What You'll Do

  • Prepare for and respond to regulatory inquiries.
  • Verify regulatory compliance of transaction reporting.
  • Hire or evaluate staff.
  • Direct activities of accounting or operations departments.
  • Develop, implement, or monitor security valuation policies.
  • Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets.
  • Review offering documents or marketing materials to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
  • Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.
  • Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 4.0/5
Speaking 3.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.88/5
Active Learning 3.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.75/5
Writing 3.62/5
Monitoring 3.5/5
Mathematics 3.38/5
Systems Analysis 3.38/5
Systems Evaluation 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Integrity, Analytical Thinking, Stress Tolerance, Achievement/Effort, Persistence

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Deductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Mathematical Reasoning 3.88/5
Written Expression 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky Financial accounting software Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft MapPoint Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Power BI Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft Visio Microsoft Word Oracle Hyperion Oracle Hyperion Planning Portfolio analysis software ReadSoft Risk analysis software SAP software SAS Statistical analysis software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.92/5)
  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.79/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.61/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 4.56/5)
  • Persistence (High importance: 4.52/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Annual Fund Manager Asset Manager Financial Planning and Analysis Finance Manager Financial Planning and Analysis Manager Financial Planning Director Financial Planning Manager Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Fixed Income Vice President (Fixed Income VP) Hedge Fund Manager Institutional Asset Manager Investment Analysis Vice President (Investment Analysis VP) Investment Fund Manager Investment Manager Investments Manager Mutual Fund Manager Pension Fund Manager Portfolio Manager