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What would be the benefit of someone taking the 3 exams( with no prior finance experience)as far as potential careers go? [/ QUOTE ] |
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[ QUOTE ] What number of decimal places did you set on your calculator for the tests? [/ QUOTE ] haha... does it matter? [/ QUOTE ] well the BA II plus shows two decimal spots by default, but I have found on some problems it that is not enough; e.g. interest is .005 but the calc shows .01 |
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For those who have taken it, which study materials do you recommend? How is Schweser?
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[ QUOTE ] What would be the benefit of someone taking the 3 exams( with no prior finance experience)as far as potential careers go? [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] |
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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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For those who have taken it, which study materials do you recommend? How is Schweser? [/ QUOTE ] i thought stalla was quite good. the lecture cd's/notes don't quite cover everything, but they should be more than enough to pass (particularly if you do a lot of the practice questions/tests). |
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Does CFA stand for anything? I can't find it on the website.
"Certified Financial Advisor" or something like that? |
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chartered financial analyst
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Any sense that the designation is being cheapened with the tremendous growth in the number of charterholders?
http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprog/overview/facts.html 78k charterholders and 140k candidates currenly in the pipeline. That seems nuts to me. |
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78k charterholders and 140k candidates currenly in the pipeline. That seems nuts to me. [/ QUOTE ] from what i understand, the vast majority of the candidates will never earn the charter, so that 140k number seems scarier than it is. 78k is a lot more than i thought though. |
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