Financial Planning, the most preferred career option
Released on: June 11, 2008, 2:22 am
Press Release Author: Imprimis Life
Industry: Education
Press Release Summary: The career search and research is on, extensively this season. With the increasing number of avenues, students today are not only interested in degrees or diplomas but a solution to hone their interests and skills and get into their dream careers.
A career as a finance professional today is vastly different than it used to be years ago. Financial planning provides direction and meaning to a person\'s financial decisions, which includes buying a home, saving for children\'s education or planning for retirement. The study and analysis of today's markets, financial products and other related sectors of the business world are the foundation of financial activities. Stockbroker, financial planner, and investment advisor are just a few career options in finance that one can chose from.
Press Release Body: Today, while boundaries between various financial products are blurring, people are increasingly looking not just at products but also at integrated financial solutions that can offer stability of returns along with security. Here is when they look up to their Financial Planner for the best advice, to plan their investments for better returns.
Says industry expert, Mr. Anish Wig, CEO of International College of Financial Planning; "We at ICFPTM provide solutions by imparting world-class knowledge and training to our students, working executives and professionals interested in making a career in financial services in India. ICFP's courses are customized in accordance with the industry requirement and on job need analysis, thus assuring a secure future to the students".
ICFPTM offers Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (PGDFPTM) which is a 1 year course, designed to prepare students for Financial Services industry, for plug and play and a 2 year Post Graduate Diploma in Securities Analysis and Trading (PGDSATTM) course to create a stream of trained professionals who will become the torchbearers of the revolution in the Indian Capital Markets taking on roles in research, equity analysis and other related fields.
Eligibility: Graduates and students in final year of graduation are eligible for the course, but the admission to the Post Graduate Diploma will be confirmed only after the candidate completes his/her graduation.
Admission Procedure for both the PG programmes CAT/MAT Score or ICFPTM Written Test to be conducted on 8th June 2008, and thereafter GD and Personal Interview.
Mr. Anish Wig also adds; "The financial sector is now poised for a quantum leap and the challenges are so vast that they will fulfill the aspirations of the innovators, the advisors, the financial specialists as well as the researchers from all streams of society. Those who join the finance sector in the take off stage will dominate business and trade worldwide for years to come."
Thus thinking beyond B-schools, treading towards F-schools seems more lucrative option today. The B-school herd race has left large number of postgraduate students struggling up the ladder and finding it demeaning. So let's spot a more established and super specialized career option - Financial Planning.
For further information, please contact: Ms. Sukhwinder Kaur @ 9999619499 Ms. Mansi Arora @ 9312354240
Web Site: http://www.icfpindia.org
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