Small Local Investment Groups...

<p>I've noticed a number of pretty small investment groups/firm in my city and just my looking outside, just a place where they manage hedge funds, bonds, stocks, etc. I would want to get some experience being there (only 17). How should I approach this? Should I go there and say I'm interested in iBanking and that any type of learning in this field is worthwhile. I mean, don't care if I do paperwork there, but I'd like to learn while being there. How do I approach this?</p>

<p>BTW, it's as big as an H&R Block so it's not a huge place so I think it's easier to communicate with whoever is in charge.</p>

<p>i would not say your interested in ibanking. just go in and talk to the person in the front desk. say your interested in studying bussines/finance and would like some first-hand experience. i would also say you were interested in volunteering/unpaid, depending on if they usually hire high schoolers or not.</p>

<p>Yeah, I don't really care about getting paid for this or not. It's really the experience that I think is a good opportunity. Thanks. I'll just tell them what you told me. Interested in business/finance, this would help get experience, and volunteering too. :)</p>

<p>I tried to intern at a hedge fund, but the biggest issues were a) child labor laws which prohibit people from working who are less than 18 and b) I didn't have much to offer other than maybe administrative work since I'm not in college and couldn't do the work required by more advanced degrees. However, the advice I was given by the portfolio managers was to try read as much about banking as possible, and come time in college then I should start searching for internships. Eventually, I just became a teller for a Capital One bank so hopefully that will show some promise for my interest in banking.</p>