wake2000

How long does it take to approve your work experience? Do you pay your society fee before your sponsors reply the link? I am an IT dork.... :p

dirk01

It feels good.

.......................
ATH, CFA, CAIA

kkn006

This is Goat, CFA looking for Bulldog, CFA...

me.tega, CFA.

skycfa

Kabaka Wrote:
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> > > iteracom Wrote:
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> > > > > Ditto. Is that sufficient to put the
> marks
> > > on
> > > > my
> > > > > correspondence?
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> > > >
> > > > I would. If CFAI puts those letters behind
> > your
> > > > name, no reason why you can't do it
> yourself.
> > >
> > >
> > > Agreed.
> > > Kabaka, ASA, CFA
> >
> >
> > ASA, are you going to finish it? FSA? FCIA?
>
>
> I'm at a non traditional employer for actuaries -
> there's only 2 of us here. There isn't any need
> (or demand) for me to finish it while I'm here.
> If at some point in the future my employer desires
> it (read: finances and rewards it), I'd consider
> it, but that won't happen here. I'm happy to be
> done studying for a little while (as is my wife)!


Where I work, FSA > CFA. In general FSA is harder to attain than the CFA.

redskins44

whystudy Wrote:
> Where I work, FSA > CFA. In general FSA is harder
> to attain than the CFA.


I agree in general. And I think that between the 2 of us at my work, there is certainly a growing respect of actuarial cred. However, outside of the core insurance world actuaries aren't really known about which is why getting the CFA to compliment an actuarial designation is useful and becoming more common among actuaries.

smuggycfa

... and yes, 100% agree, FSA is harder to attain than the CFA. Those exams are no picnic (not to say that they're giving anything away with the CFAI exams).

bolligerallstar

me.tega Wrote:
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> This is Goat, CFA looking for Bulldog, CFA...
>
> me.tega, CFA.


Congrats Goat, CFA.

Sorry but I have another year to go

NO EXCUSES

PalacioHill

Wonder when we will get the e-mail. I will wait for the e-mail to order new cards and change my footer.

SeanWest

bpdulog Wrote:
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> > me.tega, CFA.
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>
> Congrats Goat, CFA.
>
> Sorry but I have another year to go

It's all good man. You've got the hard part done and over with. I'll look forward to hooking up with you whenever I'm able to find my way into the US. Will keep in touch on LinkedIn. I'm already spending my last days on AF and I may just pop in a few days to the exams next year to wish the L3 guys good luck.

bigredhockey55

Paraguay Wrote:
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> Wonder when we will get the e-mail. I will wait
> for the e-mail to order new cards and change my
> footer.

Yup, likewise - It still feels odd that this process is finally coming to a close.