Book Yoda. Business & Investing.

hi you guys .. i am dutch and study in the university ..
by the way , i have plan to transfer my major to business administration . but i don' t mean i want to major in "management"
.. i have a vague idea to be a accountant . but in my country , we have to take a test involving managment . i know there are so many differences between accounting and management . but i guess i should study both of them and enocomy .
my question to you guys is that how well i should know about math . i mean i am really afraid by the chance that i could give my dream to be a accountant for lacking of math ability . so ..
i am guess some of you guys are good at math and management .
i think it is time that you can give a valuable tips about your major to the people who want to be in your field.

Math is good if you're an accountant. I don't think you'll need calculus, unless you start researching really exotic derivatives, but you do need a strong grounding up to algebra, since much of accounting involves that level of analysis. If you've made it through a normal high school curriculum, you should be fine. The issue with accounting is that you need to be good at the math you do know. Wrong answers to questions will erode your credibility quickly. Spreadsheets and calculators have greatly limited the amount of math you need to be able to do in your head, but you do need to be able to make calculations in Excel and on calculators that are correct the first time.

2007-01-14 19:51:24 by cool guy 11111

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I just joined an investment management firm as a business analyst but I don't know the first think about investment management. What would you books, courses, etc, would you recommend that I look improve my career?

Good Afternoon,
I am a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. There is not anything that you will read, and/or find on the internet that will make you a successful financial advisor (or investment manager) or tell you to get into the business. Think about the job as an educated sales men or a relationship manager. You will have to find your clients, but your day to day activities is to service your clients and manage the relationship. If you are good with people and easy to make people trust you, then you will be successful.
You will have to learn the business and take exams, but that will never make you successful and/or keep you job. The basics are the Series 7, 63/65 or 66, life and health and your CFP. That will give you knowledge to work, but you can only use the information you have if you have clients. I have seen very smart people fail as advisors because they do not understand how to work with people and manage the relationship.
For information on how and how to become a financial advisor or investment manager, you can google the basics. The easiest way is to ask your friends / family / teachers if they would trust you with their money. Do not ask them to actually manage their money or make it a sales thing, but ask them if they think people would trust you with their net worth. If they say yes or no, ask why. For example, every one of my friends, family and clients, know that they can trust me and I am loyal to them. They know that my personality is to help them the most I can. Before I became an advisor, I asked my friends and family and they told me that they would trust me with their money because I would always put their best interest first. My good friends told me that they would because I have proven loyalty to them over and over again, and they know that if I do not know the answer to something, I will find it out before I ever pretend I know it.
The job is not as black and white as most people think it is, so I hope that helps. If you would like more information, e-mail me.

2008-12-19 21:06:08 by skurumunda

I have Glengary Glen Ross and Boiler Room. I'm looking for other films that have characters who are sales managers or plots about sales management. I am teaching a class in Sales Management and want to use a few good clips from some good films. My focus is sales management but the movie can be about team building, ethics, motivation or anythin else appropriate.

Tin Men is pretty good.
They are door-to-door aluminum siding salesmen.
What Women Want is good too.

2007-01-01 11:22:38 by reed

I'm writing them a query letter, but I know unsolicited letters cannot be opend.. How do i go about getting a management company to represent me? They mean sponsers and what not correct? What exactly do I need to begin doing? Am I starting my own business type thing? Any help would be awesome.

I'm not sure I can be much help here, but I would like to try. When you say Management company are you speaking of an agent for your writing. As in someone to represent you and find you new avenues to market your writing?

Your question is unclear or perhaps I'm the obtuse one here.

As far as agents are concerned when you are trying to query, most will accept a query letter, just not unsolicited manuscripts. Some even accept faxed queries.

I have a short article on the website that talks about how to talk to an agent or editor when you can't get an appointment. (maybe not in those exact words) There's a little known secret in the general public that is known only to hardcore writers...writers conferences! That's where you do it! That's the edge.

2009-01-26 13:57:32 by Cristine H

I got a project I have to interview a Manager of a company about his management in the company. How he handle his worker? what type of manager skill he is useing. what type of approch he is useing for the management like classical management or modarn management.
Please someone give me list of 20 question

check this out.. this is interview question for a manager to get a job but you can use this for what he does.. may have to change a few sentences up since he has the job but I think this will do you some good.
http://www.hospitalsoup.com/interviewmanagement.asp

2007-03-04 10:09:12 by f5faisal