CFA is probably the biggest waste of money & time. I've found the knowledge difference between charterholders and non-charterholders is usually minimal or none.

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As someone who has done level 2 and works with many people who have the CFA I would tend to agree, however I'm not in an area of finance where it's that important so maybe in other areas of finance it makes a bigger difference 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Have the charter and agree. Was a great means to an end for me. I will say that the biggest benefit was it taught me how much I didn’t know which then spurred on curiosity to learn more about the areas I found interesting.

Always found it ironic when people viewed themselves as having a leg up intellectually because of it. If anything, the big takeaway was how out of depth you’d be against most people working in specific markets.

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Completely agree with this

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“Biggest” waste of money & time? 🤔 MBA is like 100x

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I’m not sure if I agree with you! I got my MBA already 8 years into various finance jobs. It “padded” my resume but can’t say I learnt more than I learned on the job. Nothing comes close to actual work experience. Also, if you tend to read a lot of professional literature, most of your MBA classes would look like elementary school.

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It's just to pad the resume so you can stand out from your peers

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It makes your resume move from the trash can back on my desk. That’s all it does. Otherwise, I can’t say I have seen much difference in intellectual capacity.

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I’m taking level 2 in May. I actually like it a lot. I feel like I’m learning a lot and it helps me get interviews. It’s worth noting I didn’t study finance in undergrad though.

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