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I am an EDA person too and very much attracted towards the finance career.. I am heavily debating, whether the change is worth leaving a stable EDA job( atleast for nxt few yrs that I can foresee). I do like finance and I have MS degree with concentration in it. But not sure how to make a...

I got MS CE and MS Eng Mgt(Finance) with 10 yrs C++/Perl/TCL development experience. I would like to make a 90 degree career turn in finance, but I know I will have to take two 45 degree turns 1) stepping into C++ job at NYC. 2) Pursue MFe at Baruch and/or CFA/FRM. Make this happen over next 2-4...

I love your attitude !! Thank you !!!

This is a great conversation. I have a related question and I dare to ask this after I read your age in the reply :) I am 31 and I am highly motivated to seek a PhD. By the time I achieve my goal I'll be 37/38. Can this age become a entry to barrier ? As much as I would love to make 400k my...

I agree with Mike..it really depends on what you want. But there are lot of things that comes with it.. - MBA and/or MFE from which school ? - Part time or full time ? - Are you willing to make financial commitment for an full time MBA/MFE from a top school if you can get into one. - How much...

Thank you!! I can agree with you because I am a total believer that experience can beat lot of things. But, I want to enter into field and I want to portrait my abilities to the hiring manager. I possess a MSEM ( Engr. Mgt ) with concentration in Finance (thats where I really developed my...

No response to my post makes me think either my questions were absolutely foolish or I should be really patient. Please let me know either way. I am in search of direction :)

I am highly interested in making career move and seek a quant research analyst job. I have a MSCE and MS Engr. Mgt(concentration: Finance) with nine yrs experience in s/w design and development. hands on experience with Excel VBA. I have enrolled myself in CFA program and will be taking my...

Do NOT spend Money on Columbia's CVN. I started with their Corporate Finance course and wanted to do Asset pricing ones. I had one of worst experience of my life. They charge $3k+ for a course and do not have user friendly infrastructure to provide distance education. Also the professor many...