Anyone gone from Risk Assurance at Big Four to Equity Research? Currently studying for Level 1

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I had a colleague at Big 4 make the move to a well respected MM after 2 years in audit.

Within their Equity research group. He only had a CPA, nothing on CFA (although i imagine he’s been grinding through those ever since).

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