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Turned 33 in October. f2d’s thinking is what keeps people in unsatisfying careers their entire lives… one trick pony’s always get slaughtered in times like these, as many of the “top dogs” on wall st are finding out(went to columbia, I hear plenty of sob stories)… while you make some good points, ive always said even if i cant make the switch trying for the charter has been extremely beneficial for my personal investing, general awareness of what’s occurring with the markets today, and definitely in my career when combined with my MBA… knowing finance inside and out can never hurt you at all unless it’s all you know…
Have to agree. I’m in IT developing trading software and a solid understanding of finance should give me a leg up over the competition. Although, I do wished I was a bit younger. Lost a lot of brain cells since my 20s - lol.
33 in a few days! The other candidates in my company are all in their very early 20s.
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78 j/k, 22 here
Took L1 in Dec at age 22. I’m now 23 and getting gray hairs awaiting these results.
Couple days ago people asked me how old I am, and I lost the count… Probably lost too much brain cells ever since studying for CFA??? I’ll be 27 by exam date~ Spend the past years doing auditing (bored) and tax (a bit more interesting when I think about how Bush waste tax-payer’s $) Overall, I’ve decided to put CPA as more like a title to me while CFA is where the interesting knowledges are! Waiting for the moment when I can actually utilize my knowledge to my career!
jlive1975 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Turned 33 in October. > > f2d’s thinking is what keeps people in > unsatisfying careers their entire lives… one > trick pony’s always get slaughtered in times like > these, as many of the “top dogs” on wall st are > finding out(went to columbia, I hear plenty of sob > stories)… > > while you make some good points, ive always said > even if i cant make the switch trying for the > charter has been extremely beneficial for my > personal investing, general awareness of what’s > occurring with the markets today, and definitely > in my career when combined with my MBA… knowing > finance inside and out can never hurt you at all > unless it’s all you know… I never said it should only be done for a career change. I said it should be benefiting you in your current career path if you’re past mid-30s. You have to be getting something out of it to be putting this much effort in it.
jlive1975 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Turned 33 in October. > > f2d’s thinking is what keeps people in > unsatisfying careers their entire lives… one > trick pony’s always get slaughtered in times like > these, as many of the “top dogs” on wall st are > finding out(went to columbia, I hear plenty of sob > stories)… > > while you make some good points, ive always said > even if i cant make the switch trying for the > charter has been extremely beneficial for my > personal investing, general awareness of what’s > occurring with the markets today, and definitely > in my career when combined with my MBA… knowing > finance inside and out can never hurt you at all > unless it’s all you know… I also turned 33 in October and couldn’t agree with you more.
24 !!
22 here…
there was a 43 yr old that posted on the Who is We thread.
I’ll be 24 in this Dec exam
Ya pretty young crowd…I’ll be 40 when I give Level 1 in June…Being younger is always a big advantage…in such studies, experience doesnt matter as much as a ‘young mind’ which has a great grasping power…but I aint doing that bad…did my MBA in '05 which gave me the confidence to have a crack at the notoriously difficult CFA…I say “bring it on…”
22!
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I’m only 25 but any 35+ people in my office solves a level 1 MC question faster than I do. I feel clumsy.
I will be 41 a month after the exam. Just finished my MBA (Top 20) in finance after a career in engineering. I studied electrical engineering during undergrad. I say bring on L1, L2, and L3!
34 and enjoying the process!