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Windjammer

If I have on the card:
John Doe CFA
Is that an ethics violation - does there have to be a comma after my last name?

luda002

Well the argument against that would be the “CFA” is in all caps.

Beatnik

Well the argument against that would be the “CFA” is in all caps.

random_walker47

absolutely, you have the charter and I m just a level II candidate. But I have aways seen Joe Doe, CFA and never
Joe Doe CFA. Maybe some other other charter holder would know.

jcole21

Yeah just because I’m a charterholder doesn’t mean I know much. Just means I did my time and got out.

WarrenB1

It’s just strange that we no one knows if it is an actual violation.  Does anyone know for sure? Forget weird looking or not.

dkishore1

I dunno, maybe John Doe just feels married to the CFA people.

Iginla2011

The Standards handbook does not discuss the use of a comma or not and none of the examples show it without a comma right or wrong.  Only way to know for sure is to call or email CFAI.

bluejazzy

Seems to me like the comma issue is more of a formatting thing than it is standards.  It looks funny because it’s improper to omit the comma and that’s all there is to it, but then again I’ve only looked over the Schweser notes so maybe its a bigger deal than I realize.