Starting AM Fall Co-op, any good reading material?

I'm starting soon and wanted to know what I could do to sharpen my skills besides working on Excel and whatnot.

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Whatever1984

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What's the asset class and vehicle? Equity ETFs are very different from Alts SMAs.

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The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.

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Whatever1984

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"TheShah" Exchange Traded Fund strategic asset manager, portfolio strategies include fixed income, u.s. equities, and international equity.

Read this book: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/foundation/2015/a-comprehensiv… If you prefer, you can buy a hard copy off of amazon. It's been where I've started our interns the past couple years.

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The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.

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