A CFA is suitable for anyone interested in making a long-term commitment to working in the investment management industry. However, this includes a broad range of investment advisors, accountants, analysts, and managers. People who assist individuals or companies with structuring their finances and making investment choices often find significant financial and personal benefit, but the same can be said of accountants, risk analysts, and auditors. Once you have a CFA charter, you enter a group of professionals that many organizations feel comfortable hiring. For this reason, anyone associated with the financial profession — even as a part-time consultant — can benefit from the CFA program. Another draw for CFA applicants is that it gives you access to the most recent research, professional development content, and a directory of other members.