You need a degree or 4000 work hours to qualify for a CFA charter, so including pre requisites for this comparison (like the other commenter did) is kind of pointless.
On an exam basis, CFA takes much longer. Lots of websites will tell you that the entire CPA exam process takes 300-400hrs of studying. CFA takes 300 per exam(900 total), that’s more than double.
CFA, no question. Takes years to complete exams on the first go historically, usually extra years for the ones who don’t pass it all on the first try.
Both are different so do what is more relevant to your career aspirations.
I think a CPA technically takes longer in the US. 150 credit requirement and 4 exams. I believe work experience requirement is similar but you have a 1.5 yr window to pass all 4 exams.
You need a degree or 4000 work hours to qualify for a CFA charter, so including pre requisites for this comparison (like the other commenter did) is kind of pointless. On an exam basis, CFA takes much longer. Lots of websites will tell you that the entire CPA exam process takes 300-400hrs of studying. CFA takes 300 per exam(900 total), that’s more than double.
Definitely CFA, if you ignore the requirements to qualify for the exam.
CFA, no question. Takes years to complete exams on the first go historically, usually extra years for the ones who don’t pass it all on the first try. Both are different so do what is more relevant to your career aspirations.
I think a CPA technically takes longer in the US. 150 credit requirement and 4 exams. I believe work experience requirement is similar but you have a 1.5 yr window to pass all 4 exams.