Financial analyst

A financial analyst (or securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst) works with financial analysis. In the US, financial analysts are sometimes referred to as Wall Street analysts, just as financial services firms in that country are sometimes referred to as Wall Street firms. Equity is a financial security used for financing business. It differs from debt in that it pays no set interest. It is a claim on future earnings.

Skills

Some analysts will advance to become a part of senior management in a "Wall Street" firm. Sallie Krawcheck after school went to work as an analyst for Sanford Bernstein (in 2005 a unit of Alliance Capital Management Holdings) was promoted to CFO of Citigroup in November, 2004.

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Sallie Krawcheck - Sanford Bernstein - Alliance Capital Management Holdings - Citigroup

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