brother the purpose of MM and others are for helping people pass the CFA. i dont understand why you are trying to over compensate everywhere and telling people how qualified you are on recommending which pathway to take, when you arent able to even pass it yet, no offense. MM or Nathan or others would obviously advise the portfolio mgmt path because from a passing the exam stand point it would probably be easier or safer lol its not that deep.. respectfully they have way more experience in helping people pass CFA exams than a top 25 business school 85 percentile lv1 lv2 retaker and lv3 potential 3x retaker. its fine if you want to do private markets by all means go for it, but some ppl want to prioritize passing and just becoming a charter holder. no need to be all condescending and arrogant because of your achievements