soddy1979

I graduated with a Political Science degree with a concentration in law. The only business class I took was business law.

I definitely took the CFA because I'm passionate about trading stocks. I've been trading for the past 5 yrs and ultimately want to make a career out of it.

agulani

I'm a CPA so the accounting part was pretty easy for me but the rest of the stuff was extremly difficult... especially quant and economics, the other stuff was average....I think I passed... crossing my fingers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cyber21

I am an engineer in the 30s, trading stocks and studied relatively hard for the CFA. I am also doing my MBA, so that helped in Accoutning, FI/Equity and PM. Being an engineer, Quant was a breeze for me. However some of those minute detail oriented questions stumped me. In the MBA, I look at things from a higher level. However, in the CFA, looks like we have to dig as deep as possible. I am hoping to pass. Lets see

Siddimaula

I am an computer engineer.. plus worked for year on a finance project which made my interest into finance.. so pursuing Cfa.. im aged 23 so its better i get done with CFA program as early as possible.. plus its a Big challenge for Non-finance background people.. plus i think our quant is better than any other person sitting right here so it helps us a lot

johnnyBuz

Hi CareerThruCFA,

I am currently in my final year of undergrad engineering. No finance background, except from an engineering econ course I took in third year.
I am taking the CFA this June to aid my switch into finance and to increase my knowledge.
Asset classes are a breeze , but I havent touched FSA or econ. yet, so havent really met the main beast.

Goodluck mate.

JGovender

Graduated from eletrical engineering.

Only formal business background:
-1 engineering economics class (no actual economics, but we did do the basics of finance and accouting that are covered in the CFA curriculum, plus I think our teacher was a CFA holder also),
-1 marketing course
-entrepreneuship seminars

Non-formal:
20 years of reading my dad's Businessweek magazines (since I was a kid...)
over a dozen books read on personal finance, popular economics, selling, etc.

trogulj

I used to blow sh!t up with a 30mm cannon.