What is Analyst Forum?
Analyst Forum is a community for all aspiring financial analysts, and covers topics related to various types of analysis. The forum is a great place to discuss general questions about exam prep, investment ideas, and career topics. There are many active, well-educated users, and it’s a great place for like-minded people to connect.
Here is the link to check out Analyst Forum: https://www.analystforum.com/
What are the main topics discussed on Analyst Forum?
There are a wide range of topics covered in the Analyst Forum, all related to financial analysis. Some of the main topics include:
- General Discussion
- Level I Forum
- Level II Forum
- Level III Forum
- Hook Up – meet up with people locally
- Careers – job opportunities, advice, interview prep, salary informationCFA® Salary GuideThe median CFA® salary is approximately $180,000 in the United States while average total compensation over $300,000. Learn more about salaries, compensation, and what your expectations should be as a financial analyst in equity research, FP&A, portfolio management, and other areas and more
- Investments – investment ideas and analysis
- Water Cooler – off-topic conversations
How can Analyst Forum help your career?
We recommend our students use Analyst Forum as a place to ask questions, make connections, and prepare for interviews. While we offer a lot of interview guidesInterviewsAce your next interview! Check out CFI's interview guides with the most common questions and best answers for any corporate finance job position. Interview questions and answer for finance, accounting, investment banking, equity research, commercial banking, FP&A, more! Free guides and practice to ace your interview, it’s helpful to hear about other people’s experiences, which they often share on the forum.
The forum is a great place to brush up on technical skills. While our financial modeling courses and business valuation classes give you step-by-step instruction, it’s also helpful to get different perspectives from other people.
Analyst Forum can also be useful for bouncing investment ideas off other people. If you want to be able to pitch an idea – for work, an interview, or university – it’s great to get some feedback from real investment professionals.
Finally, asking questions and learning from others can be a great to help you become a world-class Financial AnalystThe Analyst Trifecta® GuideThe ultimate guide on how to be a world-class financial analyst. Do you want to be a world-class financial analyst? Are you looking to follow industry-leading best practices and stand out from the crowd? Our process, called The Analyst Trifecta® consists of analytics, presentation & soft skills.
More financial analyst resources
We hope this has been a helpful explanation of why joining Analyst Forum can help advance your career in the financial services sector. In addition to the forum, we’ve generated a huge database of resources to help you advance your career. Our career resourcesCareersSearch CFI's career resources library. We've compiled the most important career resources for any job in corporate finance. From interview prep to resumes and job descriptions, we've got you covered to land your dream job. Explore guides, templates, and a wide range of free resources and tools section and self-study guides are a great place to get started. Check out the following free CFI resources:
- Top finance designationsTop Finance CertificationsList of the top finance certifications. Get an overview of the best financial certifications for professionals around the world working in the field. This guide compares the top 6 programs to become a certified financial analyst from various program providers such as CFA, CPA, CAIA, CFP, FRM, FMVA
- Financial modeling guideFree Financial Modeling GuideThis financial modeling guide covers Excel tips and best practices on assumptions, drivers, forecasting, linking the three statements, DCF analysis, Excel modeling and much more. Designed to be the best free modeling guide for analysts by using examples and step by step instructions. Investment banking, FP&A, research
- Finance interview questionsFinance Interview QuestionsFinance interview questions and answers. This list includes the most common and frequent interview questions and answers for finance jobs and careers. There are two main categories are behavioral and technical
- Job descriptionsCareersSearch CFI's career resources library. We've compiled the most important career resources for any job in corporate finance. From interview prep to resumes and job descriptions, we've got you covered to land your dream job. Explore guides, templates, and a wide range of free resources and tools
- Financial Analyst courses
