Also called: Fund Research Analyst, Investment Manager Due Diligence Analyst
Interviews and evaluates other investment managers to decide which ones a pension, endowment or wealth firm should hire.
You fly to Boston to grill a hedge fund about its strategy, compare its returns to 50 rivals and write a recommendation for the investment committee.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or economics; CFA or CAIA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI screens fund data and drafts reports; interviewing managers and judging whether a team is trustworthy stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, Psychology, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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