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Credentials and skills that help

• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter

  Three exams, about 300 study hours each, and close to required here.

• Python and data skills

  Needed at quantitative funds and increasingly everywhere.

• A sector specialty

  Mining, energy and banks are big in Canadian markets.

• A personal track record

  A written history of your ideas and how they did.