susana

I'd say it depends on if it will have a significant impact on your career, whether at your current firm or next one, and if that impact will in turn make a significant impact on you and your family's life. If your life will more likely be improved (looking beyond financially) by spending more time with your kids and wife, then I would say that is what matters and where your focus should be directed instead of Level III. (...and from a financial standpoint, divorce, alimony and child support probably cost more than any future career benefits you would garner from having ", CFA" after your name)