Why do you want CFA?

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just had a quick look at the blog. its got some pretty useful advice, although i tend to agree. very nerdy...
 
Actually, "math" is an American problem, opposed to "maths" being a Korean problem.

farley013 Wrote:
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> I've worked with three Korean analysts and all of
> them have the same specific grammar problems for
> some odd reason. They often omit the words "a" and
> "the" in sentences (see original post above), and
> tend to unnecessarily pluralize specific words
> like math ("maths") and stuff ("stuffs"). I gave
> up correcting them a long time ago, it seems to be
> ingrained in the Korean-to-English translation.
 
"maths" is a British problem! (I'm kidding)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Monday, August 4, 2008 at 03:50AM by CAFicionado.
 
CAFicionado Wrote:
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> "maths" is a British problem! (I'm kidding)


Yeah, the Brits have a lot of problems. You know why? Because they sent their most intelligent people away to another country in the 1780s. They thought they were sending just convicts, but of course only intelligent people would uprise against such class segregation and go along with a plan to be sent far away to a modern day Shangri-la. It was actually their plan all along to be sent to a much larger land with nicer beaches, nicer weather, nicer surroundings, etc. Need proof they were left with all the boring people? Cucumber sandwiches! Nothing else needs to be said. :)
 
it did help me to get into investment banking
anyway, my reason is to make myself feel good
same reason why i did a masters degree - differentiate myself from the crowd
 
monki Wrote:
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> it did help me to get into investment banking
> anyway, my reason is to make myself feel good
> same reason why i did a masters degree -
> differentiate myself from the crowd


Which crowd is that where a Master's makes you differentiated? :)
 
The crowd at the corner of 145th St. and Malcolm X Blvd in Harlem.
 
Anyone who is putting 250-300 hours of their lives aside for a test by definition is nerdy... I'm going it at 33 with 2 kids... Most of you are doing it in your 20's...

Check out my CFA blog:

http://mycfaadventure.blogspot.com
 
1.) I'm hoping to break into security analyst role.

2.) Regardless if it's security analysis, I'm hoping being a charterholder helps me break into finance roles where I get paid to think and make decisions as opposed to just cranking out reports for people who think and make decisions. This could be banking, client relations, consulting etc. --- anything is better than corporate finance (unless it's corporate development for a powerhouse firm).

3.) It's become a personal challenge. Me versus my own resolve to get it done, no matter how long it takes.
 
i just finished mba and did not do corp finance b/c i rather do security analysis. same here, i am holding out till i get what i want and using the charter as leverage. nowadays, everybody has the charter. In 5 years, it will be a MUST.

corp fin could get boring after 2 years -- it is not like Wall sT, where every day is different
 
To keep my brain active ... to remember HOW to study in case I decide to waste money on an MBA ... Even though thousands of people do the CFA it still has a significant amount of reputation attached to it ... being in the sell-side, its a key to the buy-side.

And of course, I thoroughly enjoy finance :)
 
Hi friends,

How good do you think would be for an internal auditor who is a CIA, working for an investment company to go for CFA. I would appreciate your thoughts whatsoever.
 
hey no encouraging the farley

didnt u guys receive the memo???

Sheesh...........no we will have to retrain him not to bite

Picks up chair

Back Farley down bad farley

DOWN!!!!!
 
minibiju Wrote:
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> Hi friends,
>
> How good do you think would be for an internal
> auditor who is a CIA, working for an investment
> company to go for CFA. I would appreciate your
> thoughts whatsoever.


Base on your background, you might want to get both the CPA and the CFA. if you have time and energy :-)
 
I just think MBA is too expensive, and I'm interested in the concept of Investment - money makes money!
 
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