KungFuPanda

You did not factor in the opportunity cost of doing a full time MBA. The CFA candidate will most likely work full time while pursuing the charter. Neither did you factor in the approx 8% interest rate on the $100K tuition and fees for MBA program. And the fact that CFA curriculum is a mile deep into finance while most top MBA-Finance programs are not as deep. The fact is everyone's situation is different, so there is no one size fits all.