A Summer's Day Mary Oliver Summary

Upon re-reading A Summer’s Day by Mary Oliver, I continue to reference the posed question “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” Although my response has shifted a bit, the direction is still linear in relation to my answer almost a semester ago. I wish to pursue a career in alternative investments, whether that be private equity or hedgefunds. As of now I have somewhat decided that I do not wish to immediately pursue a venture capital stance in my career, and would rather explore buyout funds or other investment vehicles. I would preferably be able to look in to the hedgefunds investment vehicles, because this is where the smarted minds, both quantitative and qualitative work, to determine what variable manipulate market
I currently am leveraging my employers network of angel investors and venture capitalist to figure out how they got to where they are and what alignment philosophy I should follow. Furthermore, with my position in the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club, I have unique access to almost all our guest speakers. One evening, we had Francisco Javier Perez speak to us about how he broke in to the industry. He attended a state school and then worked in bank’s back office, while pursuing his CFA designation (currently he is on the executive board of the CFA Society of Orlando). During his speech, he noted that to break into any private/alternative investment field from a state school you must build a network, build your brand, and develop a knack for always being better than your competitor. He stated “The most cost effective way to set yourself apart and impress recruiters is to becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst, although it may be the toughest thing to do. Unless you can afford T-15 B-School (top 15 business school), the CFA is the best value for breaking in to