Need Advice: MBA, Masters or CFA?

Hello everyone, I just joined this community two days ago and am in need of career advice. I graduated from college one year ago with a BA degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. I now work as an investment advisor for a wealth management company. I originally planned on going to law school but decided against it after reading up on the market. I now am trying to attain an an investment analyst position, preferably in IB or PE. I need advice on how to proceed here. My dad works at a broker-dealer and knows several analysts, all of whom either have an undergrad finance degree, an MBA, CFA, or Masters. Which degree/cert should I target in order to give myself a better chance? I am late to the game here (23) and I understand that analyst positions are usually for recent college grads, so what can I do to give myself a leg up?

 

If I'm being honest, I don't know how much a regular masters helps for IB. An MBA lets you get in as an associate, and if you go to a top school, or at least one that many banks recruit from, you should have good odds of breaking in somewhere, whether that be BB, EB, or MM, etc. I know some Masters are useful for more quantitative jobs in finance, but don't know enough to advise on it.

Dayman?
 

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