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09-28-2007, 05:43 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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[ QUOTE ] Are there any opportunities available on Wall St. for a guy pushing 40? [/ QUOTE ] I'm really not the right guy to ask. I don't know much about real estate management or what you were doing, I don't know what you'd be interested in doing, I live in Chicago and I'm 27. Sorry. I'd give more detail about what you want to do and how much you expect to make and then hope someone other than me sees your post. [/ QUOTE ] No worries. I'm an office mgr for a group of co-ops in Manhattan. I don't think anything I'm doing would transfer to a Wall St. career. However, because of where I work, I know a lot of people who might be able to help. One of them said I could do research. As far as pay, I have a pretty decent bankroll and manageable expenses. So, I could afford to take a salary hit for a year or two. 
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11-08-2007, 01:46 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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[ QUOTE ] Are there any opportunities available on Wall St. for a guy pushing 40? [/ QUOTE ] If u are VERY charismatic and just got an MBA, sure. U'll be in sales (whether iBanking or real sales, your job won't be very anylytical unless u want to trade and have big time math background)
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09-28-2007, 05:35 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you?
i have a few people in mind but am curious as to how that works. also, i looked at the paperwork and it seems pretty intensive. i'm sure i'm going to be in the investment analysis profession for a good long time. Barron
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09-29-2007, 04:49 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you? [/ QUOTE ] I could be wrong, but I'd thought that you can receive your CFA charter without sponsorship. It's when you try to join a member society, the CFA Society of Chicago for instance, that sponsorship is required. I'm not really sure why that's a requirement. I didn't really think about it because my old boss sponsored me and it required almost no effort on his part. I don't have a lot of time this weekend so I'll hit most of the replies on Monday.
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09-29-2007, 06:10 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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[ QUOTE ] i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you? [/ QUOTE ] I could be wrong, but I'd thought that you can receive your CFA charter without sponsorship. It's when you try to join a member society, the CFA Society of Chicago for instance, that sponsorship is required. I'm not really sure why that's a requirement. I didn't really think about it because my old boss sponsored me and it required almost no effort on his part. I don't have a lot of time this weekend so I'll hit most of the replies on Monday. [/ QUOTE ] Dang, am I the only actual charterholder here? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] And yes you do need sponsorship - it's for joining the member society but you're required to join in order to receive the charter (but you're not required to stay a member).
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09-30-2007, 08:03 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you? [/ QUOTE ] I could be wrong, but I'd thought that you can receive your CFA charter without sponsorship. It's when you try to join a member society, the CFA Society of Chicago for instance, that sponsorship is required. I'm not really sure why that's a requirement. I didn't really think about it because my old boss sponsored me and it required almost no effort on his part. I don't have a lot of time this weekend so I'll hit most of the replies on Monday. [/ QUOTE ] Dang, am I the only actual charterholder here? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] And yes you do need sponsorship - it's for joining the member society but you're required to join in order to receive the charter (but you're not required to stay a member). [/ QUOTE ] how does the sponsorship thing work? do i just call my friend and say "hey, sponsor me?" what does he have to do (obv hed' know lol) Barron
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#7
10-01-2007, 07:18 AM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you? [/ QUOTE ] I could be wrong, but I'd thought that you can receive your CFA charter without sponsorship. It's when you try to join a member society, the CFA Society of Chicago for instance, that sponsorship is required. I'm not really sure why that's a requirement. I didn't really think about it because my old boss sponsored me and it required almost no effort on his part. I don't have a lot of time this weekend so I'll hit most of the replies on Monday. [/ QUOTE ] Dang, am I the only actual charterholder here? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] And yes you do need sponsorship - it's for joining the member society but you're required to join in order to receive the charter (but you're not required to stay a member). [/ QUOTE ] how does the sponsorship thing work? do i just call my friend and say "hey, sponsor me?" what does he have to do (obv hed' know lol) Barron [/ QUOTE ] Barron, you don't need sponsorship until you apply for membership. You don't need to be a member to sign up for the CFA program, unless your local society has lots of good events for you to go to. I can sponsor you, but not sure you want to join the L.A. society. NYSSA is packed with events, let me know if you have a difficult time finding somebody from NYSSA. And all the sponsor has to do is fill out a form, takes no more than 30s.
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#8
10-01-2007, 09:33 AM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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how does the sponsorship thing work? do i just call my friend and say "hey, sponsor me?" what does he have to do (obv hed' know lol) Barron [/ QUOTE ] You need two sponsors, one of whom has to be your current supervisor (he does not have to be affiliated with the CFA Institute) and the other has to be a member, I believe, of the local society you're applying to. All they have to do is pretty much fill out a short form, most of which amount to basically saying that you didn't lie and probably won't cause a lot of trouble in the future or something like that. This can be done after you pass all three exams.
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#9
09-29-2007, 06:16 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you? i have a few people in mind but am curious as to how that works. also, i looked at the paperwork and it seems pretty intensive. i'm sure i'm going to be in the investment analysis profession for a good long time. Barron [/ QUOTE ] I don't see much downside for someone who's planning on being investment management/analysis indefinitely since there isn't much material that you shouldn't know anyway. Once you understand the basics and nomenclature, most of the rest is applying logic and common sense.
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09-29-2007, 07:13 PM
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Re: Ask me about the CFA program
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[ QUOTE ] i have an MBA and am fine w/ the maths etc., but what is the deal with having to get somebody to sponsor you? i have a few people in mind but am curious as to how that works. also, i looked at the paperwork and it seems pretty intensive. i'm sure i'm going to be in the investment analysis profession for a good long time. Barron [/ QUOTE ] I don't see much downside for someone who's planning on being investment management/analysis indefinitely since there isn't much material that you shouldn't know anyway. Once you understand the basics and nomenclature, most of the rest is applying logic and common sense. [/ QUOTE ] how much work would learning the required accounting material for the exams be for someone with absolutely no exposure to any accounting in the past?
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