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how much do you candidates expect to receive in % terms after completing this program? i know that there are a lot of other factors that come into play(experience, education, personality) but i just want to get an idea. what are your expectations 5 years after getting the charter?
 
I expect the CFA program to have no noticeable effect on my earnings. Most of the CFA curriculum does not apply to my current position. I’m just going through the program as insurance in case I decide to switch fields.
 
After reading few horrible stories about unemployed CFAs, I am not expecting anything after charter.
Good luck to all who are expecting that CFA will change their lives.
 
you guys are very pessimistic. i expect 15-20% increase
 
I’m currently in an entry level position, just passed LII. Looking around for a new position with many leads. I should have a solid bump (25%-40%). But keep in mind, I’m in an entry level position and still make entry level money.
 
Ako Wrote:
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> you guys are very pessimistic. i expect 15-20%
> increase
We are realistic
 
financial analyst for a tech company.
 
no impact whatsoever nominally.
but your CFA experience helped you to do a better job; it implicitly contributes.
 
I know a few SS eq. research associates that received an automatic promotion after they passed L2, and then another promotion once they are awarded the charter
Guess it depends on how it applies to you job
 
Jscott24 Wrote:
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> I know a few SS eq. research associates that
> received an automatic promotion after they passed
> L2, and then another promotion once they are
> awarded the charter
>
> Guess it depends on how it applies to you job
What if you fail a level do you get demoted!!! that would suck…
 
N.VanCandidate Wrote:
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> Jscott24 Wrote:
> ————————————————–
> —–
> > I know a few SS eq. research associates that
> > received an automatic promotion after they
> passed
> > L2, and then another promotion once they are
> > awarded the charter
> >
> > Guess it depends on how it applies to you job
>
>
> What if you fail a level do you get demoted!!!
> that would suck…
what would suck even more if you get fired
 
While I do not want to believe that passing CFA levels does not mean much in terms of changing career into finance, I have not heard from anybody who has broken into finance job using CFA levels without any previous finance experience. Anybody, who has broken into the field, please give us your wisdom and what it takes to do that.
I have ranted about this in some other threads that I was doing MBA when I got the finance virus. One of my finance professor strongly advised me to pursue CFA in order to open doors. Now I completed my MBA (from no d-bag school either) couple of months back and also recently passed CFA level III, but I am not sure how to start applying. Is networking the only good way to do this. By the way, I did go through several on-campus interviews last Fall, but banks were really not hiring; they were just there as they had already signed up for the slots.
Looking at “General Discussion, I think this may have been more appropriate for another thread there.
 
I’ve never heard of anybody getting a job that they couldn’t have landed before getting the CFA - now that is not true with an MBA. You can have someone with no finance experience get an MBA, then land a job at an investment bank. CFA for some reason or another, does not give the same benefit. That’s not saying hte CFA is not valuable - the MBA is just more versatile and in my opinion, carries more weight in MOST situations. If you want to be a mutual fund manager, the CFA may be valued more, but in most situations the MBA can open the same doors as the CFA and more.
 
wangta01 Wrote:
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> I’ve never heard of anybody getting a job that
> they couldn’t have landed before getting the CFA -
> now that is not true with an MBA. You can have
> someone with no finance experience get an MBA,
> then land a job at an investment bank. CFA for
> some reason or another, does not give the same
> benefit. That’s not saying hte CFA is not
> valuable - the MBA is just more versatile and in
> my opinion, carries more weight in MOST
> situations. If you want to be a mutual fund
> manager, the CFA may be valued more, but in most
> situations the MBA can open the same doors as the
> CFA and more.
but theres the catch 22 that MBA “requires” work experience preferably from top tier Ibank or consulting, HF or PE, VC . OTherwise hard pressed getting into top 3 MBA programs, as your GMAT isn’t the only determinate.
 
I’ve only passed L2 to-date but am realistically expecting 0%. I work in private equity in emerging markets. Most of the comments will likely circle around “so it that like a tough exam or what?”
 
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