"Investment Researcher"? Do they exist?

Question

I met a guy at a party and he told me he was an "Investment Researcher" I didn't have any reason not to believe him, but still, it's fishy. He went on to tell me more about what he did and how he put it was like this: He works for an unadvertised firm, no website, nor corporate headquarters exist. But when a large corporation, his example was GM, needs some small market company to invest in they come to his firm. So if GM needs someone to make seatbelt anchors for them then they call up this guy who goes out and finds them some companies that make them. And the three parties work together to initiate a buy out or an investment. Does this make any sense? Do these positions exist? The guy was only 23 years old, could he hold a position like this? Odd questions I know, but thanks for any help you can give me.

Answer 1

Yes it exists.

You friend probably got an MBA from a really good business school to get the job so young.

There are lots of professional researchers like him (unlike the first answerer, who sounds like he is doing it on his own). Every brokerage has scores of them, every mutual fund, every hedge fund. It can be lucrative if you are good at it.

Answer 2

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