u/deep_blue_shirt

I recently reached out to a couple of CIOs at newly launched and smaller funds to explore potential opportunities. One of them (from a L/S credit fund) replied just now and asked me to reconnect in mid July. My concern is that if I wait two months before following up, I may fall off their radar.

What would be the best way to maintain engagement and stay visible without appearing overly persistent?

Hi, I'm writing an investment research report. I’ve done my research, and this is the time to finalize the draft. Since English is not my first language, I'm not very articulate in writing reports. Is it fine to use LLM and fine tune the notes ? Is acceptable ?

33M, and I honestly feel like my life is stuck in one place while everyone else is moving forward.

I work at a small finance company right now, but the pay isn’t great, and I don’t really see much growth ahead. Before this, I worked in tech, but I got laid off twice in 2022, so I switched to finance.

I was serious about my relationship and genuinely excited about getting married someday, but I got cheated on at the same time in 2022 after I was laid off. Since then, I haven’t had the courage to experience love again. I feel too tired to even start a conversation with a stranger.

Career-wise, it feels like every decent finance role or company wants an MBA or CFA. I actually managed to get admits from a couple of good MBA programs in India and abroad, which gave me hope for a while. But then, education loans got rejected because of my existing debt. They basically told me to clear my current loans first before they can sanction anything. The irony is that I got into the programs, but I can’t afford to go. Even CFA feels out of reach right now because I’m still dealing with debt from my unemployment period. Spending 2–3 lakhs on certifications isn’t realistic for me at the moment.

So now I’m stuck in this weird phase where I’m emotionally exhausted, my career feels stagnant, I can’t study further because of debt, and it feels like life’s just paused while time keeps moving.

I know people have bigger problems, but I genuinely don’t know how to get unstuck from here, and I'm struggling to prioritize things.