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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The Curse of being Overqualified
Sounds like a snobbish rant; “I am too educated to find a job to suit me in this poor, poor country!” Now that we have that out of the way, I am being rational when I say this. One of the most important things which students in this country need to realize is the curse
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It always was the Age of Experience
Majority of Students’ Approach: Get two to three well recognized qualifications in your hand while being a full time student and then going for the job to be able to compete in the job market. Sorry to say but this is never going to work. Why it will not Help Experience and practical knowledge are
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The most important subject for an analyst
I hate to say this that mostly our favorite subject is the one which is easily understandable for us. Students focus more on financial management, investment analysis, and financial statement analysis and mostly try to get away with other subjects included in their course. Sadly some of the teachers have also been focusing on the
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Interview as a Fresher in the Financial Industry
Having a strong professional certification in my pocket really helped me score good on the written tests in the financial industry. These were based on bookish knowledge so I was called for an interview. I was not able to score good on the interview since I had no practical exposure to financial industry and all
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Financial Analysis is Not a Game of Numbers
Most of the students who are studying up to be analysts just think that it is a game of numbers, and you to play around them. In practice, numbers are used in financial analysis to actually support our ideas. Financial analysis is all about understanding how the economy works and the dynamics of different sectors.
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Theory vs Practical: Being Clueless
Problem with being a full time professional qualification student without any prior knowledge is the expectations people develop from you. They expect you to know each and everything related to that field, and they are right to make that assumption. What else can one expect from a student of such an expensive qualification. They assume
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