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CAIA vs CFA?
Has anyone gone CAIA route ?
Anyone taking CAIA 1 next mo?
Is CAIA worth it? Actually CFA too lol
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^that’s indicative
It’s marginally beneficial if you want to work at a fund of funds shop, but that’s about it. Go for the CFA.
No caia is seen as complementary. I believe having the cfa grants you caia level 1 automatically...if youre trying to get onto an investment team at a fund shop then cfa > caia without question
The what?
Definitely start with cfa
Big fund shops see it as a step below CFA, but still highly regarded
Would both the CFA and CAIA be overkill?
What about for somebody looking to go PE -> L / S or activist? (I actually have a consulting background and didn’t live the day-to-day grind of banking for 2 years).