Next Stop, US CFA-The Global Designation!

For a gratifying career in the crème de la crème of Financial Analysis and/or Investment Banking, earning US CFA charter with relevant work experience brings the finest of the world for a simple graduate at their doorsteps, right here in India!! Simply put, if your interests does not stop at the traditional accounting world and if you are eyeing prospects in Global banks such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays or Nomura of the world, US CFA may just turn out to be your golden gate pass for enduring lifelong returns.

Chartered Financial Analyst (US CFA):

The Chartered Financial Analyst(CFA) Program is a professional credential offered internationally by the American-based CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research, or AIMR) to investment and financial professionals. The series offers host of topical areas into financial analysis, stocks, derivatives, investment management and bonds and presents classic knowledge of other areas of finance. Chartered financial Analyst program is structured into three levels (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3) and can take 2 to 4 years for full completion. What’s interesting are the corporate finance areas it covers and the focal approaches it adopts in its treatment throughout these levels – Ethical and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Corporate Finance, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Alternative Investments, Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning.

Aside the academics, what makes US CFA valuable is the fact that you should be able to pursue this alongside your regular job, meaning you no longer have to sacrifice regular earnings for educational growth. Compare this with any generic MBA Finance offered by most B schools in India and you’ll get the picture! While most of these quote-unquote bodies are struggling for Industry recognition of their custom MBA credentials, (outside of top 15 or 20 institutes) US CFA wins hands down. So what’s the wait, start your preps right on for this widely recognized global designation, contact your nearest career counselor for a brief review to chart out an amazing well-rounded-cleverly-plotted CFA journey..!