📈Business & Finance🌍 International
Investment Analyst
Assesses where it's worth investing money
Analyzes companies, markets and assets to determine how profitable and risky an investment is.
What they do
- ▹Analyzes companies' financial statements
- ▹Assesses the risk and potential return of investments
- ▹Builds financial models and prepares investment reports
- ▹Follows news and trends in global financial markets
Skills you need
- ▹Mathematics and statistics
- ▹English
- ▹Analytical thinking
- ▹Building financial models in Excel
- ▹Staying calm under market volatility
Focus on these subjects at school
MathematicsA foreign language
Where they work
- ▹Investment banks and funds abroad
- ▹Analytics departments at commercial banks
- ▹International financial institutions (IMF, World Bank, EBRD)
- ▹Brokerage and asset management firms
Pros
- + High pay in international finance
- + Can work at global investment firms remotely or after relocating
Challenges
- − High competition and education requirements (often needs international certifications)
- − Markets are unpredictable — a forecasting mistake is costly
This is an international profession: the NTC intake plan has no dedicated program for it — it's in demand worldwide, often remotely. Browse the program catalog for related fields if you'd like to start by studying in Tajikistan.