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Financial research analysts specialize in researching and evaluating the securities of companies in one industry. These analysts look at all the factors in the industry that influence the price of the companies' stocks. They study new products, market prices, and other industry-wide trends. Financial research analysts study a company's financial status to see how much the company is earning compared with others in the industry and the major part of the market. Some financial research analysts visit the companies they are researching to interview the management and to determine how efficiently the companies are being operated. Financial research analysts compare the companies' financial reports with those of previous years and determine the changing factors and recommend them to the managing board of the company. Then they try to predict what will happen to the companies' earnings in the future. Sometimes they work with statisticians to get the most information from the facts they collect. Financial research analysts increase the chances of making profitable decisions by getting the most accurate information available.

Applicants for financial research analyst positions should have earned a master's degree in business administration (MBA). Analysts must understand corporate accounting to analyze financial statements.

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