Working with Four Wood Capital Partners
has offered a real-world perspective as to what it is like working in financial
services. I have been here for close to two months now and a clearer
picture is coming together.
Based on what I’ve seen, being a lower level
employee is in many ways an educational experience. My involvement in various projects
- from corporate decks and marketing materials to building models and
conducting due diligence - offers a wide perspective of different industries
and financial tools.
One of the most interesting observations
in our office is the alternative use of financial tools to create numerous
income strategies. It demonstrates that there is a tremendous amount of
knowledge available and wide array of applications for these tools, regardless
of market conditions.
I have had two major projects so far. The first was
developing wealth preservation models and researching athlete bankruptcy trends
to support Four Wood's private wealth management business. The other
project was collaborating with a private equity group to research high-yield
real estate investments in Brazil. I feel like learning on the job is much
faster and more interesting than when it just comes from a text book.
Within Four Wood, the people are extremely
intelligent and driven. As a firm that just started with 2 people in November,
the group has grown to over 25 employees and is continuing to make headway.
The strength of the company to grow and
make headway when other companies are failing comes from the firm’s CEO and
CIO. Respectively, they have been a senior managing director in sales at
BlackRock and credit CIO at BNP Paribas, and they cover all bases as a team
from creating valuable business relationships to creating strong investment
products. Getting to work with them shows how to effectively run a business.
I am excited for the rest of the summer.
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