A day in the life of an analyst @ Ars Technica

Linc

Ever wondered who the analysts quoted so often in news reports and articles are and what they do? Ars hunted down a couple of analysts to ask what makes them qualified to expound on technology-related issues, products, and news.

Source: Ars Technica

Winga

I've had a bit to do with analysts and I must say they may be bright boys, but they have a tough job. They always expected to "get it right" and sometimes their hard work ends up in the wastebin because the "houseview" or fund managers decide not to use the stock. Fortunately they paid well enough not to take it too personally

Nice to see our tech analysts are one of the boys