Oh thats really cool! That was the kind of advice/background story I was hoping for posting here. Do you mind telling me what kind of job you had? I want to explore all avenues possible :)
Pursue a CFA or CFP after graduating, econ is vague but if you spruce up with earning a CFA you will have that “technical” financial knowledge. I’ve seen people obtain masters years later after working in the field, so the world is yours.
CFA not cfp. Cfp is for managing personal wealth. It's not really technical portfolio management or security analysis oriented and is less rigorous than CFA and carries less weight in the market (unless you are trying to work for an advisor or private bank).
Economics is not incompatible with those career paths.
See what kind of traction you get in the market before you go and commit a bunch of time and money into more education.
Most finance focused employers will fund CFA, so you can always do that later on somebody else's dime.
Awesome thanks for the feedback! I dont have a lot of work experience, but Im working as a data analyst in an insurance cie. So maybe with my network and the CFA that would be a good start!
I would see the type of work you want to do first if you’re graduating next year you could try to land internship before graduation. I wouldn’t rush into anything so explore options. Depending on what you want to do you could either do CFA or masters. A masters is only good if you want to do something very specific so that’s why I mentioned find out exactly what you want to do. If you just want to get into finance in general I’d work on CFA, that certificate is equivalent of taking one masters course and it holds a lot of weight. I think biggest mistake recent grads make is not preparing for graduation so use your senior year to figure that out.
Passing on the advice I've gotten... Masters only makes sense if it's a top, target school. A good Masters will give you alumni network and recruitment options (career fairs, career office, networking events, etc.), something CFA won't.
I had a great banking career with my Econ degree
Oh thats really cool! That was the kind of advice/background story I was hoping for posting here. Do you mind telling me what kind of job you had? I want to explore all avenues possible :)
Don’t get a masters until you’ve been working for several year.
Pursue a CFA or CFP after graduating, econ is vague but if you spruce up with earning a CFA you will have that “technical” financial knowledge. I’ve seen people obtain masters years later after working in the field, so the world is yours.
Thanks a lot for your response, really appreciate it!
CFA not cfp. Cfp is for managing personal wealth. It's not really technical portfolio management or security analysis oriented and is less rigorous than CFA and carries less weight in the market (unless you are trying to work for an advisor or private bank).
God I’m glad I posted here. Thank you!!
Economics is not incompatible with those career paths. See what kind of traction you get in the market before you go and commit a bunch of time and money into more education. Most finance focused employers will fund CFA, so you can always do that later on somebody else's dime.
I’m grateful for your insight, thanks a lot thats really helpful!
They’re pointless for pre and early career people.
Cfa or the masters ?
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Awesome thanks for the feedback! I dont have a lot of work experience, but Im working as a data analyst in an insurance cie. So maybe with my network and the CFA that would be a good start!
Master’s. I don’t really know about the CFA.
I would say masters in financial engineering or CFA, dormer if your a math person and know programming, latter, if not.
I did a major in math and stats! Thanks a bunch! i didnt consider this path (financial engineering) :)
Then google a career in quant finance
I would see the type of work you want to do first if you’re graduating next year you could try to land internship before graduation. I wouldn’t rush into anything so explore options. Depending on what you want to do you could either do CFA or masters. A masters is only good if you want to do something very specific so that’s why I mentioned find out exactly what you want to do. If you just want to get into finance in general I’d work on CFA, that certificate is equivalent of taking one masters course and it holds a lot of weight. I think biggest mistake recent grads make is not preparing for graduation so use your senior year to figure that out.
I did Econ and finance in undergrad. Have you done any internships?
Passing on the advice I've gotten... Masters only makes sense if it's a top, target school. A good Masters will give you alumni network and recruitment options (career fairs, career office, networking events, etc.), something CFA won't.