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My name is Colton, and I'm currently only a senior in high school. My role model is Peter Schiff, and I love Capitalism. My favorite book is current Economics in One lesson by Henry Hazlitt; a genius book by a genius of economics. I'm trying to find ways to get experience by volunteering at banks, and financial institutions. If anyone has ideas to help with that, that'd be great to read. I love the language of finance. I'm independently studying for the AP Macro/Micro economic exams because no one offers it at my school.

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UFOinsider

Shouldn't you be getting laid and stuff?

I'm normally an advocate of starting young and getting a head start, but judging by OP's post I'm going to have to agree with UFO...

in it 2 win it
 

Good start...Take a breath though. You're only young once. Cold call local financial firms in your city and see if you can volunteer after high school before enrolling in undergrad. Start with smaller shops that are less mechanical in interns that they take.

 
Colt

If anyone has ideas to help with that, that'd be great to read.

I think you should focus more on the language of English.

Also, remove your real name and picture, and use the search function a little.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for freedom of thought which they seldom use.
 

A for effort kid, but a 17 year old walking around all "I love capitalism and want to work 100 hours a week"

............really?

Get busy living
 

I don't advise you follow my path of "hey I graduated college and am bored. I'll try and get a job at a HF" Trust me, it rarely works. I use rarely because it worked for me. But that might be the only time ever.

Follow the shit your fellow monkeys say @shitWSOsays Life is hard, it's even harder when you're stupid - John Wayne
 

Puts on tin foil hat. Google is invading and soon we will all have to use our real information. Takes off tin foil hat.

Follow the shit your fellow monkeys say @shitWSOsays Life is hard, it's even harder when you're stupid - John Wayne
 
heister

Puts on tin foil hat. Google is invading and soon we will all have to use our real information. Takes off tin foil hat.

(removes tinfoil hat)

You're probably right.

(puts it back on)

in it 2 win it
 

I think he just copy-->pasted his thread into the tag section.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for freedom of thought which they seldom use.
 

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