TAGStone Capital Announces W. Reid Culp, III Earns Prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst Designation
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The CFA charter, the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world, represents a tradition of upholding the highest standards of education and integrity in the investment profession. The charter is recognized globally by employers, investment professionals, and investors as the definitive standard by which to measure the competence, integrity, and dedication of serious investment professionals.
Recipients of the CFA charter have successfully completed the CFA Program, a graduate-level, self-study curriculum and a series of three intensive examinations taken sequentially, which, in total, takes most candidates between two and five years. Candidate surveys report that preparation for the three exams typically requires at least 900 combined hours of study.
The CFA Program, which is administered by
The first CFA exam was administered in 1963. Due to the rigor of the program, only around one in five candidates who enroll in the CFA Program pass all three exams and meet the professional and ethical requirements to earn the charter. Earning the designation demonstrates mastery of the skills most needed for investment analysis and decision making in today’s fast-evolving global financial industry.
Administered worldwide in English, the CFA Program is firmly grounded in the knowledge and skills required every day in the investment profession and covers ethical and professional standards, securities analysis and valuation, international financial statement analysis, quantitative methods, economics, corporate finance, portfolio management, and performance measurement.
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“I am honored to receive my charter," Culp said. "While most graduate school programs cover a broad range of topics, the CFA Program focuses specifically on investment knowledge. Receiving the designation recognizes not only the successful completion of a demanding program, but also my specific interest in investments.
“I am excited to join the highly respected global community of investment professionals known around the world for their commitment to professional excellence and integrity. I am looking forward to upholding the CFA Institute’s high standards and delivering outstanding investment experiences to my clients.”
“For 50 years, candidates have sought to earn the CFA charter for two chief reasons,” Robinson said. “One, to expand and test their knowledge of current practice across a broad range of investment topics, and two, to demonstrate to clients, employers, and peers their mastery of a demanding body of knowledge.
“In the past decade, as the CFA Program has been adopted as a worldwide standard, the charter also has become an ‘international passport’ to work in financial markets anywhere in the world,” Robinson concluded.
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