http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SWS.N&officerId=301545 Donald W. Hultgren was elected President in November 2007 and Director and Chief Executive Officer of SWS Group Inc. in August 2002. He served as Executive Vice President and Director of Capital Markets from March 2000 to August 2002. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Hultgren was employed by Raymond James & Associates in various capacities including Managing Director in the Healthcare sector of Corporate Finance and Director of Research. He is a member of the Certified Financial Advisors (“CFA”) Institute and a member of the Advisory Committee for the University of Texas MBA Investment Fund. He formerly served as chairman of the board for the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas Division, and is currently on the association’s Executive Committee. He also serves on the Strategic Advisory Board of the CFA Society of Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Reuters never screws up!
Will the Certified Financial Advisor designation help me get into a top 20 MBA?
I have seen official bios of some CFAs with statements like “so-and-so has an MBA from Harvard. He is also a CFA.” Yea crazy $hit.
I saw an article on Bloomberg that described the CFA charter as the “ultimate credential on Wall Street”. People who write these articles are journalists. Often they have no finance experience; if you were an investment banker, why would you take a 75% pay cut and become a writer?
“The ultimate credential on Wall Street.” I guess they mean it literally… it’s the last credential you get before getting laid off on Wall Street. 
BiPolarBoyBoston Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Will the Certified Financial Advisor designation > help me get into a top 20 MBA? DeVry and UPhoenix are big on them. Oh sorry, I thought you were talking Top 25 MBA programs, my bad.
^I disagree. When I applied at UPhoenix, I feel the interviwers was not as impressed as I had anticipated. It was my essay that tied CFA to my future career goal that helped me get in. Think about the overall application package. Good luck.
$tarving_Banker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ^I disagree. When I applied at UPhoenix, I feel > the interviwers was not as impressed as I had > anticipated. It was my essay that tied CFA to my > future career goal that helped me get in. Think > about the overall application package. > > Good luck. What color crayon did you use to write your essay? I chose burnt sienna. I felt it was a little more masculine then the sky blue I was originally planning on using.
Are you kiddin me? Crayons are almost universally frowned upon by top tier b-schools. You must master the usage of pencils in order to survive the fierce, cutting-throat culture of UPhoenix.
My work sent out a newsletter to our employees and in it they congratulated me on passing level two of the Certified Financial Advisors program… its great to be appreciated.
CF_AHHHHHHHHH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My work sent out a newsletter to our employees and > in it they congratulated me on passing level two > of the Certified Financial Advisors program… > its great to be appreciated. One of my co-worker, upon hearing that I passed level 2, said to me “you know, you should really consider doing an MBA instead. It’s more recognized.”
Certified Financial Accountant http://www.socfa.org/why.html “I confirm that I have read and will comply with the Society Code of Ethics. I further state that I will use the professional salutatory style or designation Certified Financial Accountant or designation letters CFA; only while I remain a member in good standing of the Society of Certified Financial Accountants.”
certified financial advisor or master bullshit artist?
CFA vs CFA anyone ?
$tarving_Banker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CF_AHHHHHHHHH Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > My work sent out a newsletter to our employees > and > > in it they congratulated me on passing level > two > > of the Certified Financial Advisors program… > > its great to be appreciated. > > > One of my co-worker, upon hearing that I passed > level 2, said to me “you know, you should really > consider doing an MBA instead. It’s more > recognized.” At least we’ve put this debate to rest.
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APOL has shown a decent return in the last 10 years. The business is good in my eyes. Definitetly above average. Crap on the U of Pheonix as much as you want, but this business made some people decent money.
FrankArabia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > APOL has shown a decent return in the last 10 > years. > > The business is good in my eyes. Definitetly above > average. Crap on the U of Pheonix as much as you > want, but this business made some people decent > money. It’s like a casino or the dope game - the real money is made as the house. No argument there, but they are selling a product that I/many consider inferior. People pay high prices for it though, which allows it high margins which may equate to a strong stock to own.