CFA

Chartered Financial Analyst

Professional certification Finance and accounting

1What it is

The most senior certificate in investment and asset management, and the longest path: three successive levels in financial analysis, company valuation, portfolio management and professional ethics. Pass rates are low, and it is an investment of years rather than months.

2Who it suits

People working in investment, asset management and financial analysis.

3What it requires

A university degree or equivalent experience, with work experience required before the charter is finally awarded.

4How it is earned

Three exams, each open only after the one before it, then documented experience and membership.

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