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Question: What does a private investor actually do on a day to day basis? what are the hours like?

(Posted by: on 2010-09-03 20:40:48)

I'm deciding between majoring in engineering or double majoring in economics/ business administration. The only jobs I really think sound interesting in the business/ economics field though are private investing (someone who buys and sells their own stocks shares etc to make money) or a sports marketer or something. Any information on what these jobs are really like? How many hours they work, job availability, practicality? I'd like to know all the good and bad. Please and thank you!

Posted by: Frank on 2010-09-03, 20:46:06

People who work in finance work very long hours. A friend in New York told me about how he always went outside for lunch because he went to work before the sun came up and went home after the sun sets. Private investors who invest their own money can spend however many hours they want. Private investors who live off of the earnings from their investments either have large amounts of money to invest, or they get very lucky for a very exciting year before losing it all.