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considering joining the fidelity workforce? explore all the benefits we have to offer #fidelityas*ociate. “uncovering rocks” around the world to find the best investment opportunities. janet glazer came to fidelity 8 years ago and is now an an*lyst, portfolio manager and managing director of research within fidelity’s equity division. we caught up with janet recently to learn more about her work.  what’s one of the best parts of your job at fidelity? i love that my job provides me with an array of intellectual challenges. i have the opportunity to understand different industries, look for mispriced stocks, try to predict key secular growth trends, and work with my colleagues to debate our investment ideas. there’s a phrase in active management, “call our companies, kick the tires, and keep uncovering rocks.” i really believe in doing all of this. so, if i had to pick one area of my job that i love the most, it is traveling around the world to conduct research on industrial companies.  do you have an example of this? sure. i’ll use my love for water as an example. about six or seven years ago, i remember trekking to the coal mines in inner mongolia in china, to east kalimantan in indonesia, and australia to research commodity and energy companies. it was during these travels that i witnessed how concerned people were about water pollution caused by mining and processing. as someone who cares de*ply about the environment and practically grew up in the pool as a competitive swimmer, i became driven to learn as much as i could about the water industry on a global level. today, the water industry is still an area i’m responsible for as an an*lyst and i’m continuously conducting research to uncover the metaphorical “rocks” that will lead to the best investment opportunities.  so what does a day-in-life look like for you? no day is the same for me but that is one of the best parts of my job.  on a recent tuesday, i attended our 8 am morning meeting (where an*lysts and portfolio managers discuss stocks and global data points) followed by a