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 defined as a coarse food given to farm animals. An example of fodder is alfalfa hay. 1  coarse food for cattle, horses, sheep, etc., as cornstalks, hay, and straw.  something, esp. information, that is thought of as being in large supply and, often, inferior, raw or coarse, etc.: promotional fodder in mass media.