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CFA Program Benefits
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Global Recognition
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Nearly 90,000 CFA charterholders work in over 130 countries
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Over 100 universities use parts of the curriculum in their courses
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Numerous regulators accept the CFA charter as a proxy for many licensing requirements
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Global media recognition of the CFA charter and CFA Institute events
If you are looking for an investment credential that will earn you instant credibility and respect anywhere in the world, look no further than the CFA charter.
Awareness of the CFA charter has grown considerably since it was first offered in 1963 as a means for investment professionals to prove their expertise and demonstrate their commitment to integrity.
Today, with nearly 90,000 CFA charterholders working in over 130 countries around the world, the CFA charter is widely recognized by investors, investment practitioners, employers, regulators,and the media as the highest educational standard in the investment community.
Each year, tens of thousands of candidates enroll in the CFA Program and sit for the exams in test centers all over the world. More than 100 colleges and universities around the world have incorporated parts of the CFA Program curriculum into their own courses.
Regulatory bodies in many countries require investment professionals to pass one or more levels of the CFA Program to practice in their jurisdictions.
Furthermore, widespread media coverage of the CFA Program and CFA Institute activities, like the Global Investment reasearch Challenge for university students, has helped further establish the CFA charter as the most reliable measure of ethics and expertise in the minds of employers, individual investors, and global institutions.
Career Advantage
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Investment industry employers seek out charterholders, recognizing the value of their practical skills, breadth of knowledge, and dedication
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The broad range of skills in the curriculum enables greater flexibility and advancement opportunities in your career
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Networking with peers around the world gives you a tremendous competitive advantage when moving or seeking a new position
Value for any investment career
The CFA Program equips you with the practical and fundamental knowledge you need for a wide variety of career choices in the investment profession. There is no better way to demonstrate your commitment and your ability to perform at a high level in the investment profession than by enrolling in and completing the CFA Program.
If you’re just entering the profession, the CFA Program is a cost-effective way to signal the seriousness of your intentions and to gain the skills you need for success. If you’re already working in the investment industry and want to specialize, change focus, or gain greater respect, the CFA Program complements your experience with a broad range of skills determined to be most relevant by active practitioners. This additional knowledge will enhance your professional abilities and will increase your standing with colleagues, clients, and your employer.
Earning the CFA charter also provides you with a passport for working within numerous investment specialties and markets across the globe. This flexibility equips you to make successful career transitions as your career and interests evolve.
Why employers notice
As the marketplace becomes more competitive, employers recognize the CFA charter as a reliable way to differentiate the most qualified, up-to-date, and determined job applicants, frequently listing the CFA charter as a job requirement in advertisements.
They know that the CFA Program provides the skills needed to succeed in the workplace and that earning the CFA charter demonstrates the persistence, flexibility, and hard work required of today’s investment professionals.
Employers cite the extensive knowledge charterholders possess in investment topics outside their own specializations as one of the primary reasons for hiring them. Additionally, because the CFA Program’s rigorous curriculum emphasizes principles common to every market, employers recognize that CFA charterholders have a broad investment perspective and a profound understanding of the global marketplace.
As a CFA charterholder, you are an asset to your firm and you can enhance its respect and marketability. That is why many employers provide financial assistance to staff that enroll in the program.
Practical Skills
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Timeless knowledge and current skills you can use right away and throughout your career
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Curriculum is reviewed and updated each year by employers and practicing charterholders
Real-world knowledge for the working investment professional
The CFA Program curriculum is firmly grounded in the established fundamental knowledge and skills you will use every day in the investment profession. It also evolves each year to include new tools, ideas, frontier concepts, and lessons to reflect the dynamic and complex nature of the global investment profession.
Like the many charterholders who keep their CFA Program curriculum materials on hand to use as a resource throughout their careers, as a CFA Program candidate, you will find valuable applications for these skills in your day-to-day work, even while you study for the exams.
How we keep the curriculum vital
The CFA Program curriculum is developed and updated each year through an extensive and ongoing global practice analysis process that relies on input, discussions, surveys, and review from hundreds of active practitioners and employers.
This annual process leverages the broad expertise and specialized knowledge of our global membership as well as panels of industry experts and employers. Practice analysis allows the curriculum to keep pace with the most relevant trends and current practices and ensures that the skills employers look for are reflected in the curriculum.
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