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Careers

CSA Institute and our sponsoring firms in the investment industry provide exciting and rewarding career opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors. To expand the global reach of our program and spread true financial wisdom around the world, we are dedicated to recruit and train dynamic leaders and organizers for the future.
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The Certified Securities Analyst (CSA) Program

A Focus on Practical Financial Wisdom for the Real World
As a non-profit educational organization, we provide free and low-cost financial literacy educational programs and certify value-based investment analysts specialized in Graham-Buffett value investing. CSA Institute, based in New York, New York, is NOT affiliated with CFA Institute based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Certified Securities Analyst [...]



Seeking Directors & National Advisors

CSA Institute seeks directors and national advisors to build a research-driven real-world professional learning institution focused on Graham-Buffett Value Investing.



The Written Exam

For each level of the exam, a candidate must sit for a three hour exam testing his general knowledge about the framework of Graham-Buffett Value Investing. This is in addition to the research report requirements for each level.
Our written exams are designed to firmly implant the value investment frameworks into a candidates long-term memory. A [...]



Real-world Research Reports

Real-time and real-world investment research reports are the hallmark of the vigorous Chartered Securities Analyst (CSA)TM Program.
In addition to proctored exams every year, the three-year CSA Program involve multiple research reports to be submitted by candidates for grading:
1) Initial summary reports on three of your best investment ideas, at least one page per idea. Your [...]



Achieving Financial Independence

CSA Institute strives to bring people real-world financial wisdom that can make a difference in their lives. All our exams and research projects are centered around actual businesses and real-time investment opportunities, instead of academic models conceived in ivory towers with little bearing with reality. We focus on key leadership skills like writing and public [...]



Mentoring and Networking

At CSA Institute, we are developing a system for each junior candidate to get personalize mentoring and guidance from experienced securities analysts. The candidate will get the crucial personalized mentoring and coaching that was sourly missing in traditional academic programs. The mentors and senior candidates will learn much more effectively when they try to teach. [...]



The Certified Securities Analyst (CSA) Program

A Focus on Practical Financial Wisdom for the Real World
As a nonprofit educational organization, we provide a unique Graham-Buffett equity research concentration within general financial analyst curriculum. The CSA program is focused on security analysis and practical investment research. We focus on the two most important courses as specified by superinvestor Warren Buffett, namely, (1) [...]



CSA Research Club

To join our exclusive Chartered Securities Analyst (CSA)TM Research Lab and look at the top quality investment ideas generated by our analysts, please compose a detailed write-up about the single best investment idea you have, with a minimum of 500 words, and then apply for your Research Lab Membership as follows:

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The Certified Securities Analyst (CSA) Program

Practical Financial Wisdom for the Real World
We provide a unique Graham-Buffett equity research concentration within general financial analyst curriculum. Our CSA program is focused on security analysis and practical investment research. We teach only two courses as specified by superinvestor Warren Buffett, namely, (1) How to think about the market, (2) How to value a [...]