I have been offered a place at the LSE to read MSc Finance. yay me! However, it is £35,000 and I have to do the work ie dissertation and go to classes Do you think it is a worthwhile thing to do and spend my money on or would I be better off trading the £35,000 and doing a CFA? I should point out that my previous degree is non-finance (Law undergrad and Public Relations MA)
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You need to give more background info. LSE MSC finance will open way more doors than the CFA. But what do you want to do in the future? what is your past exp etc.
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So basically trading is going to be my 2nd career (late 30s) I have a UG in Law, then I did Management certificate conversion and worked in a senior role for a multi-million pound property development firm.
In my 'retirement' in 2017 I went to one of those Mickey Mouse Trading schools where you pay over £100 a day for 2 months to play around on the SIM and listen to lectures on rubbish like 'Traders psychology'. Anyway, I discovered that I have a real talent and passion for understanding the markets and above all that it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and wanted to work in it.
I trade my own account now. I have gained the CISI Capital Markets benchmark qualification and IMC too. Will be taking SEIC over the summer. But I want to work aka trade not study. I feel like I have proven my intelligence and intellectual aptitude with other qualifications I have. I have also gained relevant qualifications that show I have the ABC knowledge of the market workings.
Ultimately, I am only interested in working trading, because I am BORED of studying. I was leaning more toward the CFA as it is competitively priced, independent study and from what I understand, more respected than an academic masters?
As I mention earlier, my only goal is to get my foot in the door in banks, prop shops etc, and the quickest route at that. Any ideas .... its difficult cos Im not the average candidate, in many ways ;)
The master will allow you to rest and recruit for banks at the junior level. The CFA is a plus but won't get your foot through the door. Go for LSE imo. Good luck
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