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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Last Call for CFA Scholarship applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The deadline is Feb 1<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We still have 3 scholarships available and I would hate to see these go unused.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Yerkes, Rusty
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 04, 2017 10:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> finance-majors-l <finance-majors-l@listserve.samford.edu>; businessgrad <businessgrad@listserve.samford.edu>; economics-l <economics-l@listserve.samford.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> CFA Exam Scholarships?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Are you looking for an edge?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfaprogram/Pages/index.aspx">CFA Program</a> June 2018 Level I Exam Scholarships for Samford Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Complete <a href="https://www.cfainstitute.org/Forms/dec_june_student_scholarship.pdf">
Application</a> and return via email with <b><u>resume</u></b> and <b><u>transcript.</u></b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Incomplete packages will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please submit your application package by Dec 15th.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">About the CFA Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Why Choose the CFA Program?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Enroll in the CFA Program to begin earning the Chartered Financial Analyst<sup>®</sup>(CFA) credential, the most respected and recognized
investment management designation in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The CFA Program provides a strong foundation of advanced investment analysis and real-world portfolio management skills that will give
you a career advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The CFA Program curriculum covers concepts and skills you will use at all stages of your career.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The self-paced, online format makes it easier for you to continue working while you complete the program.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Completing the CFA Program shows employers and clients you have mastered a broad range of practical portfolio management and advanced investment analysis skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Click the picture below to hear why Anil Ghelani, CFA, chose the CFA program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://video.cfainstitute.org/services/player/bcpid3577743869001?bckey=AQ~~%2cAAABE5oc3_E~%2cLeu10fA0D1sc9Dh9wz3oyrstQJ-PkzpJ&bctid=4762317979001" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="710" height="532" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D36CE8.C9E1B060" alt="hy Choose the CFA Program? Hear how one CFA charterholder answers this question."></span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#002649">_______________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#002649">Rustin T. Yerkes, Ph.D., CFA</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#002649">Assistant Professor of Finance<br>
Brock School of Business</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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