Passed Level III; What Next?

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I’m just wondering what people plan to do now that they’ve passed level III. What is your next step?
For me it’s the PRM then on to an MBA.
Anyone else? anyone have something different?
 
I’m looking at CAIA, I hear its not as stressing as the CFA
I want to keep learning but I don’t want to commit as much time.
 
Strengthen my Mandrian Chinese language skills and possibly MBA route.
 
no more studying for me.
pumping up, swimming, rollerblading. before the summer runs out.
people enjoy the rest of your youth!!!!
 
I have to run my 1st marathon in Nov and need to start preparing from Sept onwards.
 
^ Haha that sounds like the best plan Mcap. I am going to take a break. After a masters program and this I deserve it. Will consider CAIA at some point a few years down because I am interested.
 
Well I already have an MBA, and now the CFA (just passed Level 3 this year - YAY!), so now I feel like I have the leeway to pursue studies in a field I feel is interesting on a personal level that may or may not help in my career but will give me a better understanding of the legal system so I can be confident carrying myself in legal matters for work and for personal. That would be Law. So I’ll be looking to move to Ontario and apply to some Law schools there. Just a JD. Not one of the joint JD/MBA programs. Maybe pick up Spanish…
 
Aparently for the last 4 years I have been promising my wife I would start exercising as soon as I was finished with the CFA. It seemed so far in the future then. I was hoping she would forget…..
 
burk85 wrote:
Aparently for the last 4 years I have been promising my wife I would start exercising as soon as I was finished with the CFA. It seemed so far in the future then. I was hoping she would forget…..
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ugh, i would rather study than exercise!
 
Starting to study for the GMAT, albeit lightly. If my score is good enough to get accepted at a top school, then I’ll definitely push for an MBA in 2013 or 2014. I wouldn’t do an MBA at a mediocre school.
No more designations for now, but I’ll probably get back into it once I recover from the CFA trauma.
 
Oh and I forgot… For the next couple of months, work hard, but play harder.
 
I am planning to pick up a hobby. I used to run before I got stuck with this CFA program, now that the worse is behind us - I would like to persue my running again.
I ran 2 half marathon’s in 2010 and 2011 and have registered for my 1st full marathon this year. Any runners with good tips on how to do it under 4 hours?
 
Anyone please tell me what steps should I take as a CFA Level III candidate now so that there wont be any difficulty in attaining the charter at the earliest, keeping in view that the requisite no. of years of work experience would be fulfilled around the same time as appearing for the next examination.
 
After this, I’m done studying for a looooooong time. I went straight from my MBA to my CPA exam and straight to my CFA exam. This has been a seven year process.
I want to veg out, relax, and spend time with my wife and kids, since I’ve been neglecting them for a while now.
If I do put in some extra hours or overtime, I want it to be gaining “real” knowledge that I can put to work immediately, not some “abstract” knowledge that may or may not benefit me over the next 50 years.
@Hairy - I can’t answer your question. But I believe that once you’ve passed the exam, you’re over the hurdles. All the rest are just “formalities”, and if you’ve passed the test, then that’s what most prospective employers are really concerned about.
 
I recently applied to IE business school to do my global master in finance programme. Still looking at doing this since I was accepted. Any thoughts from fellow students who have completed studies at IE. or any ppl with views on this uni? I need to make a decision by the end of this month.
 
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