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How is the CFA Designation Faring?

April 16, 2009

in Work & Entrepreneurship

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Excerpt: During the past year, business education institutions have been dealt some severe blows. Perceived greed, lack of foresight, and general incompetency of many offending CEOs have been traced back to those hallowed halls that minted MBAs. But business schools and MBAs are not the only source of business training around. Letters behind the names of bankers and investment professionals tell another story. For years, professional organizations have been churning out certified accountants (CA, CMA, CGA) as well as investment professionals. The most prominent and prestigious one has always been the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. This professional designation is known for…

In Search of Sustainable Careers – 5 Reasons Why I Would Not Go Back to Business School

March 17, 2009

in On Learning & Education, Work & Entrepreneurship

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Excerpt: If I was eighteen, and clueless about what I wanted to do with my life, I would do business school all over again. I’m not eighteen anymore, so I would not go back to business school.  Not when there are many other ways of learning out there. 1. I’m not fit to give you any business advice A couple of months ago, a friend of mine headed back to school in a remote community in interior BC.  She wrote to me, excitedly about her new surroundings.  She was also excited about a business idea she’s had: the campus was set up miles away…