jacksparrow

wannabebanker Wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I'm confused about what careers are available to
> CFAs, so I am hoping that someone can clue me in
> on that? Some people have claimed that CFA is
> basically just for securities analysis and is
> useless for banking (investment banking and
> commercial/corp banking), corporate finance,
> private equity, etc while others say that it is
> applicable to any field. Personally, I'm more
> interested in corporate finance or PE, so would
> getting the CFA be a waste of time for me and
> should I just aim for an MBA, or what would you
> recommend?
>
> Thanks!

Bank Teller, Call Center Associate, Mowing Grass, etc. Due to this economic downturn, the CFA is now a good segway into just about anything.