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Building the Definitive Hedge Fund Analyst Masterclass | Brett Caughran on Fundamental Edge

2025/2/11
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This chapter explores the demanding nature of a hedge fund analyst career, highlighting the required passion, resilience, and intellectual curiosity. It emphasizes that the career is not for everyone, but for the right individual, it can be incredibly rewarding.
  • Hedge fund analyst roles are highly competitive and stressful.
  • Success requires passion for investing, high IQ, and emotional resilience.
  • The best investors are right less than 60% of the time; resilience is crucial.

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What does it take to succeed in one of the most competitive industries on the planet? Brett Caughran, lead trainer and founder at buyside analyst training platform Fundamental Edge is trying to codify the answer to that question and systematize the process of training hedge fund analysts. Caughran discusses the most important processes analysts must master, why understanding your role is key to success, and why building trust with your PM over years is the perhaps the most important factor in determining the trajectory of an analyst's career.

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