What is a Chartered Investment Council?
A chartered investment council is a financial professional who is formally trained in a number of different financial disciplines. This training is exhibited by the successful completion of battery of exams that have to do with these disciplines, as well as the accumulation of work experience that is directly related to the disciplines. Chartered investment councils often are found in a number of different finance based professions, such as general accounting and money management consulting. Generally, it is necessary for any persons who wish to attain the status of CIC to have a minimum of five years experience in a work environment that directly relates to economics in some manner. This work experience may be acquired in a brokerage, bank or similar financial institution, or any type of business that is concerned with money generation and management or the planning of estates. As long as the experience has to do with money, taxes, and other essentials of the financial process, it is
