Most prestigious online title for finance?

Hi there. I’m an architect & civil engineer who currently works as an investment associate at a PE shop focused on real assets (real estate and infra). Most of my colleagues have an economics/business bachelor degree with previous work experience on IB. Since I joined this shop as an analyst 1, I’ve had a hard time on learning by myself every finance/accounting topic useful for day-to-day work, but finally made it and got promoted. However, I would like to learn more about this and improve my CV with a finance degree. I have a 2-year old son and live in a foreign country, so it is impossible for me to travel abroad to take the most known/elite programs in US or any other country, just as my colleagues did. Sure, I could go into some local college finance degree, or could try to pass the CFA, but I would like to know which are the best and most prestigious online programs right now. Just exploring other alternatives.

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