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Spring means it's time to study for the CFA examSpringtime … warmer weather, green grass, blooming flowers, baseball season openers, The Masters, and … the CFA exam. You’ve answered the MBA vs. CFA question and now you are forced to study when everyone you know is getting ready for summer.

I never understood why the CFA exam is scheduled for the first week in June every year. It’s almost as if the CFA Institute wants to add an extra layer of difficulty by making it harder to study.

Here are two key tips I learned taking the exams that can help you:

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Should I get a CFA or an MBA?Should I get an MBA or should I get a CFA? It’s a very common question … it’s also the wrong question.

An MBA and a CFA are not mutually exclusive, nor are they perfect substitutes for each other. I have both and would recommend that route to anyone, but it’s worth a minute comparing the two.

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