1 Being an analyst often times are involved in a significant amount of travel, some junior analysts travel to companies to get a first hand look at the financial status and company operations on the ground level. 2  Analyst also frequently attend conferences with co workers who share the same specialty.
2. cannon fodder. cannon fodder, meaning someone who is expendable or in simpler terms, a tool. It is a verry flexible term that is used widley in reference to politics and athletics, but most frequently in combat.
Fodder is raw material which can be used to build something. It is not particularly idiomatic when used in this way. While U.S. officials denied those accusations, confirmation of Brennan's visit could provide fodder for Russian officials to create a pretext for further incursions into eastern Ukraine.