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Should I Be Taking the CFA Without Finance Background?

23 Dec 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1

If you're studying for the CFA without finance background, would that put you at a disadvantage when it comes to passing the exams? Since 2012, we have built up a robust, 12 years worth of data from our awesome readers to answer that very question. Each time when CFA results are announced, our readers shared their results as well as details of their work and education background. This research allowed us to analyze how pass rates varied across candidates that had ...

CFA Charterholder Requirements

CFA Requirements: How to Become A CFA Charterholder

22 Dec 2024

CFA, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3, Exam Day & Results

For those of you considering the CFA charter, today we will cover exactly what you will need to do in order to obtain and earn the right to use the CFA charter, in fine details ...

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8 Effective Job Hunting Tips For 2025

21 Dec 2024

Career Advice

If you are looking for a new job during this year, here’s a master list of top job hunting tips to maximize your chances of a job offer. Best of luck! How COVID-19 has impacted ...

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6 Useful Salary Negotiation Tips You Must Know

20 Dec 2024

Career Advice

It’s insane that we’re never taught about negotiations in classes, given how much we actually need it for important milestones in our lives, such as promotion and salary raise discussions. Just like interviewing, networking, ...

The Best Headphones and Earbuds to Use When Studying for the CFA Exams

The Best Headphones for Studying (and Earbuds too)

19 Dec 2024

Study Break, CFA, How To Study

The right set of headphones or earphones can really make a difference to an effective study or work session. Listening to music, video lectures or having video calls all depend on having a ...

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CFA vs FRM: Which is better for me?

18 Dec 2024

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

Finance certifications such as CFA and FRM are a cost effective way (compared to an MBA) to give your finance career a boost. We do receive a lot of questions from our readers trying ...

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Why Is ESG Important? Which Careers Benefit From It?

17 Dec 2024

ESG

Finance careers can be lucrative and open up a wide range of professional opportunities. However, it is also important to realize that specific sectors such as investments are affected by much more than ...