Advise

Hi, so I have been visiting this site over the last week and I see there is ton of help and great advice for people looking to get into the finance industry. I am in my last year of Undergrad and will graduate with specialized honors in Financial and Business Economics from York University in Toronto, Canada. I am in a bit of dilemma here and was hoping to get some advice. I am not sure whether to pursue my CFA Level 1 and 2 or go for Masters of Finance. Obviously doing Masters of Finance gives you the opportunity to network and get career help but they cover first 2 level of CFA so I am not sure whether its worth it to spend $40k. Also, I do not have much knowledge in the finance field and also not sure as to what area of finance I want to focus on. I have been told learn Microsoft Excel and Access thoroughly and financial modelling. Lastly, I feel I may not be the best self learner and so can you guys reccommend any instructor based course for CFA. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

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