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Good day gentlemen (and ladies), I come seeking advice, as you can tell from the thread title. I have been lurking the forum for some time, but I barely post as I seldom have anything to add.

About myself:

I recently finished an MSc Economics (Int'l Finance) and I am a CFA lvl 1. I am a pretty easy going person and perhaps I lack the cut-throat mentality that a lot of people who are trying to get into IB do. I really do like economics though. I also value my leisure time, so I am not interested in getting to IB. Money for me is important, but I will not kill myself for it like a lot of people I know.

I am most interested in working in consulting (transfer pricing) and I have a devellopment in this field with one of the big 4, but it appears it won't be so untill Christmas. In the mean time, I thought I'd go out and get myself a job. After 3 weeks or so of looking, I had 2 interviews unfruitfully but the third one went well and I was offered a position as a fixed income analyst - mostly research and valuation in a financial data/software company.

My question is the following: what experience would be considered more valuable (I know you guys would say that depends what I want to do - but I am looking for an overall answer) - working in transfer pricing or working in fixed income? What experience would yield more overall opportunities in the future in a broad sense? Again, I am not interested in IB.


Thanks in advance,

Milt
 
(1) Check if the experience would count towards getting CFA charter.
(2) If you are young, all experience is good.
(3) You cannot be CFA Level 1. I am being pedantic here.
 
lvl 2 candidate ;) You are being pedantic, yes.

I am not sure I want to pursue the CFA further, it depends which direction I take. As for me being young, I am 26, which is not nearing retirement yet, but still...
 
I don't think he is being pedantic, actually. It's just a messageboard, but it's a CFA exam-related one, so being a little bit accurate in referring to the designation is sort of expected.

I'm not sure why you mention IB multiple times if you're not interested in it - this isn't exactly an IB-focused messageboard. Your mention of it in relation to your other interests makes me think that you may not have a good grasp on IB vs. sales and trading vs. investment research/management, and the various personality traits and skill sets inherent in the disciplines. This is understandable if you have been in accounting! But you may find the various Vault or Wetfeet guides helpful.

I am not an accountant so can't really evaluate your future opportunities in transfer pricing or the worth of the experience you'd gain. However, being a fixed income analyst is a great role (I am one), and I think it offers ample opportunities for the future. You can be a career analyst if you like it, move onto portfolio management, potentially switch over to equity or another sector with the skills gained...

I'm kind of unclear on why, if you're most interested in transfer pricing consulting and already have an opportunity in December, you're looking for jobs in other areas.
 
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> lvl 2 candidate ;) You are being pedantic, yes.
>
> I am not sure I want to pursue the CFA further, it
> depends which direction I take. As for me being
> young, I am 26, which is not nearing retirement
> yet, but still...


when u are not sure if u continue it might be u have not registered for L2 yet, hence ur not an L2 candidate
sorry more pedantic
 
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