Comments on: CFA or MBA? http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm ...contemplative and analytical by nature... Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:40:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lumilog http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2436 Lumilog Sun, 16 May 2010 18:55:34 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-2436 Sorry Dipika - no idea. Maybe someone else will leave a comment. All best, Lumi Sorry Dipika – no idea. Maybe someone else will leave a comment.

All best,
Lumi

]]> By: dipika http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2432 dipika Fri, 14 May 2010 12:49:15 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-2432 i want to ask whether cfa(indian) has got demand over international? i want to ask whether cfa(indian) has got demand over international?

]]> By: Amit http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-665 Amit Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:29:23 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-665 Being an Indian citizen can I register and write the CFA Level 1 exam outside India. Please some body tell me. Being an Indian citizen can I register and write the CFA Level 1 exam outside India.

Please some body tell me.

]]> By: Amit http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-664 Amit Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:20:19 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-664 Hi All, Can any one please tell me than whether for Indian nationals are allowed to take CFA exams are not. As per my knowledge due to some legal issue CFA barred Indian nationals from taking this exam even outside India. Any one has idea about recent developmets. Thanks Amit Hi All,

Can any one please tell me than whether for Indian nationals are allowed to take CFA exams are not. As per my knowledge due to some legal issue CFA barred Indian nationals from taking this exam even outside India.
Any one has idea about recent developmets.

Thanks

Amit

]]> By: Lumilog http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-618 Lumilog Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:15:55 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-618 Hi Rajan, Congrats on passing L1! You give hope to us other engineers. Will definitely pass on any helpful tips I find, but I'm afraid at this point you're further along the path than I! -Lumilog Hi Rajan,

Congrats on passing L1! You give hope to us other engineers. Will definitely pass on any helpful tips I find, but I’m afraid at this point you’re further along the path than I!

-Lumilog

]]> By: Rajan http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-614 Rajan Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:28:13 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-614 Hi Lumilog I passed my L1 this June and realised that L1 is just an introductry course to I Banking. Being an software engineer with 1.5 yrs of exp , I realise that industry requires much more than bookish knowledge of L1. L1 doesnt give you a bigger perspective... May be L2 and furnishing my investing knowledge may provide me a break in finance esp investment management... just keeping my fingers crossed. Your sugessions are welcome Rajan rajan.nsit@gmail.com Hi Lumilog

I passed my L1 this June and realised that L1 is just an introductry course to I Banking. Being an software engineer with 1.5 yrs of exp , I realise that industry requires much more than bookish knowledge of L1. L1 doesnt give you a bigger perspective… May be L2 and furnishing my investing knowledge may provide me a break in finance esp investment management… just keeping my fingers crossed.

Your sugessions are welcome
Rajan
rajan.nsit@gmail.com

]]> By: Ray http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-564 Ray Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:32:53 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-564 Thanks Lumilog, I believe you've hit the nail directly on the head here - now all we need is a CFAED (CFA Exotic Derivative) specialization and I'm good to go! Thanks Lumilog, I believe you’ve hit the nail directly on the head here – now all we need is a CFAED (CFA Exotic Derivative) specialization and I’m good to go!

]]> By: Lumilog http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-561 Lumilog Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:55:06 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-561 Ray - you might be better off googling "CFA vs. CFP" to fully understand the difference between the two. As one person put it, the CFP prepares one to advise individual clients about a range of financial topics (budgeting, investing, retirement, insurance, buying vs. leasing, taxes, estate planning) whereas the CFA prepares one to work for an investment banking firm focused narrowly (but deeply) only on investing. I think most would agree that the CFA is much more rigorous of a program, harder to earn, and therefore "worth" more - in terms of making you an attractive new hire in the investing industry - than a CFP. MM - I don't think it's uncommon for people to start working in the investment field while still in the process of passing the exams. I'm not really sure how much more it helps in getting hired if you've passed level one or two. I need to research this a bit more a do a blog entry on this b/c so many people ask. With an engineering background (depending upon your specialty) you might be able to find a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_analyst" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">quant</a> job right now in order to get your foot in the door. But it's important to check the CFA website as to what sort of work counts toward the 4-yrs work experience - not any ol' job in investing does. -Lumilog Ray – you might be better off googling “CFA vs. CFP” to fully understand the difference between the two. As one person put it, the CFP prepares one to advise individual clients about a range of financial topics (budgeting, investing, retirement, insurance, buying vs. leasing, taxes, estate planning) whereas the CFA prepares one to work for an investment banking firm focused narrowly (but deeply) only on investing.

I think most would agree that the CFA is much more rigorous of a program, harder to earn, and therefore “worth” more – in terms of making you an attractive new hire in the investing industry – than a CFP.

MM – I don’t think it’s uncommon for people to start working in the investment field while still in the process of passing the exams. I’m not really sure how much more it helps in getting hired if you’ve passed level one or two. I need to research this a bit more a do a blog entry on this b/c so many people ask. With an engineering background (depending upon your specialty) you might be able to find a quant job right now in order to get your foot in the door. But it’s important to check the CFA website as to what sort of work counts toward the 4-yrs work experience – not any ol’ job in investing does.

-Lumilog

]]> By: MM http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-554 MM Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:07:09 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-554 Hi Luminous, I find your website very helpful and thanks for doing a good research and blogging it. I am also an engineer like you and interested in changing to investment career after I started experimenting with the investments. In order to have a CFA designation, we need to have at least 4 yrs of experience. Right? Will we get a job in the relevant area once we are done with our exams? Is there any demand for candidates who have passed just passed the exams and doesn't have experience? Thanks in Advance Hi Luminous,

I find your website very helpful and thanks for doing a good research and blogging it. I am also an engineer like you and interested in changing to investment career after I started experimenting with the investments. In order to have a CFA designation, we need to have at least 4 yrs of experience. Right? Will we get a job in the relevant area once we are done with our exams? Is there any demand for candidates who have passed just passed the exams and doesn’t have experience?

Thanks in Advance

]]> By: Ray http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm/comment-page-1#comment-545 Ray Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:00:21 +0000 http://luminouslogic.com/cfa-program-cfa-or-mba.htm#comment-545 this is all interesing. What about the difference between CFA ad CFP. Have any of you any interest in investing this and what's the difference. I'm currently living in a smaller town in the US and I notice a lot of the smaller personal finance places (i.e. Edward Jones) have employees that have the CFP designation. This seems easier to break into but probably less lucrative. Any thoughts or also ideas about the exam requirements here? this is all interesing. What about the difference between CFA ad CFP. Have any of you any interest in investing this and what’s the difference. I’m currently living in a smaller town in the US and I notice a lot of the smaller personal finance places (i.e. Edward Jones) have employees that have the CFP designation. This seems easier to break into but probably less lucrative. Any thoughts or also ideas about the exam requirements here?

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