Sarthak Singh

<b><u>CFA: Where Finance meets Credibility </u></b>
The CFA Charter is awarded by the CFA Institute (USA) and is considered the gold standard .It is considered one of the most rigorous and respected finance certifications in the world.<div><br></div><div><b>There are 3 levels, cleared sequentially:</b></div><div><b><u>Level I – Basics</u></b></div><div>Financial Reporting &amp; Analysis</div><div>Economics</div><div>Quantitative Methods</div><div>Ethics</div><div>Corporate Finance</div><div><u><b>Level II – Application &amp; Valuation</b></u></div><div>Equity &amp; Fixed Income valuation</div><div>Financial statement analysis (deep dive)</div><div><b><u>Level III – Portfolio Management</u></b></div><div>Wealth management</div><div>Institutional &amp; individual portfolios</div><div>Strategy &amp; ethics (advanced)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Who is eligible to register for CFA?</u></b></div><div>1)Final-year undergraduate students</div><div>You can register if you are within 23 months of graduation.</div><div>Graduates</div><div>2)If you have already completed your bachelor’s degree, you are eligible.</div><div>Working professionals (without a degree)</div><div>3)You can register if you have:</div><div>4,000 hours of professional work experience, OR</div><div>A combination of education + work experience totaling 4,000 hours, completed over at least 36 months.</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Highly valued in:</u></b></div><div>Equity Research</div><div>Asset Management</div><div>Portfolio Management</div><div>Investment Banking (support/analyst roles)</div><div>Risk Management</div><div>Corporate Finance</div><div>Hedge Funds &amp; Mutual Funds</div>