A friend of mine said he wanted to get an MS in Finance. I told him passing the CFA exam would look better and would be cheaper. Agree?

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Yeah but but not that easy to pass

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Only reason I got one was to get my 150 hours for state cpa exam requirement.

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Depends what you want to do in the next few years. Though if you wanna break IB, CFA or MS in Finance won’t get you there. Top 15 MBA is the way to go.

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Yea but I know people in IB with either no MBA or an MBA from a good not top15 school. I don't think he wants to go into IB anyway. But CFA I feel is definitely better than an MS in Finance I feel. Plus you can still always get your MBA

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And that friend of yours if yourself ? lol

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meanwhile IB is actually not most of CFA focus. CFA focuses on managing the actual money or analysis behind the scene. IB is mostly about buy or sale side needs lots of MBAs. To some degree in IB CFA makes the decision and MBA pulls the trigger.

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Tell your "buddy" to go find the jobs he's targeting and see what their requirements are. That should set him straight

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No he's a good friend of mine he works at PwC too though

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What kind of opportunities does a MS in Finance give someone? Why does your amigo want to get in this program?

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That's what I don't understand lol...I don't see where is can be useful. Sure it looks a good to have it, but I don't think it provides any additional opportunities than what would be available to him now.

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Ms in finance on the stat side can tap into quant. That is usually not CFA nor MBA can offer. But quant is boring tho.

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No one cares about a CFA in IB. CFA is for hedge funds/day trading/equity research.

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