Preferring bonds to stocks as a career
Question
What makes you prefer fixed income over equities?
Short answer
Give substantive reasons, not a slogan. Point to features such as the link to macroeconomics and central banks, the quantitative depth of curves, rates and credit, the variety of products, and the size of the market, then connect them to your skills and interests. Show you understand both markets.
Adapted from Crack, Heard on the Street, Q5.2.14, p.49; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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