Had to vent. Anyone else get tired of reading them?
tip: I’ve noticed that people don’t know any different when I don’t read them. Tonight I plan to not read one so that I can watch an episode of 24 and do some CFA.
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do you print them out or read them on your screen? do you have any efficiency tips? how to print only the good pages, how to make notes without printing, etc?
i used to keep a small stack of them by my bedside while i was working in sell-side research. they definitely helped me fall asleep at night
How long have you been in the business? when i first started out… i hated reading the 10k. I think it just comes with the territory. After a year or so, you know what to look for and you can skim a lot of stuff. Nowaday, I just skim through everything except when I come across key data points (location facilities, Lease Obligations, etc) and the MD&A section. I dont even bother with the Company Overview section.
negativefcf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How long have you been in the business? when i > first started out… i hated reading the 10k. I > think it just comes with the territory. > > After a year or so, you know what to look for and > you can skim a lot of stuff. Nowaday, I just skim > through everything except when I come across key > data points (location facilities, Lease > Obligations, etc) and the MD&A section. I dont > even bother with the Company Overview section. I am new to the business. I have only been working as a buyside analyst for 2 months. I get so sick of reading and rereading the same things trying to pick up all the detail of what is going on. I am glad to hear that it get better.
If you have access to street reports, I would read them first before reading the 10K. Read the initiation piece. Goodluck.