Starting in Equity Research Questions

Hi all. I’m in my final few months at my university before starting in the workforce. I have a few questions about preparing.

  1. Is it worth it to take my CFA level 1 while I’m in my final few months of schooling?

  2. Any recommended courses for equity research modeling such as FMVA or BIWS?

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