Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Career Queries

Dear Aspirant, Hope you are taking about the CFA course offered by CFA Institute USA. Since this is only globally recognised Institute ot offer CFA course as a professional degree and qualification. The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) credential has become the most respected and recognized investment designation in the world; enrolling in the CFA Program is your first step toward earning this qualification. The CFA Program curriculum covers concepts and skills you will use at all stages of your career, bridging academic theory, current industry practice, and ethical and professional sta

1 answer Dr. Anand Wadadekar, PhD in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Hi CFA(Chartered Financial Analyst) Program::The CFA Program is a self-study, graduate-level program, available to investment professionals throughout the world. The program requires you to study for and pass three levels..Value for Your Career::The CFA Program equips you with the practical and fundamental knowledge you need for a wide variety of career choices in the investment profession.List of Institutions in India:Training Centers Head Quarters:1) Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) Road No3. Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034.Associate Centers::1. Birla Institute of

1 answer Adiba Shahab in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Hello there/ Firstly congratulations for completing Company Secretaryship course successfully and also commerce graduation alongside. So now you a qualified company secretary and a graduate. I hope you would like to continue in the legal, secretarial field and love it too. According to me, an MBA or CFA would not suit you if you wish to make your career in secretarial / compliance field, because this field an MBA or CFA has no role to play literally. There are two things here: one is if you wish to continue in the secretarial / legal field, then it is highly recommended that you pursue LLB cou

1 answer Dr. Anand Wadadekar, PhD in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Hello there....Firstly superb choice of career. One of the most sought out career.But definitely a little tough to pursue the course.Majorly you would require few traits like:Patience &ConsistencyBut do note that it is not so easy to carry on with the course. As with each level, the difficulty level increases.Anyways a great start to the career you have chosen.In the field of commerce try and major with Accounts as a specialization till you Graduate.Especially if you could opt for a self financed course known as BFA, Bachelors in Finance and Accounting, would be good or else regular B.Com

1 answer Meghna Mukherjee in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Dear Friend,Greeting of the day!!!As you Know that any degree which we do have a relevance for a specific field of specialization. Lets talk and discuss about the question which you have raised. Lets talk aboiut CA and CFACA is a well known and acceptable degree of education in India, lot of CA are running a successful practice of their own and many are working at middle and senior level. CA deals with specialization on subjects like Accounting, Taxation, Law, Costing, Finance etc. CA has been one of the most successful career option for commerce student. The only limitation with CA is th

1 answer Vaibhav Bhutra in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Dear Friend,Greeting of the day!!!Since you have planned to do your Chartered Accountancy (CA) Course as a professional degree and want to do either MBA or CFA along with it. There are lot of flexibility which a course like CA offers, since CA is a Self Study Mode course where you are not required to attend any college. You have lot of options which you can pursue.MBA can be done in two mode either Regular Full time MBA where you would have to attend the Classes regularly for your MBA or you can think and do MBA by distance learning mode which would provide you a degree and you would not have

1 answer Vaibhav Bhutra in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Hi Kirti  As I understood.. You have already secured a job and if thats with EY then thats great.You should consider a few things before taking a decision.. This is a known fact that employers always prefer a person who has a job experience with an MBA degree.But that experience should absolutely align with your specialization.Eg.A person who has worked as an accounts Specialist with EY and then takes up Finance MBA will have equal chances to getting selected as an analyst as that of a fresh MBA grad.So you should understand your profile completely. The second good option could bw to earn

5 answers Soumita Sen in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Check out this weblink for the details on CFA program.

3 answers Reena Saxena in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Hi, Arun I guess you are referring to CFP, which is the Certified Financial Planner course. This opens up opportunities in Wealth Management and Private Banking sector. The starting salary may be in the range of Rs.4 lacs to Rs. 8 lacs p.a., depending on the insititute from where you are pursuing PGDBM.

2 answers Reena Saxena in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Dear Swati, Thanks for writing to us your query! Very good question. Well, future course after CA depends on you career goal. You can work as an independent consultant or full time employee with consultancy firm or corporates or in academia. Also, you need to determine area of work: accounting, taxation, costing, and corporate law Based on your interest, you can do Cost Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), IFRS, MBA and also do PhD without doing any masters course.  If you are interested in academics or research, you

3 answers Apurva Kumar Pandya, PhD in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category

Hello dear student...To know more about the CFA Chartered financial Analyst, I would like to explain you in detail.CFA degree in US is awarded by the CFA institute and to attain this a candidate has to clear three levels of exams popularly known as level I, level II, level III.The degree awarded by the institute is one of the toughest degrees, in which only 38% of the students who appear for the exam mange to clear level I, 39% manage to clear level II and only 46 % able to clear level III approximately , it may vary.ELIGIBILITY : To be able to enroll for this degree a candidate should possess

2 answers Sonia Agrawal in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) category