dirk01

if one is young, say mid 20s to early 30s l think its worth starting with CFA considering the cost i.e assuming a pass at every first time attempt one would spend approx less than US5000.00 to fininsh the prog. maybe after that one can then persue a part time MBA. all said l think passion counts. if one is passoinate about investments l think CFA will give the exposure nad experiance throughout the prog. i also think its easier to switch from say marketing to investments than from IT.

DSquaredSlim

^ Being young has huge advantages for the CFA program.

-Better at test taking (college wasn't far away)
-Less family commitments
-More opportunities for growth
-Decreasing exam pass rates for CFA exams

you sacrifice a few years of your prime though.