While most MBA programs cover a broad range of topics, the CFA Program focuses specifically on the practical and fundamental investment knowledge you need for a wide variety of career choices. The self-study nature of the CFA Program also enables many candidates to continue working full time.

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.

Non-investment professionals, such as attorneys and accountants, choose to earn the CFA charter to gain broader professional expertise.

Students planning to enter the finance or investment professions learn there is no better way to signal commitment and the ability to perform at a high level than by enrolling in the CFA Program and earning the CFA charter.

See the kinds of job positions held by the nearly 90,000 CFA charterholders working in over 130 countries.

Read the 2011 CFA Institute Career Guide for Asia Pacific (eZine).

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 requirement for the position.

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.

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