Today I paid to have my charter framed and the experience leads me to conclude that picture framing > CFA (which of course >MBA).
It’s going to cost me $350 to frame the charter, nearly as much as it cost to get it (though admittedly I was talked into the special glass, fancy frame, cotton-derived cardboard stuff around the charter and a whole bunch of other s**t that I never knew was required when framing something). If the euro-zone really goes down the toilet and equity markets never recover, I’m going to become a picture framer. I wonder if there is a Chartered Picture Framer (CPF) I could study to prepare myself?
Honestly, at this point in your career if you don’t have any history or experience with the industry, it probably doesn’t make sense to try to break into a field where the people you’re competing with will have 10+ years on you. It is usually easier to break into an up or downstream field if you are dead set on being involved in the industry. Maybe you could get into frame manufacturing or photography even. Unless your daddy has a lot of rich friends who will put money into your frame you should probably focus on an industry that is easier to break into.
Some good advice. But what if you’re already working in the industry in a more admin type role - doing the bookings, cash reconciliations, ordering supplies, tracking framing jobs…and you want to move to a position where you actually meet the customers and put the frames together? Wouldn’t a formal qualification in framing help you to get to that position?
Is the charter really that big thing they handed out at the new candidate dinner or is there another charter coming? It seems way too big for my office wall…
I JUST got mine framed too. For me it cost $275 after tax (cash) at a small family owned shop. They put the non-glare glass and a sweet black frame that looks awesome with the dark black letters on the charter. They asked if I wanted it matted and I asked why someone would do that. The dude says to make it look bigger. We both looked at the charter and agreed it didnt need it. Your frame must be huge.
I picked out some fancy frame which clearly cost more than platinum on a per ounce basis, but it gives it a real nice old school look. From a distance you could be mistaken for thinking it’s an MBA from the University of Phoenix, which was the look I was really going for.
I got my frame from framingsuccess. I believe I even found like a 20% off coupon just by doing a web search too. I’m no frame expert, it seems like a pretty nice frame, very sturdy and fancy-looking. Plus it has the CFA Institute logo on the matte. I know other people who have spend $300+ and say mine looks better.