For example, as a fledgling stock broker you can spend 60 - 70 hours per week building up a clientele. Dealing with problems that have come up and handling paperwork make up most of the remainder of the day. Course work in math, economics, banking, marketing, speech communications, psychology, or sales is beneficial. In addition, most states require a state examination in order to be licensed. Brokerage houses, trust departments at banks, investment divisions of insurance companies, and private investment advisor groups employ investment analysts.
Analysts are also increasingly in demand in large corporations.