Well, I’m glad that this argument is finally settled… http://news.efinancialcareers.com/newsandviews_item/newsItemId-31956
Haha, so we have three options for a masters: 1) Petroleaum Economics 2) MS Finance (but only from Princeton) 3) MS in Modelling (risk related things) …choose wisely. Also, CFA seems to be really good for career and skill consolidation, whatever that means.
lol @ those worse case scenarios below each option.
I can’t believe people get paid to write these things.
click on the ‘fail’ link at the bottom and you come to this gem: Comments (32) Oldest firstLatest firstRecommendedComments 1 - 10 of 32 I passed CFA1 with 3 days of revision, CFA2 with 1 week of revision and CFA3 with 2 weeks of revision. This was whilst at the same completing my MBA from LBS, creating my own start up company (which has now made in excess of $14,000,000) as well as constructing my own emerging marekts tracking fund (which has outperformed the benchmark by 76% might I add). It was also whilst i was on trial at QPR for Right Back. Beat that! Im_So_Good 17 Aug 2010 RECOMMEND - Recommended 2 times
He also worked at Fidelity on the side.
GED, honors
lol@ GED, honors
The MBA Bad for: People with no prior banking experience who mistakenly think two years at Harvard will get them into the front office. So HBS will not get you into a front office role? This guy is a joke
THACHARTER Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The MBA > > Bad for: > People with no prior banking experience who > mistakenly think two years at Harvard will get > them into the front office. > > So HBS will not get you into a front office role? > This guy is a joke Depends on which shop and which role. HBS isn’t your ticket to everything, though it will open doors.
Danny Boy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > THACHARTER Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The MBA > > > > Bad for: > > People with no prior banking experience who > > mistakenly think two years at Harvard will get > > them into the front office. > > > > So HBS will not get you into a front office > role? > > This guy is a joke > > Depends on which shop and which role. HBS isn’t > your ticket to everything, though it will open > doors. If you already work in IB, why would you go to grad school to get into IB? Doens’t make sense.
mik82 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Danny Boy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > THACHARTER Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > The MBA > > > > > > Bad for: > > > People with no prior banking experience who > > > mistakenly think two years at Harvard will > get > > > them into the front office. > > > > > > So HBS will not get you into a front office > > role? > > > This guy is a joke > > > > Depends on which shop and which role. HBS > isn’t > > your ticket to everything, though it will open > > doors. > > > If you already work in IB, why would you go to > grad school to get into IB? Doens’t make sense. Lots of firms have glass ceilings if you don’t go the typical route. Many won’t promote you past a certain point unless you leave and come back with a top MBA.
Most people aren’t even allowed to go from IB analyst to associate without an MBA.
I agree with the MBA piece to an extent and the CFA piece to an extent since there are exceptions to every rule. I also don’t think the article intentionally ranked the degrees/charters. The CPA was funny to me, because before I knew anything about finance I wanted to break into Product Control so badly…thank goodness I avoided that bullet!
I can’t believe they didn’t mention a Series 7 license!!!