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eezeebone (m)
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I am in a dilema, do i apply for ACCA or do i do CFA exams?
Please landers help me out. Which one is more respected, more recognised and more empowering? Especially for someone who needs to be strong in the corporate world.
Help me with detailed advise on advantages and/or disadvantages of either.
thanks
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uchetobi (f)
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I am in a dilema, do i apply for ACCA or do i do CFA exams?
Please landers help me out. Which one is more respected, more recognised and more empowering? Especially for someone who needs to be strong in the corporate world.
Help me with detailed advise on advantages and/or disadvantages of either.
thanks
Depends on what u want to be, an accountant (debit, credit, balance book) then go for ACCA or an analyst (financial analyst, investment, mergers and acquisition etc) then go for CFA |
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uchetobi (f)
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both are well recognized and can take u far, depends on hw u market yourself and God's favor
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eezeebone (m)
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Thanks uchetobi, but what if i don't want to be an acountant. I just want to be like a risk manager or have opportunities to work in a financial institution?
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uchetobi (f)
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depends on what u want to do in d financial institution
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ehie007 (m)
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do your ACCA first then go for CFA, will be better if u start this way.
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uchetobi (f)
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if u don't want to be an accountant don't waste any precious time doing ACCA, u can go straight to CFA if u want to be an analyst, ACCA wont take u any where as an analyst, except u just want to get certficates for the sake of certification
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eezeebone (m)
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Cool, thanks. I like the idea of going through with acca then proceeding to cfa if necessary.
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Mustay (m)
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do your ACCA first then go for CFA, will be better if u start this way.
why? |
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candylips (m)
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Thanks uchetobi, but what if i don't want to be an acountant. I just want to be like a risk manager or have opportunities to work in a financial institution?
There are elements of accounting all over the CFA curriculum. Infact its roughly about 45%. It is very good for analyst type roles but since you are interested in risk management try FRM instead |
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eezeebone (m)
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FRM, Financial Risk Management right, Hmmmmm
I'll look it up. Thanks
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candylips (m)
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Yes. Its a very tough exam though . A lot of mathematics of pricing of complex derivative instruments like options. you will need to know the black-scholes formula by heart as well.
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akindot (m)
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ACCA first then CFA
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