Hello Mr. Voss,

Good Morning!

It has been a wonderful opportunity to have been able to take advise from you and I hope to do the same as i proceed further with my career goal.

There are a few questions that are in my mind and it'll be wonderful if you could throw some light on them.

Q1. Although I was developing and analyzing financial software, I do not have a proper finance background. I am good with finance concepts that I learned while studying for the CFA exam. Do you think its a rough process for me to get into the finance industry with no experience and background? If yes, what should i do further as I am determined to make the change? Should I pursue a degree in finance such as a graduate course or masters in computational finance or so?

Q2 - I plan to start up my research work by analyzing businesses across multiple industries and do an investment write up. Do you think its a good way to start with?

Q3- I am also trying to understand as to what should be my first step to the analysis and how exactly to give it a start.

Q4- What all should I be focusing on when doing the analysis?

Thank you once again for taking out time and replying to me.

Ratika