Cfa Charter: The Value of The Charter

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CFA CHARTER

Achieve the highest distinction in


the investment management profession—
the CFA designation.

THE CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST (CFA®)


THE VALUE OF THE
Program helps you capitalize on your CHARTER
strengths, supercharging your education
and work experience into a designation POWERFUL GLOBAL NETWORK
that will tell the world you have the skills of top industry professionals
necessary to compete and excel in today’s STRONG FOUNDATION AND COMMITMENT
complex and evolving investment industry. to ethics and professionalism
The CFA charter is the gold standard for the
investment industry. Charterholders enjoy a REAL-WORLD SKILLS for making complex
investment decisions
mark of distinction throughout the world.
RECOGNIZED AND WELCOMED by markets and
CFA Program provides the strongest employers globally
foundation in advanced investment, analysis,
UNMATCHED EXPERTISE in both practical
and real-world portfolio management skills for investment analysis and management skills
a career advantage that you will use at all
stages of your career. This globally recognized ACCESS to career-advancing tools and education
and respected credential is held by
more than 190,000 professionals across TOP FIVE GLOBAL
160 markets.
CHARTERHOLDER ROLES
JOB TITLES
1) Portfolio Manager
2) Research Analyst
You can hire people with an MBA, but you 3) Chief Level Executive
don’t necessarily know that one MBA is 4) Consultant
the same as another MBA, whereas if 5) Risk Manager
you hire investment professionals with
PRACTICE TYPES
a CFA [designation], you absolutely have
1) Equities
confidence at the level of qualification.” 2) Fixed Income
—Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton 3) Private Wealth and Private Markets
COO/President 4) Derivatives
5) Real Estate
HOW TO EARN THE CFA CHARTER
THE PATH TO BECOMING COMPLETE THREE LEVELS
A CHARTERHOLDER OF THE CFA EXAM
Pass Three Levels of Achieve Qualified Focus areas vary by exam level, increasing in
the CFA Exam Work Experience complexity and difficulty with a core of ethics
Submit Reference Apply for CFA Institute and professional standards across all levels.
Letters Charterholder Membership

EXAM SUCCESS INCLUDES


300+ HOURS
On average, candidates spend over 300 hours of study per
exam level.

EXAM PREP
All exam questions are based on CFA Program curriculum.

STUDY TOOLS
Online Learning Ecosystem, Practice Questions, Mock Exams,
Candidate Discussion Board, Optional Practice Pack, CFA Institute
Learning Mobile App, and Approved Prep Provider List.

4+ YEARS
On average, it takes over four years to complete the full program.

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
To enroll in CFA Program and register for the Level I CFA
exam, you must have an international travel passport and
meet one of the following entrance requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree Complete a bachelor’s program


or equivalent program and received a university/
college degree. If you’re not sure if your program is
comparable, ask your college or university.

Junior or Senior University Student
Be within 23 months from completing your CURRICULUM TOPICS
undergraduate degree to begin your CFA Program ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
journey. QUANTITATIVE METHODS
ECONOMICS
Professional Work Experience FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
Have a combination of four years (or 48 months) of CORPORATE FINANCE
full-time work experience and/or college/university EQUITY INVESTMENTS
education on the date of enrolling for the Level I FIXED INCOME
exam. Dates of education and professional work DERIVATIVES
experience cannot be overlapping. ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND WEALTH PLANNING
READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP? PRIVATE WEALTH
Visit www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfa for more detailed information. PRIVATE MARKETS

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