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Saw in one of the reports that the AFL were blindsided by the whole Chris Scott

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thing. Which is giving it the same energy as Geelong players waving their arms on field and taking the ball as if a free kick has been paid before the umpire has made a call.

 

[Yardie]

Sam is more likely to have the brains, education and nous to be an actual fund manager. Hird et al are just decorations for the annual report.

Hird has a degree in civil engineering. He might be delusional but he isn't dumb.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Hird has a degree in civil engineering. He might be delusional but he isn't dumb.

Civil engineering qualifications don't remotely qualify you to run a managed investment. That he has an engineering background explains a lot about Jimmy's sociopathy mind you.

 

[Yardie]

Civil engineering qualifications don't remotely qualify you to run a managed investment. That he has an engineering background explains a lot about Jimmy's sociopathy mind you.

I've done engineering and finance. Finance is a walk in the park compared to engineering.

I'd put more faith in an engineer that learns to run a managed fund than I would a fund manager to design infrastructure.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I've done engineering and finance. Finance is a walk in the park compared to engineering.

I'd put more faith in an engineer that learns to run a managed fund than I would a fund manager to design infrastructure.

Not going to disparage your credentials by any stretch as I had to force my brain to plough through financial mathematics and somehow miraculously got a HD in it before promptly forgetting most of it. That said I will always poke fun at engineers because it's amusing. However, I am an advocate for experts sticking to their field of expertise. Funds management is difficult work and there's a reason there are so many who are bad at it. An engineer arrogantly thinking they can just throw their hat in the finance ring because they did their MBA is a bit rich. It's like when I worked with a lawyer who was disgusted that his credentials wouldn't qualify him to give financial advice - yes, because it's an entirely unrelated field you ****. You can absolutely be good at both - but maybe go and get the qualifications in both first.

I'll take a team of CFA qualified analysts with runs on the board over Hird's presently underperforming managed investments that seem to make non-disclosure an artform.

 

[Yardie]

Not going to disparage your credentials by any stretch as I had to force my brain to plough through financial mathematics and somehow miraculously got a HD in it before promptly forgetting most of it. That said I will always poke fun at engineers because it's amusing. However, I am an advocate for experts sticking to their field of expertise. Funds management is difficult work and there's a reason there are so many who are bad at it. An engineer arrogantly thinking they can just throw their hat in the finance ring because they did their MBA is a bit rich. It's like when I worked with a lawyer who was disgusted that his credentials wouldn't qualify him to give financial advice - yes, because it's an entirely unrelated field you ****. You can absolutely be good at both - but maybe go and get the qualifications in both first.

I'll take a team of CFA qualified analysts with runs on the board over Hird's presently underperforming managed investments that seem to make non-disclosure an artform.

I fully agree with the bolded statement. And also partially agree with experts sticking to their field of expertise (just saying that people can shift their expertise throughout life).

Just on the mathematics comment, engineering maths is next (if not more) level compared to financial maths. However, fund managers probably have more personality and skill with dealing with people .

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I fully agree with the bolded statement. And also partially agree with experts sticking to their field of expertise (just saying that people can shift their expertise throughout life).

Just on the mathematics comment, engineering maths is next (if not more) level compared to financial maths. However, fund managers probably have more personality and skill with dealing with people .

Oh definitely know that engineering mathematics is a step above - tip my hat to your mathematic credentials because as soon as you delve into algebraic stuff my brain is like this:



And don't count on the fundies always being personality plus. Some of them are cracking folk and fun to get on the drinks with - some of them are as crusty and boring as you'd expect. You could always gauge how dry the person coming to pitch to you was based on how attractive the BDM/marketing person they'd bring with them was.

 

[Yardie]

Oh definitely know that engineering mathematics is a step above - tip my hat to your mathematic credentials because as soon as you delve into algebraic stuff my brain is like this:

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And don't count on the fundies always being personality plus. Some of them are cracking folk and fun to get on the drinks with - some of them are as crusty and boring as you'd expect. You could always gauge how dry the person coming to pitch to you was based on how attractive the BDM/marketing person they'd bring with them was.

As you mentioned earlier, I too have forgotten so much maths!

I remember at uni I was so deep into a maths problem (that didn't really involve numbers) that I put into my calculator 16+1, paused, realised the answer was 17, but still pressed equals to check that I was right.