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Tom Brakke, CFA (not verified)
21st December 2011 | 9:54am

This is a theme that I touched on at the end of one of my "letters to a young analyst [https://researchpuzzle.com/files/view/young-analyst-series.pdf] " postings, that deals with earning credentials [https://researchpuzzle.com/blog/2010/12/26/earning-credentials/]:

"If you choose to pursue an MBA or a CFA, remember that they are built upon orthodoxy, by and large, which you need to learn and attack at the same time."

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