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Would I be able to take an associate role in this capacity and make the move to an investing role later since a lot of the work is the same?

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It’s makes sense in practice but I’ve only seen it done a few times

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I think that's a pretty common trajectory, yes, since there is quite a bit of overlap. How long have you been in the role?

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