Only 20% no shows? My room was only half full -- did anybody else experience a low turnout when taking the exam this year? And does anybody on the buy side care about CFA, or do only people on the sell side care? I even have some sell side friends that use the CFA to help them get into business school and they then go back to the sell side. This makes absolutely no sense to me. Am I missing something? Can anyone explain this thinking?

QuoteOriginally posted by: duffmanOnly 20% no shows? My room was only half full -- did anybody else experience a low turnout when taking the exam this year? And does anybody on the buy side care about CFA, or do only people on the sell side care? I even have some sell side friends that use the CFA to help them get into business school and they then go back to the sell side. This makes absolutely no sense to me. Am I missing something? lots. It gives you the bigger picture if you're a quant (Eng, Physicist, Mathematician) and on the sell side. AND, it helps in moving up the food chain. Read above post by PPauper, I think I may have paraphrased him.

QuoteOriginally posted by: duffmanOnly 20% no shows? My room was only half full -- did anybody else experience a low turnout when taking the exam this year? And does anybody on the buy side care about CFA, . This makes absolutely no sense to me. Am I missing something? Can anyone explain this thinking?And change your name to Duff Boy . Judging from your questions, you ain't a man by a long shot.

thanks for the correction......