“Accounting” and “Finance” Two Worlds Apart

I have received a lot of queries on from people interested in pursuing CFA. I was shocked to hear that some of the people having 1-2 years of accounting experience in audit firms (which was their articleship) wanted to start CFA as an addition to their resume, without knowing why! One very important thing that
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Sources of Data for Routine Morning Meetings at Brokerage Houses

The purpose of routine morning meetings between traders and the research team is that everybody gets updated about the recent development. The research team has to prepare a list of all the updates that happened during the last 24 hours. 1st source for the brokerage houses is the newspapers. Analysts have to read all the newspapers
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How to Start your Career as a Financial Analyst in Pakistan

This post is really important for those who want to start a career as financial analyst. It is an open truth that Karachi is the financial hub of Pakistan. And those who have done their homework, know that there are negligible jobs for financial analysts in any other city of the country. For those who
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Get rid of “Focus on syllabus with no practical experience” Syndrome

Some of the students I interviewed during hiring process in our firm were inexperienced and their answer to any real life question was a simple, “Sorry sir, I have no practical experience and I have focused entirely on my books during my studies. If you ask me anything from my course, I will be able
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