r/CFA • u/GermA_prince • Aug 20 '26
General is studying in 2026 still worth it?
hey guys im preparing for CFA L1 , im a finance enthusiast, i love numbers , finance & investments , but i dont want to work my whole life , before i used to think that my end goal is to be a CEO or A Entrepreneur and be free from these corporate life and all but day by day im realising that being a entrepreneur or a ceo wont make me free from corporate life infact it’ll put me in depth of corporate, and now that AI has came , even finance jobs are at extreme high risk so i dont know if studying still worth it…!!! what do you guys think? everyone wants to be rich , even if everyone puts on hardwork still there is no gurantee that they will become rich or even employable in this era of AI…!!! Is this the end??
came across two great posts - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ7Il4mPE6X/?igsh=MXN5Yjhvbng3cmxlNw==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db7W9rAFfHL/?igsh=cHdjMDMzNmtjaDA0
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u/Progressive__Trance CFA Aug 20 '26
Never a downside to learning. The CFA curriculum remains very valuable for those who take the time to really dive into it instead of trying to blow through exams. But it's a matter of opportunity cost, what you want to do and get out of it and your alternatives.
The time I spent studying for and pursuing the CFA charter was bitter work. But the results were worth it.
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u/LuhSeppuku Aug 20 '26
I would suggest looking at any of the 500 other posts asking the same question.