Help!! Should I start CFA at the age of 33?

I can’t believe people are saying 33 is too old…pursuing cfa at this age is perfectly normal and fine…I know lot of people who have started cfa in 30s including my company ceo….cfa teaches you about finance and add credentials to your name..I don’t understand how can pursuing a highly respected qualification late…..people who say its too late don’t know what they are talking about…. I have been working in asset management industry for past 7 years and recently started pursuing cfa cos my initial plan for masters in finance from lbs did not materialise cos of personal reasons…go ahead and pursue cfa I can assure you ..you are on the right track …this is coming from a man who has worked in equity research, product development and now moving to fund management
Goodluck
 
Since when is 33yo considered to be old? This isn’t professional sports we’re talking about here.
 
Ashakir wrote:
I can’t believe people are saying 33 is too old…pursuing cfa at this age is perfectly normal and fine…I know lot of people who have started cfa in 30s including my company ceo….cfa teaches you about finance and add credentials to your name..I don’t understand how can pursuing a highly respected qualification late…..people who say its too late don’t know what they are talking about…. I have been working in asset management industry for past 7 years and recently started pursuing cfa cos my initial plan for masters in finance from lbs did not materialise cos of personal reasons…go ahead and pursue cfa I can assure you ..you are on the right track …this is coming from a man who has worked in equity research, product development and now moving to fund management
Goodluck
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you have missed the point. The point people are saying about it “being too old” is that he’s trying to break into something new, and using the CFA at this age to break in.
If he’s already been working in ER or asset management etc.. and he wants to pursue the CFA at 33, of course no one will call that old.
 
Marathon_runner wrote:Since when is 33yo considered to be old? This isn’t professional sports we’re talking about here.
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Paul Newman drove LeMans well into his 70s.
He said that he was happy he finally found something at which he was good.
 
Guys!!
My problem is 5 yrs of gap , I mean I quit my job on Aug 2008 as a investment Advisor in Asia, now I live in USA, I am 33 and I really want a new start in ER.
what should be my strategy ???
 
Why is everyone so focused on ER as if it was the only challenging/rewarding area of finance?
OP, if you’re dead set in working in ER, you might want to start as an assistant portfolio manager at a wealth management firm. If you live in an area in the US with a high Asian population (Cali) that speaks your native tongue, your language skills might give you an edge to get your foot in the door. Get the charter while you’re working and look for opportunities as they pop up.
 
To Spunboy you listen.
You shouldn’t get the charter in hopes of getting a job. You should get a job, then concurrently pursue the charter.
 
I started the process at 29. At 34 I have it. You can have it by 35-36 if you play your cards right.
Greenman is right though, get a job and do it concurrently. I didn’t go forward with my CFA until I knew I was getting a job in finance.
 
Greenman72 wrote:
To Spunboy you listen.
You shouldn’t get the charter in hopes of getting a job. You should get a job, then concurrently pursue the charter.
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I thought I was saying the same thing.
spunboy wrote:
OP, if you’re dead set in working in ER, you might want to start as an assistant portfolio manager at a wealth management firm. If you live in an area in the US with a high Asian population (Cali) that speaks your native tongue, your language skills might give you an edge to get your foot in the door. Get the charter while you’re working and look for opportunities as they pop up.
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If your problem is a 5 year gap of no finance work experience (or worse, no work at all), then you need a really good explanation for what you did in those 5 years.
f you can’t come up with anything your best bet is to go back to school in a master’s or PhD program. The vast majority of US employers don’t give a crap about your degree from an Asian university, unless the school has some international reputation.
 
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