Is the certificate of financial analyst useful? Is it worth taking the exam?

CFA Chartered Financial Analyst Certificate, as an international certificate in the financial field, has a high gold content, which is of great use both at home and abroad, and is a very worthy certificate.

Do financial analysts have high gold content? Is the certificate useful or not? In fact, many times what we personally say doesn't count. After all, the most convincing thing depends on the market, and the most direct embodiment is the gold content of the certificate, as well as the conditions for recruitment of enterprises and the salary paid to the holders.

Regarding the gold content of the certificate, CFA has been recognized by more than 70 countries around the world, with more than 227,000 applicants. In 2006, CFA was called the gold standard for investment professionals by the Financial Times and listed as one of the top ten high-paying certificates in China by People's Daily, so many enterprises directly wrote "CFA certificate priority" in.

In corporate recruitment, most of the world-renowned financial institutions that employ CFA holders are Bank of America, UBS, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase. In China, there are Bank of China, PricewaterhouseCoopers, China International Finance and CITIC Securities.

CFA Association is based on the whole world, and the gold content of the certificate can be described as professional. CFA holders are favored by employers all over the world because of their global investment strategy concept, familiarity with international financial market operation norms and persistent pursuit of professional ethics to embody the code of conduct.

CFA holders are real generalists in the financial industry, and go deep into all levels of financial investment, such as fund managers, venture capitalists, hedge fund managers, analysts, financial planning consultants, investment bankers, investment consultants, project financial managers, chief financial officers, chief executives, foreign exchange analysts, stock trading and underwriting personnel, securities analysts, financial lecturers and so on. Has extremely broad career prospects.

What is the annual salary of financial analysts? The salary of CFA holders varies from job to job.

According to international standards, the average annual salary of CFA holders ranges from $665,438+0,265,438+00 (assistant financial analyst) to $65,438+045,865,438+00 (chief financial analyst). The salary range of CFA holders is mainly divided into the following ranges according to their job functions:

Portfolio Manager: 59,492-65,438+062,747 USD/year;

Financial analyst: 40,801-95,414 USD/year;

Investment analyst: 44347- 1 1.7280 USD/year;

Senior financial analyst: 40,801-95,414 USD/year;

Chief Financial Officer: 74,922-239,545 USD/year.

Generally speaking, the salary of CFA holders in one year is about 565,438+0,050 USD, or 350,000 RMB.

1-4 years salary can reach 63,900 USD, or 440,000 RMB;

The salary for 5-9 years is about 93,452 USD and 640,000 RMB;

The income of CFA holders with more than 65,438+00 years working experience is 65,438+065,438+09,309 USD, or 820,000 RMB.