Finance Career Paths & what Top-Off Exams you need to pass to get them

Hey all,

We've gotten a lot of questions from users about which FINRA Top-Off Exams they should be looking at based on their career aspirations. This is also a useful lens for understanding what different licensed career paths are available in finance. We wrote a blog post outlining each Top-Off Exam and corresponding role to help young people evaluate their entry-level options in finance. The post is live at:
https://blog.achievable.me/finance-career-paths/

Hope you enjoy it! If you have any followup questions, I'd be happy to answer them here :)

Thank you,
Tyler

 

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