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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]