1, the training direction is different, CFA program mainly trains investment professionals, and MBA mainly trains management professionals.
2. Different learning styles. CFA mainly relies on self-study, while MBA mainly studies through classes, and their study time is different.
3. The requirements for holding certificates are different. CFA requires 4 years of investment-related work experience, and you can get a degree certificate after MBA graduation.
4, the cost is different, the cost of MBA is dozens of times higher than CFA.
How to choose CFA and MBA
CFA is a good choice for people who want to work in the field of investment management, but if your career development plan is not investment management, investment banking, stock research or hedge fund work, CFA is not suitable for you.
For those who want to develop in the field of finance or marketing and learn new skills, MBA is very suitable for the exam. Many investment banks and consulting companies need MBA talents, and having an MBA degree from top universities is a stepping stone to enter these companies.
What are the cfa application conditions?
1, education and work experience
Registration for cfa exam requires corresponding education or work experience, and the specific requirements are as follows:
Case 1: with a four-year undergraduate degree or above, you can directly register for cfa exam;
Case 2: If you are an undergraduate, you need to register110 0 months before graduation;
Situation 3: If you are a three-year college graduate, you need to have 1 year full-time work experience;
Situation 4: If you are a two-year college graduate, you need to have two more years of full-time work experience;
Situation 5: People without college education need to have 4 years of full-time work experience.
In the above five situations, as long as candidates meet one of them, they can sign up for cfa exam.
2. Other requirements
In addition to the above requirements for academic qualifications and work experience, you also need to have:
(1) Observe professional ethics;
(2) Completed the registration and registration of cfa exam, and paid the registration fee for cfa exam;
(3)cfa exam adopts English proposition form, requiring candidates to take the exam in English;
(4) Holding a valid international travel passport that has not expired within the validity period.