How old are our CFA Charterholders / Wannabes?

@WesMantooth‌ interesting comment. I’m not sure if I want to know beforehand if my age bracket has a lower or higher pass rate though. Is that practically useful?

We will be killing it, when we are 30! 🙂 

I can’t answer since less than 20 is not an option 😉

feeling old…be interesting to see pass rates based on age. I’d assume the older crowd would have a higher pass rate overall, theoretically having more experience. More pressure to pass when you start late, can’t afford to waste a year of life! For me its in and out in 18 months or bust! These “young bucks” have nothin but time!

@WesMantooth‌ fair enough. Just not sure whether there is a causation link there…

Whoa! Looks like the 20-25 year olds are leading the pack! I honestly didn’t expect this outcome! Thought most of the test takes would be in their late 20s/early 30s! 

Whoa, lots of young ones. @paulpassedtense‌ you’re a teenager?!

@fabian taken in isolation, like any other statistic, it is most certainly not practically useful. I think it would be interesting to know though.

I’d say most people are in pre-30 bracket. For level 1, I think a majority of people were 1st/2nd year analysts.

After my level 1 exam, I was talking to a cute asian girl who sat in front of me. When she found out I was still in college, she completely lost all interest in getting drinks afterwards…

This seems like an accurate distribution based on my exam experiences. If only you couldve polled me a few months back so I couldve been in a lower age bracket! I’d also be interested in knowing if people are currently in a job that requires the CFA or using the designation to get a (better/new) job.

I’d assume the older group would have a harder time. I’m fresh out of school so studying isn’t anything new and I don’t have to worry about family obligations. Regardless its all about putting in work.

Gotta pay the cost to be the boss.

@Maverick‌ 
LOL. I don’t think I’ve heard anyone else use “that’s mega”. Well played.
Awhile back I did some corporate training in St. Charles Illinois and there was a complex there called the MEGA CENTER. But to be honest, it really wasn’t that big of a building (not so mega). My coworkers and I thought it was hilarious and started saying everything was mega. I even had a T-Shirt made that said “MEGA” on it. 

Just a note, Ben is the name of the guy on our team who took the actuarial exam at 15. So Ben, you blew your own cover  😉

It’s not rude @Maverick‌, but an anon poll might help response rates 🙂

@fabian‌ Just a joke. Although I would be impressed if we have some teenagers taking the CFA.

Ben, one of the question writers for Adapt on our team, starting taking the actuarial exams at 15… and passed every one. He was the youngest person to become an FSA. Doing the CFA exams was then a breeze for him.

I answered 31-35 but to be fair this question was posed on the day I turned 31. Literally one day earlier and I could have answered a different bucket truthfully 😉