Hello Jason,

I was wondering if you could expand on your daily routine when you were an equity analyst. Maybe a post on a typical day of an equity analyst? i.e:

- wake up at 6:00am...catch up on news

Also, is it possible to touch on certain setups/tools/data source/process that you stuck with? Or at least the basics that you think are MUST for inspiring or amateur investor i.e:

- excel, access, vba, computer programming?
- news subscription (FT, WSJ) vs free source (bloomberg, reuters)
- computer (mac vs pc, laptop vs desktop, both)/doesn't matter
- stock screeners?

Thanks in advance! Because I have no experience, it's hard to imagine and grasp the routines and daily grunt of an equity analyst.