34 Year Old , Non Finance background. Possible to break into ER?

Long time lurker here. I would like the community to be brutally honest with me. Graduated college in 2008. I’ve been running a family owned business since. Right now its looking like the transition to me is now going to happen as I planned so I’m looking for other opportunities.

I’m immensely interested in research and currently manage my own portfolio of about 750k I can model , but I would further sharpen those skills. Thanks in advance!

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