Investment Communications
(Hat tip to a smart former colleague who suggested this topic). How can you tell as an allocator, investor, consultant whether an analyst, strategist, or portfolio manager is someone worth listening to? Here is a simple test:
Do they treat each fact that they know about their investing subject as carrying equal weight? If so, walk away.
Beyond a basic framework of facts and knowledge, unlike academia, the accumulation of additional facts without critically thinking about them is not just useless but detrimental. The ability to take these facts, analyze them and prioritize them in terms of impact on probable future investment returns is the beginning of excellence for investment analysts of any stripe.
To then communicate these facts impactfully with simple language, upfront, plus crucially leaving to a very clear minor role all the other stuff you know that led you to your conclusions, makes a good analyst a truly impactful analyst. Whatever foundational things the analyst might know that led to the conclusions can then be drawn out by the audience—if desired.
The ability to do both things this is far more important than years of experience—and rarer to find. For those on the other side of the table, consciously using this as a rule of thumb while allocating your time, bandwidth (and maybe dollars!) will inevitably result in better outcomes.
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2wSo proud of you Kenmikiiya! You will do great things at Milwaukee County Department of Health Equity! They are so lucky to have you.