Is the CFA worth the depressing 3+ years of studying?

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Depends on your role and what you want to do. I know a financial advisor who got his cfa and IMO it was a complete waste of time and money. But I also know someone managing a stock portfolio for a family office with a cfa, and he needed it to do what he does.

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I’ve been considering it as well and I think it boils down to what you plan to do in your career path. I assume it would look better when working with high net worth clients as opposed to smaller clients in a branch. Or if you want to transition to an analyst role at some point.

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I’m in branch.

Why not the CFP instead?

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