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CFA vs MBA: Which Is Better for Your Career?

17 Mar 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3

If you currently or aspire to work in finance, and have evaluated if MBA is worth it to you, a natural follow up comparison question could be: CFA vs MBA which is better for me? Like most comparisons, the answer is – it depends. Firstly, it’s not straightforward to compare a CFA charter and an MBA – they’re fundamentally different creatures addressing different disciplines. At the same time, we recognize there is a real need to evaluate these two qualifications side-by-side these days, ...

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Financial Planner Career Path: Roles, Salaries & Progression

16 Mar 2024

Career Advice

Financial planners help individuals to reach their long term financial goals. From planning for retirement, to offering the structure and strategy needed to enable clients to make the most of their finances, financial ...

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Wealth Management Career Path: Roles, Salary & Progression

15 Mar 2024

Career Advice

Have you always been interested in providing others with sound financial advice? Do you enjoy identifying sound investment decisions to help grow a portfolio over the longer term? If so, your interest and personality ...

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How to Get Into Wealth Management: An Insider’s Guide

14 Mar 2024

Career Advice

About Tamara: In addition to more than 10 years of wealth management experience, Tamara holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designations and has obtained the Life License Qualification Program (LLQP). ...

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FRM Exam: Our Financial Risk Manager Certification Guide

13 Mar 2024

FRM

Wondering what the FRM certification all about? If you’re keen on a career in risk management, consider the FRM exams by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP): a two-part, self study set of ...

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Which CFA Question Bank Is Better? CFA Institute vs Prep Providers

12 Mar 2024

CFA, How To Study

There are 3 main sources of CFA exam practice questions: 10-30 end-of-chapter (EOC) questions found at the end of each reading in the CFA Institute curriculum books, 1-3 sets of CFA mock papers from CFA ...

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FRM Fees: What’s The Total Cost? A Solid Estimate

11 Mar 2024

FRM

​Here’s a proper guide on all the relevant FRM fees you really need to budget for both Parts of the FRM exams. First, we are going to dive straight into the total cost of FRM exams ...