What is it like to be an investor? a stock broker??

This is what I want to do for a living... what is it like?? stressful? math necessary?

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Being an investor is stressful because you have little direct control over your fate. Imagine that you and your company have $20 million invested in Whole Foods and then the Chinese stock market takes a tumble, markets all over the world decline, and you lose $1m overnight. Then maybe a year later, a rival company makes a bid for Trader Joe's, and your stock goes up 10% too, making you $2m. Then you sell at a profit, but people end up laughing at you because the stock goes up another 10% after you sell it because interest rates fall. You get the idea.

However, all the money is in finance, so its definitely a good field. But maybe you don't want your career so dependent upon the day to day movements of the stock market. You could instead work for a bank making commercial loans or for a investment bank taking companies public.

No matter what, you will need an MBA from a top school, which means a high GMAT, good grades, solid work experience, etc.

You have be make good decisions. You also have to know the company that you are investing in. What does the company do? Is their product good? Do you see a profit in the stocks? Do you think they will make their products better?

Is it even worth your time, effort, or money to invest in them?

Ask youself questions and you should do fine.

Math is involved. Especially Algebra if you want to figure out how much you may lose or 'win' by trading and investing in stocks.

If you want to invest in a stock market you should have a system to follow and I believe most investment are psychological. Anyway you can join a contest on the thestreet to see if you have what it takes to be an investor in the stock market. And you might win 100k just for winning this is no joke. Good luck and happy investing.

http://beat.thestreet.com/Splash.aspx

Investing for living? It's going to be very hard at the beginning for sure. very stressful!!

Yes, basic math will be necessary. You need to know whether you earn or lose money after brokerage charge and other fees with your stocks

What I suggest is you should not invest for living until you think you are a good investor. That means you make profit first then start thinking about doing it for living.

hehehe I bs. Hope this helps! :0