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Friday, December 29, 2006

Career options for CFAs

In one of my previous posts, I had discussed about the requirements for the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exam. One question that comes up frequently is "What do CFAs do"?

As a CFA, there are lot of career options that are available. One of the common career options is to work as a research or financial analysts at the Wall Street firms, banks, pension funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, mutual fund and brokerage houses. For example, firms such as Fidelity Investments, Vanguard and so forth may employ CFAs as buy-side equity analysts who can research firms and recommend stocks for mutual funds. Similarly, firms like Standards & Poor's or Moody's may employ them as credit analysts to rate the credit worthiness of different firms based on their research, which could involve, business analysis, financial statement analyst, forecasting, etc.

Similarly, CFAs may also work on the sell-side for brokerage houses, investment banks, etc making buy/sell decisions of stocks for their clients. They could also be involved in the pricing of an IPO (initial public offering).

CFAs sometimes also work on their own as investment advisors or consultants. Similarly, many governmental agencies such as the SEC also offer employment opportunities for such people.

For more information, check out the CFA Institute's website by clicking the link below:

Type of Work done by CFA's

For the previous CFA-related post, including the review books and study guides, click the link below:

Do you need the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification to become a better investor?

For subscription to the Chartered Financial Analyst magazine, see:

Chartered Financial Analyst

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