Curious how much value a Masters of Finance has? Can a CFA/MBA serve as a good replacement… or is there still a value behind the MSF?
I believe if you already have both CFA and MBA, there’s not much in getting a MSF.
I looked at the MSF curriculum at a local university, and realized that I already knew everything through the CFA exam prep.
The USF (San Francisco) MSF is geared to help you pass the CFA. It is a boatload of money as well. I’ll just pay schweser and earn the charter on my own. I think a MSF would probably come before a CFA but I would place more value on a candidate that had the CFA over one with the MSF as Im sure the programs differ at every school while the CFA is pretty standardized. I think that is what makes the CFA the “gold standard”, that it is basically the same for everybody doing the program and other people with the charter will know what you have gone through to earn it. While a MSF from Slippery Rock U and a MSF from MIT might not be all that standard and comparable.
I’m gonna get my MSF because work will pay for it and the MBA programs in the area are weak. U Tampa uses the CBOK to teach their MSF classes but USF(tampa) has a better program(they dont use the cbok).
Let me add something. If your worked paid for your MSF and there was no cost. Already having a MBA/CFA, would you go for it? It would be 10 classes (2 a semester), some review, expanding some concepts(Running an Investment Fund, Getting free use of latest software), and some new concepts (Real Estate, Venture Capital, Commercial Banking, possibility of taking a C, Probability, or/and VB class.) Do you think it would hold value?
PtrainerNY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Let me add something. If your worked paid for your > MSF and there was no cost. > > Already having a MBA/CFA, would you go for it? > > It would be 10 classes (2 a semester), some > review, expanding some concepts(Running an > Investment Fund, Getting free use of latest > software), and some new concepts (Real Estate, > Venture Capital, Commercial Banking, possibility > of taking a C, Probability, or/and VB class.) > > Do you think it would hold value? I think so. . . If you get into a good program this could really help you sharpen your skill set and you would be expanding your network. I have an MBA and will be sitting for L3 in June and have considered the MSF for all the reasons you listed. Full disclosure: My wife thinks I am nuts.
I almost feel that question is rhetorical. What your situation sounds like is an opportunity to take classes, learn, and get free up to date education on pertinent financial subjects at no cost. You most certainly do it because at the least it adds to your resume and puts you ahead of the next guy. Gl and let us know what you think of the program.