Educational advise

1. CPA with becker or wiley? Which will be efficient? 2. Is there any special certification course availabke to become financial analyst (eg. FMVA- Financial modeling and valuation analyst) or any relevant suggestion is highly appreciated.

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ABbz61 Oct 15, 2019

Financial Analyst route would be the CFA

E*Trade cbEV72 Oct 15, 2019

It depends. On credit side or structureed finance cpa can be valuable too

Bank of The West perlage Oct 15, 2019

Well you could try to become a CFA charterholder

E*Trade cbEV72 Oct 15, 2019

2. No You can consider CFA though to become an analyst you don’t need it

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jcardenasm Oct 15, 2019

CFA, there are other certifications like cfp caia cipm but they are more closely related to wealth management/investments

CBRE REGod Oct 15, 2019

For Real Estate Private Equity or Real Estate IB you can get a Real Estate Financial Modeling (REFM) certification which is more focused on actual excel modeling (valuation, capital stacks and waterfall/promotes) than theoretical concepts like in the CFA

AAA xxx614 Oct 15, 2019

You could also get your FP&A certification for the Association of Finance professionals. This is the same association who gives out the CTP, certified treasury professional.

Microsoft Amy Wood Oct 17, 2019

There is a certification to work in FP&A? lol

Voya IWAV Oct 15, 2019

Becker for CPA, it's what I used. CFA but only if working in investments. It's a 3 year commitment also..You could also try CFA Foundations for free on the CFA Institute website to see if you like the material. Give you a better idea of actual CFA materials