Dear Salahuddin Shah,

I have certainly come across many accountants working at investment firms as analysts or portfolio managers so the short answer is it is certainly possible. Without sounding too biased though, I'd say there are many more CFA charterholders working in the business making investment decisions day in day out. The reason is probably simple - in addition to accounting, CFA candidates have also to be trained in valuing securities and other core competencies required for the job.

Warm regards
Larry

At the end of the day, opportunities are hard to come by .