Biggest Challenges For A Senior Investment Manager At A Global Investment Firm
Vasant's biggest challenge as a senior investment manager is "living with the uncertainty factor," acknowledging the inherent lack of perfect information when making investment decisions. This requires making "an educated bet based on the best available information," a process that demands continuous growth and comfort with the possibility of being wrong.
Uncertainty Management, Investment Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Critical Thinking, Risk Assessment
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
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Vasant Mehta
Senior Investment Manager
Global Investment Management Company
U.C. Berkeley
Johns Hopkins University : M.A. International Economics and European Studies
Political Science, American Studies
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Finance
Honors Student
Video Highlights
1. The biggest challenge in senior investment management is dealing with uncertainty and imperfect information when making investment decisions.
2. Investment decisions are made without perfect information, requiring professionals to make educated bets based on available data.
3. Developing comfort and experience in decision-making under uncertainty is an ongoing challenge in this field.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role as a senior investment manager?
The biggest challenge is living with the uncertainty factor. You're never going to have perfect information when making an investment decision.
So, your objective when assessing a business is to look at all the available data. At some point, you need to decide if you've learned enough about the business.
You're trying to analyze what's been given to you, think critically, and determine if you have enough information to make a decision. This decision is based on the market price of the company's instrument, whether you want to long or short it, buy or sell it.
You'll make this decision without perfect information. You need to know you could be wrong, but you've made an educated bet based on the best available information.
This isn't always comfortable for people, including myself. I find it a challenge day in and day out. Trying to grow and become comfortable with that every day is something I consider a challenge.