Becoming a financial analyst in your early to mid 30s
Hi,
I am currently earning money as a day trader. I analyse my own stock and work from that, I am not the best at it but I think I have done OK for someone who has taught himself.
Ultimately I would have loved to have become an analyst but I messed around a lot in school and university and I count myself lucky enough to have left with a Law Degree. I know its not finance related but I have been lazy about pursuing that position even when I knew I wanted to do.
I have worked from one nondescript to the next and I am getting sick of it, I want to build a future for myself and a good career path.
Now I am 29 going to be 30 next year and I guess I want to put my foot on the gas pedal and start studying the CPA. I know it is going to be tough to get employment as I do not have experience working for any firm so I anticipate that it will take a long time and by that time I would be way into my early 30's.
So my question is, do investment banks or any financial institutions consider that to be too old to start out as a Financial Analyst?
Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks
Can't you take your track record to a prop shop?
I have been mentioning it when I apply for positions at investment companies. I was thinking of starting a blog detailing my trades and why.
Not to be a dick, but yeah. It's pretty unusual and you can be sure that they will judge you because of it. Sounds like you've done a fair amount of dicking around, and who is to say that you won't fall back into that rut again? It's not going to be impossible, but it will be an uphill battle...
Those were my thoughts exactly, I know its going to be harder but hopefully not impossible.
Try ur best work hard.
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