 5 US schools - ofcourse that would be after 3-5 years of work experience?

I am 70% risk taker and 30% safer person.

LT plans are dynamic and tranferable set skills - not necessarily interested in insane amount of cash.

Want pretty stable career with flexiblity to move around and explore different areas within industry if any opportunity arises.

DT