Which career is the best to have to learn about investments?

Question

and how well can an economist fit a job suited to understand about investments

Answer 1

An equity analyst at a well established hedge fund which has exposure to several investment areas.
Economics is the starting point for a career which requires practical understanding of how groups of people organise money and resources. Stockbroking is good, but they have to deal with clients most of the time and this might eat into the time they have available for researching individual stocks. An economist will have to learn investment orientated subjects as perscribed in the chartered financial analyst course, which is the professional qualification for most investment professionals. These professionals deal with retail investors as well as large scale investment projects which may not be seen in smaller investment offices. In broader terms, management posts in manufacturing/large scale production of value-added products are also useful, as you see the effects and consequences of your "investment" decisions at first hand.

Answer 2

One option is to be an investment analyst (maybe called "research analyst"), which is the type of analyst they'd have at a mutual fund, who might then go on to be a fund manager.

Another option is to be a financial adviser -- where you don't so much sit around analyzing individual stocks, but you get a good overview of a wide range of investments that would be appropriate for individuals.

Answer 3

Economics, Finance and/or Business Administration

Answer 4

an investment specialist? You answered your own question dear.