Plymouth, Michigan
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What are my job options if I want to work in tech but don't want to be an engineer?
I'm in high school, struggling to figure out what to do with my life. I love technology like anyone else my age but I'm just not sure that I want to be an engineer. Do I have other options? #technology
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How long do I have to go to school to become a financial planner?
I'm debating majoring in finance when I go to college, but I don't know if I can become a financial planner straight out of college. I want to get my MBA, but I want to work as a finanical planner for a few years between undergraduate and graduate school. #finance #financial-services...
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Do you travel a lot working in investment management? For what, exactly?
I love to travel so I'm hoping this career path would allow me to do that often. #finance #financial-services #investment-management #travel #investing
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What was the best piece of advice anyone gave you about getting into finance?
I would really love to hear what your most valuable piece of advice was that helped you get to where you are now and who gave it to you. #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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What skillsets should someone inerested in a career in finance have?
I'm thinking about a career in finance because i'm really good at math, but i'm wondering what additional skills I should have to really be successful in that industry? #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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What kind of training and certification is necessary to become an investment manager?
I'll be going to college soon so I need to learn more about how I need to prepare for a career in investment management. Can you tell me what kind of training and/or certification is involved? #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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What does asset management mean and how does it differ from investment management?
Are all investments considered to be assets? Is there a difference. I want to know how to start thinking about money and investments. #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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How does PIMCO's university recruiting work?
I know a lof of companies recruit for entry level roles right out of college but I don't know any of the specifics. How often do you recruit college students and from what schools do you recruit from? #college #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing #recruiting...
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How did you decide which part of investing you would get into?
I heard that there are all different types of investing including stocks, bonds, and other things (actually I’m not exactly sure what). Could you please tell me what part of investing you do personally, and how you picked that type of investing? If you have moved from one type of investing into...
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Without getting too specific, how has working in invesment management helped you with your personal finances and investment portfolio?
Do you, as an investment manager, feel more confident in investing your personal money? I want to be financially literate for my personal finances and confident in my own investments one...
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Can you tell what it's like to be an investment manager on a day to day basis?
What does an average day in the life look like for you? Are you in meetings all day long or working on your own most of the time? #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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What are my career options at a company like PIMCO?
Can you work at PIMCO and not work in finance or investment management? I like the idea of working in an office, but I don't have any interest in finance. What are some other job options for someone like me? #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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What are the differences between working in finance at a company and investing at a fund?
I would like to learn about the differences in what I would be doing, what the lifestyle would be like, and the qualifications to achieve it. #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing
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How much of being an investor is about mathematics or calculations?
To make an investing decision do you mostly focus on mathematical calculations or is it more about gut feel or other judgments? I ask because I want to understand how interesting or boring it might be. I don’t have any trouble with math, but I don’t really want to spend all day calculating...
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How do you know if you have what it takes to beat the market in an investing job?
Investing seems like a really competitive job because I think in order for you to make money someone else needs to lose money. For the investors in the group, how did you get the confidence to believe that you could be smarter and make better investments than all of the rest of the people...
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