Where a investment analyst can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a investment analyst already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Investment analysts undertake research to make informed recommendations to fund managers. They research investments globally but depending on the nature and field of their employer they can specialise in fields like retail, infrastructure, energy, banking and financial services. They focus on financial and economical information such as the political and economic developments that can impact financial markets, the financial performance of the target companies and use the interpretation of data from different sources to understand how it affects investment decision making.

Table 1 · Within reach

• securities analyst 69% covered · difficulty 36.8
• corporate investment banker 66% covered · difficulty 36.9
• stock trader 64% covered · difficulty 36.6
• investment adviser 64% covered · difficulty 44.3
• dividend analyst 61% covered · difficulty 38.7

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Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a investment analyst already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.