Chapter
The Role of a Sell-Side Analyst
04:28 - 12:59 (08:31)
A sell-side analyst conducts research on behalf of an investment bank to make money from trading on their trading desk. As an investor, having rules may cause you to miss out on great opportunities, but it's still essential to consider them.
Clips
Bill Gurley worked as a research analyst on Wall Street for four years at Credit Suisse First Boston.
04:28 - 06:02 (01:34)
Summary
Bill Gurley worked as a research analyst on Wall Street for four years at Credit Suisse First Boston. He is now a general partner at Benchmark and a board trustee at the Santa Fe Institute, while also maintaining a blog on high technology business at abovethecroud.com.
ChapterThe Role of a Sell-Side Analyst
Episode#651: Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Finding Outliers, Insights from Jeff Bezos and Howard Marks, Must-Read Books, Creating True Competitive Advantages, Open-Source Strategies, Adapting Mental Models to New Realities, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
A sell side analyst works for an investment bank and conducts research to make money from trading for their trading desk.
06:02 - 10:48 (04:45)
Summary
A sell side analyst works for an investment bank and conducts research to make money from trading for their trading desk. The recommendations made by such analysts are usually broadcast broadly and the ratings change is often attributed to them.
ChapterThe Role of a Sell-Side Analyst
Episode#651: Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Finding Outliers, Insights from Jeff Bezos and Howard Marks, Must-Read Books, Creating True Competitive Advantages, Open-Source Strategies, Adapting Mental Models to New Realities, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the role of rules in investing and how having rules can possibly cause you to miss out on great opportunities, but also help you identify emerging realities not priced into a stock.
10:48 - 12:59 (02:11)
Summary
The speaker discusses the role of rules in investing and how having rules can possibly cause you to miss out on great opportunities, but also help you identify emerging realities not priced into a stock.