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CFA, FRM .......... and CAIA?

by ab04 on

I’ve completed L2 CFA and L2 FRM and I’m considering CAIA L1 after writing CFA L3 in June 2012. Does anyone have (or is completing) all 3 designations? With the competitve job market and a lack of actual financial analysis experience, I feel the need to obtain some more letters to seperate myself from the pack. Continue reading

My rant against CAIA (and certifications in general)

by wallstreet123477 on

 

I work in what you would call an alternative investment fund. I hope you understand I want to be vague about my profile as I’d rather not be identified.

I took the CAIA. Not because I needed it, but mainly because the senior partners / directors (or whatever you want to call the big cheese at my firm) all have it and were very, very insistent (in a kind of stupid and naive way, imho) that we underlings should have done it, too. I figured it couldn’t hurt, because it was - supposedly - relevant to my work and they were paying for it. Continue reading

AF 2.0 Member's Guide

by chad.sandstedt on

Welcome to the new and improved version of AnalystForum. I’m excited about some of the new features that will make AnalystForum an even better community for CFA candidates and advertisers. As you can see, AF has a new content section on the home page for articles related to the CFA exam and finance. Expect AF to be more than just a forum, with news and analysis on topics of interest to the AnalystForum community. Continue reading

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