What do you think would be some stress-free / less-ambitious career options for a CFA charterholder? Here are a few I could think of: - Start CFA prep coaching - Join a coaching institute (eg. join schweser) - Find a job with the CFAi (eg. business development / administration or something) …thanks for your ideas.
Nothing so long as it is “Less ambitious”. May be swimwear modelling.
Somehow you figured giving up free time/gfs/friends/family for 4-6 months every year for three years, will then lead you to a stress-free career? Not sure how that works…
adehbone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Somehow you figured giving up free > time/gfs/friends/family for 4-6 months every year > for three years, will then lead you to a > stress-free career? Not sure how that works… Exactly my point. Taken on a lot of stress to get the charter. And now want to get into a place where life is not that stressful. Don’t want to slog into perpetuity 
You can choose to work amoung peons and with the CFA be beyond question in your knowledge. Just get a generic corporate sr analyst job, kick it back office, relax and enjoy. When they try to herd you into management just say no. Most people voluntarily take on more stress, you can just not.
Assistant to Portfolio Manager. You still use your CFA by keeping portfolios rebalanced and maintaining current client relationships but you don’t have to go out and do business. If I have kids one day I’m hoping I can even work four day work weeks, now that would be awesome.
Exactly, I do one or two days a week from my condo…and let me tell you it really is awesome!
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Start a blog about you CFA studying process. Or write the CFA for dummies book.
I know charterholders who work in corporate finance. Depends on the firm, it could be a standard 9-5 job. Not sure if you are getting all the benefits of the charter tho.
College Professor. Get a PHD. And then do some consulting work on the side. My professor got paid consulting fees to teach a CFO of a company how to calculate the NPV of a project.
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College professor would be cool, especially if you were like Michael Douglas in Wonderboys.
Is research sales an easy job, assuming you have a charter and interpersonal skills?
Magix, how about Bloomberg, you could be one of those annoying Bloomberg rep guys. Travel around, explain how the user can calc the valule of the bond put/call option, try to sell them an additional terminal, give a presentation at some swanky hotel for BloomUniversity, get wasted and sleep with some hot Asian derivatives accountant while on the road.
I like the way purealpha thinks.
purealpha Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Magix, how about Bloomberg, you could be one of > those annoying Bloomberg rep guys. Travel around, > explain how the user can calc the valule of the > bond put/call option, try to sell them an > additional terminal, give a presentation at some > swanky hotel for BloomUniversity, get wasted and > sleep with some hot Asian derivatives accountant > while on the road. How much does these BB sales guys make? Opportunity for int’l travel? How much travel % wise?
purealpha Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Magix, how about Bloomberg, you could be one of > those annoying Bloomberg rep guys. Travel around, > explain how the user can calc the valule of the > bond put/call option, try to sell them an > additional terminal, give a presentation at some > swanky hotel for BloomUniversity, get wasted and > sleep with some hot Asian derivatives accountant > while on the road. I was sitting in the doctor’s office today, some poor schlep decked out in a full suit while it’s 85 degrees and humid outside walks in and tries to sell the nurse some office supplies. I’m thinking to myself, this doctor’s office has a total of 2 doctors and 2 nurses on staff, how much paper and ink could they possibly need, like $200 worth? So he gets what, $20 off a 10% commission? And the nurses weren’t exactly hot Asian derivatives either.
The guy is a dinosaur, people use Office Depot now, wake up chump. Bi-Polar, I think the reps cover an area, like West-coast and make the rounds - existing clients, new clients, BloomUniversity events, answer email questions, etc. I’ve always like the Bloom guys really, only moderately annoying. $$$??? Also BondEdge has these types of jobs, higher level of specialized knowledge in fixed income, I’ve run into some CFAs, really annoying compared with the cool Bloom guys…probably from working with actuaries.
College prof. is definitely the way to go. “Write” a textbook that you require for your class (don’t forget to move a few paragraphs every couple of years to creat a new edition), have some dorky GA teach 90% of your classes, consult on the side for big money, have a hot GA help you with your “research”, and be guaranteed a job for life.
purealpha Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The guy is a dinosaur, people use Office Depot > now, wake up chump. > > Bi-Polar, I think the reps cover an area, like > West-coast and make the rounds - existing clients, > new clients, BloomUniversity events, answer email > questions, etc. I’ve always like the Bloom guys > really, only moderately annoying. $$$??? > > Also BondEdge has these types of jobs, higher > level of specialized knowledge in fixed income, > I’ve run into some CFAs, really annoying compared > with the cool Bloom guys…probably from working > with actuaries. lol how does working with actuaries make these guys annoying?