is economics worth majoring in.

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i've traded for years but never had my degree. Im currently in school but not sure what I really want to focus on. I manage my own funds but one day may want to bring in outside money which i know will require me to have academic credentials which is the reason why i went back to school. my question is is economics worth it, and do you gain applicable knowledge from the degree? I would like to have a broader understanding of the market as a whole and i dont want to just got to school for the sake of it, I want to gain some practical skills or knowledge from the experience.
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Economics is a very good choice but even a better choice would be Finance...
 
I absolutely, positively hate accounting. You shouldn't have to take more than 2 accouting classes -- financial and managerial. Just do what you gotta do to get through them. I suspect you'd have to take these two classes with a Econ major as well.

My advice would be to become fluent in a programming language, ideally C++, and then do the Applied Mathematics program. I had job offers before I even graduated.

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does finance include study of global markets and macroeconomic topics? I really want big picture education.

i gotta admit also, i have no problem with math but accounting classes i suffer through them. the finance curriculum has a lot of accounting and managerial classes i dont care for. it does have some nice classes but i also see some painful courses included also.
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does finance include study of global markets and macroeconomic topics? I really want big picture education.

i gotta admit also, i have no problem with math but accounting classes i suffer through them. the finance curriculum has a lot of accounting and managerial classes i dont care for. it does have some nice classes but i also see some painful courses included also.
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You have to understand accounting to understand financial statements etc. It will grow on you.
 
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Unless you are a genius at programming, don't get a Computer Science degree since most programming is being outsourced to India.

If you get an Economics degree, its still pretty worthless unless you are going to then get something else like an MBA or go to law school.

Look for a career where you can make good money and that it is a growing field.
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I always hear that and yet my former co-worker has 9 job openings as a recruiter for C# or java developer. Both are contract based for 6-9 months here in Denver and pay well. Is that because a programmer doesn't develop?
 
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You have to understand accounting to understand financial statements etc. It will grow on you.
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I understand financial statements just fine. but having to sit their and itemize and balance those numbers is annoying as hell. its the height of busy work. I'd never be a cfo....
 
Yes, actually I do see many job openings for developers which does involve programming so if you can get on that side of the business you are doing good.

Also, again I would suggest looking for a something you think you are good at and will enjoy doing for many years. Maybe look at different job descriptions and see what they involve and what degree was a prerequisite for it. I actually have an Econ degree, and it did not help me get any job. My IT background got me many high paying jobs in the past.

Today was a min wage day, I made what someone works all day for min wage to make, but did it in less than 1 hour of trading, and screwed around for the rest of the day. Maybe I will write a book in the near future on how to make money by employing the strategies of rich people.

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I always hear that and yet my former co-worker has 9 job openings as a recruiter for C# or java developer. Both are contract based for 6-9 months here in Denver and pay well. Is that because a programmer doesn't develop?
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i've traded for years but never had my degree. Im currently in school but not sure what I really want to focus on. I manage my own funds but one day may want to bring in outside money which i know will require me to have academic credentials which is the reason why i went back to school. my question is is economics worth it, and do you gain applicable knowledge from the degree? I would like to have a broader understanding of the market as a whole and i dont want to just got to school for the sake of it, I want to gain some practical skills or knowledge from the experience.
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The only people I know who have econ degrees are a few dickhead consultants in Boston. They wear vests on their Mens Warehouse shirts, make no money and produce little.
 
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does finance include study of global markets and macroeconomic topics? I really want big picture education.

i gotta admit also, i have no problem with math but accounting classes i suffer through them. the finance curriculum has a lot of accounting and managerial classes i dont care for. it does have some nice classes but i also see some painful courses included also.
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If that is what you want then why not do a degree in International Financial and Capital Markets?

They used to offer it at my university it was hard.
 
wow, who knew economics was such a shit major? is math with economics focus any better? Yall may have me going back to engineering...
 
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