I have an MBA and series 7. Any value add for getting the CFA to break into IB?

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If you have the MBA, CFA won’t be a game changer.
It helps to have it if it’s a decision between an MBA out of college vs an MBA + CFA out of college.

After that, a CFA won’t help you get in if an MBA can’t.

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It means absolutely nothing to me.
I don’t know if I’ve ever hired someone with a CFA

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Following because I get contradicting answers from people in the industry. I’d like to know some more opinions.

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Many people have told me CFA doesn’t help with breaking into IB, but I find that hard to believe.

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Does not add value to get to IB. Doesn’t detract though.

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The big thing to understand about IB is that having a good understanding of or even mastery of technical fundamentals is table stakes. This is not what gets you noticed / hired

A CFA has nothing to do with IB, same with Series 7.

Where did you get your MBA? Any top program opens the door to IB. Any non-top program closes it.

EA, they absolutely do not all have their 7

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