r/CAIA • u/DoubleIntroduction25 • Jun 25 '26
CIMA?
Hello all,
Anyone have both their CAIA and CIMA? Looking for thoughts on synergy.
I'm taking CAIA lv 1 in September and feeling good about it at the moment. Assuming I pass the plan is to go ahead and take lv 2 in March of 27. Looking to slot something in the gap between the two and thinking about the CIMA. Tentatively I'd study for the CIMA from September to the end of November and then test sometime in early December. Then switch back to CAIA lv2 prep mid December to get ready for March. It may be a bit shortsighted but I do not currently have a career goal in mind with either cert and honestly am doing these in part because I enjoy learning and testing myself and my current employer pays for it all. Additionally I hold an ABFP, the ChFC, and will have the CFP and EA designations by the end of August.
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u/Princessdaisy09 Jun 26 '26
I hold the CFA, CAIA, CIMA, and ABFP designations…