USC/CFALA CFA Review Program Competitors

Our members and charterholders advance market integrity, trust, and transparency in their professions to build more sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous societies. With a heritage of over 75 years, CFA Institute has 200,000 members in 160 locations around the world, providing an unparalleled network of visionary leaders. Our rigorous CFA Institute qualifications and education offerings are designed to support professionals in their practice areas and build confidence with our clients and partners. Our world-class Research & Policy Center offers an unbiased forum for industry leaders, regulators and subject matter experts to help shape policy and drive positive change. As we are faced with increasingly complex challenges such as climate change, inequality, geopolitical conflicts and much more, we are focused on collaborating with current and future members to set and uphold standards to ensure positive, sustainable progress around the globe. CFA® is a registered trademark of CFA Institute.

UWorld is a global leader in comprehensive academic and professional education. We have helped more than 5 million learners develop the knowledge and skills needed to pass high-stakes accounting, college readiness, finance, graduate school, legal, medical, nursing, and pharmacy exams and thrive throughout their educational and career journeys. Our team members are active accountants, visionary finance experts, in-classroom educators, experienced attorneys, accomplished physicians, practicing nurses, credentialed pharmacists, and skilled scientists who create and deliver industry-leading learning resources. They take great pride in crafting exam-like test questions, detailed answer explanations, vivid illustrations, and engaging and precise videos that make really hard stuff easy to understand for students. We are committed to offering educators the most up-to-date resources that seamlessly integrate into existing curricula and actively engage students to help them know what to expect and how to succeed on test day and beyond. We are passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued while providing value to the students, educators, and partners who trust us to provide the highest-quality educational content and study tools on the market. From curriculum solutions and assessments to test preparation products and continuing education courses, we drive meaningful learning outcomes and empower learners to succeed at every stage of their academic and professional journeys. Aspen Publishing, Efficient Learning, JD-Next®, Roger CPA Review®, RxPrep®, Surgent Accounting & Financial Education™, and Themis Bar Review® are UWorld companies.

SIFMA is the voice of the nation’s securities industry, bringing together the shared interests of hundreds of broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers. We advocate for effective and resilient capital markets. SIFMA is the leading trade association for broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers operating in the U.S. and global capital markets. On behalf of our industry’s nearly 1 million employees, we advocate on legislation, regulation and business policy, affecting retail and institutional investors, equity and fixed income markets and related products and services. We serve as an industry coordinating body to promote fair and orderly markets, informed regulatory compliance, and efficient market operations and resiliency. We also provide a forum for industry policy and professional development. SIFMA, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., is the U.S. regional member of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA). The combined businesses of SIFMA’s members represent 75% of the U.S. broker-dealer sector by revenue and 50% of the asset management sector by assets under management. SIFMA is a 501(c)(6) organization. Together, we are invested in America.