I was thinking about your post and was wondering how does one go about getting trained by big fish. Im sure that there are not many big fish out there willing to train people but plenty of people looking to be trained. Is it about having a great resumé and great grades in a business degree or rather knowing the right people. Do they consider people without economics degrees to be clueless gamblers? I have an uncle who works in high places at a bank (approves loans over 1 million) and im wondering if i should try to take advantage of that somehow.
Hey, good question...
To be honest, after awhile you'll find or should find everything in one's life is considered relative to a certain extent.
Good economists are treated very well, I think.
Personally speaking, I started at a young age, maybe 13-14 reading about capital markets, macro events and how these functions influenced the markets.
I literally walked in off the street believe it or not, Looking back I didn't even have my degree until 6 months into the job. Keep in mind for those 6 months I had no contact with clients all I did was cold-call( ceo's, presidents, cfo's etc...) and sweep floors...
Yeah, why not talk to your uncle?