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Risk Management Career Path: Roles, Salary & Progression

22 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Risk management in finance is essentially the practice of minimizing a firm's downside exposure, through identifying, analyzing and managing acceptable levels of uncertainties in a firm's day-to-day operations. With increasing global instability and uncertainty, risk managers are in high demand globally as corporations seek to differentiate themselves as long term winners. Given the breadth of the industry, in this article we will focus on exploring a financial risk management career path in depth. Let's dive in! What does a risk ...

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FRM vs PRM: Which risk management certification is better?

21 Apr 2024

Career Advice, FRM

Financial risk managers play an invaluable role in maintaining a company's fiscal health by seeking to identify, analyze and address the risks associated with a company’s business operations. Today, the profession is highly valued, ...

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CFA Investment Foundations Program: A Quick Guide

20 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Previously known as Claritas, the Investment Foundations Program by CFA Institute was paused in December 2021 for a product refresh. Since then, a new, enhanced version of the Investment Foundations Certificate was launched globally. ...

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CFFP’s Masters in Financial Analysis (MSFA): Our In-Depth Guide

19 Apr 2024

Career Advice, CFA

The pandemic has given us all the appreciation of working flexibly whilst still maintaining productivity and a good work life balance. This trend is prevalent in the professional education sector too. The College for ...

Free CFA Study Materials List

Free CFA Study Materials List [2024 Edition]

14 Apr 2024

CFA, How To Study

The CFA program is a lot cheaper than other postgraduate qualifications, but hey, every little helps, right? Be careful though – free CFA exam materials floating around the internet can be outdated or inaccurate. ...

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CAIA Stackable Program: Level 1 Exemption for CFA Charterholders

6 Apr 2024

CAIA

If you're considering alternative courses like CAIA after CFA exams, you're in luck. CAIA Association - the leader in the alternative investment education space - has some updates on its CAIA Stackable Credential Program, ...

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15 Natural Brain Foods for Studying and Exams

4 Apr 2024

Study Motivation

When preparing for my CFA exams years ago, I often wondered if there are brain foods for studying that improved my concentration. This resulted in some experiments and changes in my food intake. And ...