why CFA result date is the last date to register for CAIA? positive

LiquidAssets10

It was the case for September registration. I flunked CFA L1 but still enrolled for CAIA L1, cleared that. Now I would enroll for CAIA level II only if the CFA L1 result is positive

Beatnik

sameeragarwal Wrote:
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> It was the case for September registration. I
> flunked CFA L1 but still enrolled for CAIA L1,
> cleared that. Now I would enroll for CAIA level II
> only if the CFA L1 result is positive

How difficult is CAIA compared to the CFA exam?

smartpants

Do you get the books when you register for the exam? Do you need any other study guides, like Schweser that you would suggest referring to?

kamara5

they recommend 100 hrs to study. haahahahahaahhahaha

koba

Why would you do the CAIA if you're trying for the CFA?

ogoluwa

i guess b/c we all know that CFA is one of the most difficult exams ... (a series of exams) and it takes a lot of dedication and sacrifice to earn the charter

so in the mean time, things like CAIA, CFP which are relatively easier become other alternatives.

Besides, many area of study are overlapping ... might as well if you can afford the cost



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 01:41PM by FINDIS07.

jim8z3

^ Makes sense I suppose...but if you were to look at it from the inverse view, all the time you would spend studying for the CAIA is time you're not studying for the CFA so you're making an already difficult exam even tougher for yourself.

I get what you're saying though, maybe I'll look into CAIA myself if I bomb L1 horribly

disiz64

Don't bother going for the CAIA unless you fail the CFA and give up.

The CAIA is worthless if you complete the CFA.

Jolyn

If you are going into Private Wealth Management as say a portfolio manager, they actually want you to have the CAIA on top of the CFA! So trust me it is not worthless to have both. Mainly because of the push for Alternative Investments in portfolio construction.

btcapital

There is no question the CAIA is much easier than the CFA, but it still is worthwhile. It also will get more difficult and valuable as the number of charterholders increase. If you look at CFA pass rates early in its existence, it was much different than it is today. Now that they have more than enough charterholders to support the organization, it is much more difficult and the pass rates are illustrative of this. Although the CAIA will never be the CFA, I am sure passing it now will be much easier than in the future and its value will increase over time. I knocked out the CAIA easily and sure anyone here can too (at least as it stands now).