Is it advisable to give Finra Sie exam while being a senior in a high school?
don't recommend CFA investment foundation, already have that
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No, it's recommended to go have fun with your friends and try to touch some boobies.
You guys need to learn how to live, otherwise you're going to burn out by 22 and be one of the posters that's ready to kill themselves.
This shit isn't that serious. Plus, if you don't take time to develop hobbies and interests, you won't have a healthy way to decompress when you need to.
Dude i play tennis , golf , i invest money in growth and value stocks , i trade options , i have a girlfriend and a big social circle . In addition to that I write financial newsletters and I am editor in chief of my school's newspaper .
I Just wanted to know whether it would provide me any edge
Nope you sound like a virgin pussy
Christ kid, you sound like you're middle-aged from that post. Ever do an activity that is exciting and gets your blood pumping? Your hobbies sound like my MD
Who is the target audience for these financial newsletters?
I would skip college and head right to Apollo.
One thing worth learning, with your massive brain, is some humility. Don't ask for advice and then answer like a petulant child.
The crazy part about this reply is that you could tell me it came from a 30-something-year-old VP at Goldman and I wouldn't hesitate to believe it. Jeez man, you have your whole life to worry about this shit. Enjoy your last year of high school.
You are trying too hard to be something
Nope, unless you plan on graduating in three years, the SIE is only good for four years once you pass. Maybe wait a year if you really want to take it. Otherwise, just enjoy high school and college man.
Unless you have a perfect SAT/ACT score then no. Time will be better spent propping up your GPA, ACT, SAT. Also, SIE is only advisable if you are a SO in college and want to show some interest in finance, but even then there are better paths to landing an FO role.
thanks
Don’t do this because:
1. waste of money when your firm will eventually pay for it
2. doesn’t really add much to your profile/resume
3. it only lasts 4 years and you’ll have to take it again when you enter the workforce (biggest reason)
the finra exams suck and all the material instantly leaves your brain after the exams lol
Del
Lol no, SIE is waste of time, you really wanna do something? Set alarms throughout the night to mimic your MD emailing you asking to do different assumptions and role play crying yourself to sleep having a mental breakdown realizing you can’t attend your grandmas funeral because you’re in the middle of a bake-off, and although your mom is traumatized you can’t be there for her. You’re a terrible son and you know it but you just had to be a banker. You realize why they call bankers sociopaths. Your brother pleads for you to leave but you can’t escape your toxic mentality. You need the money and you’re scared to be seen as a failure. Hug your fucking mom and live your life now and stop your fucking whining do you think we are telling you this shit because we don’t understand how hungry you are? We do.
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