CFA vs MBA

[joycool]

Originally Posted by thinktanktonic

refer to CFA Institute Home

and i believe its CFA and MBA and not CFA or MBA.

very well said , infact many students take up the cfa exam (AIMR CFA) in their first year at the b-school especially those who want to pursue their mba in finance.Definately cfa can be a good value addition to them.

[Rajesh_gmat]

I am a software engineer in Bangalore with 2 years
work-ex. I was planning to take the GMAT by August
this year, but some days before, i came across this
CFA stuff and found it interesting. I would like to
know more about it. Is it really useful and how is it
better than an MBA? secondly, i also want to know if
i should join any institute which is a cfa partner,
and which would cover up 70% of the cfa CBOK and how
useful will that be? Should i take up both the
degrees? I also found that University of North
Carolina--Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) which is one of
the top20 in US provides the MBA degree and is also a
CFA partner? Other institutes which are CFA partners,
gives the MS or MSc degree.
Please help me.

[percy3687]

Thnx all.....

[bliss]

Originally Posted by Rajesh_gmat

I am a software engineer in Bangalore with 2 years
work-ex. I was planning to take the GMAT by August
this year, but some days before, i came across this
CFA stuff and found it interesting. I would like to
know more about it. Is it really useful and how is it
better than an MBA? secondly, i also want to know if
i should join any institute which is a cfa partner,
and which would cover up 70% of the cfa CBOK and how
useful will that be? Should i take up both the
degrees? I also found that University of North
Carolina--Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) which is one of
the top20 in US provides the MBA degree and is also a
CFA partner? Other institutes which are CFA partners,
gives the MS or MSc degree.
Please help me.

Hi Rajesh,
There are many uni's having partnership programmes with the CFA institute.
Click on the link below to get more info about them;

CFA Program Partners

[sanjayprasad]

The CFA course is still offered in India, One can always register it from India and get the course materials at their place.Iits just that the CFA now doesn't have any test-center in India, so one would have to travel abroad for taking the test. For me location like Kathmandu is fine...

[sylvester]

hi..
im doing mba from icfai chennai....

im bit confused bout two career options... i shud go for derivatives market of stocks or should go for amfi test(mutual funds.)..


plz...... give some suggestion

[mibuf]

Hi,
I am working in an IT bellwether for the past 1 yr. Graduated in 2007 with a B.E. I would like to pursue a career in finance. Right now, I am pretty confused if I should consider CAT 2k8 or register for the CFA. Will CFA help me in my long term career goals??
Also will it be wiser to finish the MBA from an Indian B-school and thn think abt CFA.

Can sumone please help me here?!

[jovinantony]

Originally Posted by mibuf

Hi,
I am working in an IT bellwether for the past 1 yr. Graduated in 2007 with a B.E. I would like to pursue a career in finance. Right now, I am pretty confused if I should consider CAT 2k8 or register for the CFA. Will CFA help me in my long term career goals??
Also will it be wiser to finish the MBA from an Indian B-school and thn think abt CFA.

Can sumone please help me here?!

hiii..
since you want a career in finance . cfa is the best option. but as you hav a work exp from it industry.. going for mba finace s not a bad option either. i tink you should take a decision depending on where you want to end up say by 3-4 years time.

if you are looking for cfa from icfai do contact me.

regards
jovin

[pankajiskool]

Hello Puys,

I cleared my BBA in finance in the year 2007. After that I tried for CAT but i couldn't succeed. Now i want to pursue CFA (International).

So in this regard I just wanted to know certain things about CFA:

1) If its possible to manage L1 in December '08 along with a job.
2) Job prospects after Clearing L1
3) Job prospects after Clearing L2

Seniors plz help

Thanks in advance

Regards
Pankaj Goel

[Mkrishnab4u]

Originally Posted by jovinantony

hiii..
since you want a career in finance . cfa is the best option. but as you hav a work exp from it industry.. going for mba finace s not a bad option either. i tink you should take a decision depending on where you want to end up say by 3-4 years time.

if you are looking for cfa from icfai do contact me.

regards
jovin

Hi Jovin,

I would like to know about CFA from ICFAI.. I am from Engineering back round ..I dont have any basic knowledge of finance.But I want to make career in finance..I am going to give GMAT. But my frinds who is studying MBA finance saying that it is tough to cope up with other guys who are from finance backround. My purpose of CFA is to understand the finance concept very well. will it be helpful when I do MBA to understand the curriculam or When I sit in the camput placement CFA is added advandage for me? Also more importantly as I said before If I dont have basic rudiments of finance should I go for ICFAI CFA or AIMR? Kindly advise ...

Thanks
Mkrishnan