I signed up for 1. The curiosity. 2. The fact that some team members my age were studying for it.
Would I do it again. Probably (but just).Almost certainly would have stopped if I had failed level1 or 2. Only in level 3 have I started to apply a broad set of skills that I have learnt to my job. The main thing it has really helped me for is actually understanding what the the portfolio managers are talking about when they talk about strategies or sometimes even just like the terminology!
I dont make investment decisions but my role is front office focused. If I pass, natural progression is to move into a PM role so right now not seeing the reward to effort.