Work Towards Becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst With This Certification Prep Training (Image via Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels) If you want a career in the finance industry, there are multiple ways to go about it. You can go into investment banking, where you handle the new issuance of corporate securities and bring them to market. You can try your hand at private equity, where you help businesses find capital for both growth and expansion. Or you can be a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a well-rounded finance professional who helps corporations and individuals make informed decisions about pretty much anything that has to do with money. It’s a tough job, and you need to pass certain exams to become one, but it pays handsomely.