The Certified Securities Analyst (CSA) Program
By admin | July 2nd, 2008 | Category: CSA Program, Featured |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 (CSA) program is different from the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program in that CSA exams focus on securities selection and practical investment research. We focus on the two most important courses as specified by superinvestor Warren Buffett, namely, (1) How to think about the market, (2) How to value a business. Our curriculum is mainly based on the Old Testaments by Benjamin Graham and the New Testaments by Warren Buffett. Our supplemental reading materials are based on the work of superinvestors like Eddie Lampert, Charlie Munger, Joel Greenblatt, Peter Lynch, etc., etc. Our global markets division provides training in other fields of investing like foreign currencies and global investments.
Benjamin Graham was one of the founding fathers of the investment analyst profession. We are dedicated to the Old Testaments written by Benjamin Graham and the New Testaments written by Warren Buffett is necessary. Our CSA professional certification program is being launched for the purpose of teaching the good old art of plain vanilla stock picking.
A Certified Securities Analyst (CSA) certified can be issued to qualified candidates after (1) completing three years of training and self-study by studying the literature and methods of Graham and Buffett, (2) passing a comprehensive examination on accounting and financial analysis, and (3) defending three in-depth investment research reports.
The Certified Securities Analyst (CSA) program is offered by a newly formed independent non-profit organization. To fully launch the CSA program and continue Benjamin Graham’s dedication to practical security analysis, we will seeking founders, sponsors, candidates, instructors and volunteers. If you would like to be a founding benefactor, if you want to be a volunteer, or if you are interested in the CSA designation, please email us at: info {at} csainstitute.org
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I am very excited that you all have chosen to do this — I think frankly it is far more worthwhile than the CFA program in terms of what I do. I hope that it gains traction, and please let me know what I can do to help.
Hi, Lila, thank you for your show of support! We need volunteers who could fill out funding applications and search for government agencies and foundations that provide grants to financial literacy programs for the young and the poor.
Anyone who could take ownership in this open learning institution, please email us at:
info (at) csainstitute.org