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Financial Analyst What They Do

Conducts quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.

This career is part of the Finance cluster Securities and Investments pathway.

Draws charts and graphs, using computer spreadsheets, to illustrate technical reports.
Informs investment decisions by analyzing financial information to forecast business, industry, or economic conditions.
Monitors developments in the fields of industrial technology, business, finance, and economic theory.
Interprets data on price, yield, stability, future investment-risk trends, economic influences, and other factors affecting investment programs.
Monitors fundamental economic, industrial, and corporate developments by analyzing information from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, or personal interviews.
Recommends investments and investment timing to companies, investment firm staff, or the public.
Determines the prices at which securities should be syndicated and offered to the public.
Prepares plans of action for investment, using financial analyses.
Evaluates and compares the relative quality of various securities in a given industry.
Presents oral or written reports on general economic trends, individual corporations, and entire industries.

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People who do this job report that:

You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less.
Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

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