Should I Be a Financial Analyst?

a) 100 + 70 - 30 = 130
b) 100 - 70 + 30 = 60
c) 100 - 40 + 80 = 140

What do you think when you see the above?

I don't care.

I see one mistake.

I see a couple mistakes.

None

When you hear about movement in the stock market, you think:

I don't want to think about the stock market.

I just want to know how to make money in the stock market.

I want to know what's driving the change.

None

Microsoft Excel:

Is for nerds.

I wish I knew how to use it better.

It's like the sword of a warrior, the scalpel of a doctor, and the magnifying glass of an old-timey investigator.

None

Financial Analysis to you is:

Just numbers moving around on a page.

Following the dollars and cents.

Understanding how a business operates.

None

When you think about your own finances:

Someone else handles my finances.

I pay attention, but I'm not that formal about it.

I have five different spreadsheets for my budget and categorizing my expenses.

None

Time's up