planning on switching my career to finance. how to go about it.

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I work for one of the big name investment banks, and I've been in the game for a long time.

Take my word for it- getting hired for a half-decent job with no experience whatsoever is an utter pipe dream in this environment.

Wall street is firing right now, not hiring.

I'd spend the next 6 months to a year planning and networking.

The CFA is very tough by the way, even for a very smart person.