>> If you think about what it takes to be successful in the investment business,
really what do you need to have going into it, and what will drive that success, you know,
first and foremost is you need to love markets.
You need to love investing.
It needs to be a passion for you.
This is a very difficult business.
Every position that you have, every job that you have,
no matter what area you go in, is going to be challenging.
You're going to have challenging and difficult days.
You need to absolutely love markets, love investing, love economics.
And if you do love those things, that'll be a precursor to success.
I think another aspect is truly being analytical,
and being analytical doesn't mean just simply being good with numbers.
It means being able to identify, you know, what are the key variables in this situation
and what will drive the right conclusion.
And then two weeks later, or three weeks later, move into a different situation,
carry with you what's most important but also be able to filter out what isn't important
to make another decision about how best
to make those investment choices that face you at that time.
So that analytical ability and that passion and love for investing for markets.