cfa is a chartered financial analyst certificate.

CFA is the abbreviation of Chartered Financial Analyst, which is a title of professional qualification in the field of securities investment and management. CFA's "First Financial Examination" is recognized as the "highest level certificate of financial investment industry" in the United States and the whole world, and it is also the "necessary certificate for financial analysts of heavyweight financial institutions in the United States".

There are three levels of exams. The first level is to hold exams in June and December every year, while the second and third levels only have exams in June every year. Only after passing the first grade can you apply for the second grade, and only after passing the second grade can you apply for the third grade. There is no limit to the number of exams. Until you pass the exam, it will be valid for life.

CFA employment direction:

CFA Level 1:

Corporate accountant, investment manager, junior stock research analyst, fund analyst, assistant accounting manager and investment product analyst in the four major accounting firms; For college students who are about to graduate, they can write "CFA Level 1" on their resumes after passing CFA Level 1 exam, which greatly increases the interview chances.

CFA Level 2:

The four major project managers, senior project managers, investment bank financial product managers, investment bank analysts, fund managers, bank wealth management managers, risk control managers, corporate financial analysts, financial consultants, consultants, stock researchers, etc., almost involve all segments of the financial industry.

CFA Level 3:

Those jobs that you may have heard of, such as portfolio manager (senior manager), senior fund manager, strategic analyst, fund manager, senior researcher of securities firm, partner of consulting firm, investment banker and risk control manager, are all jobs that CFA Level 3 candidates can engage in. Mainly worked for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and other companies.