An experienced financial and investment professional, Scott Cruse is the senior vice president of Morgan Stanley’s Los Gatos, California, location. Scott Cruse, a resident of Los Gatos, has completed the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification program.

1. By Scott Cruse, Los Gatos

2. Introduction
 An experienced financial and investment professional,
Scott Cruse is the senior vice president of Morgan Stanley’s
Los Gatos, California, location. Scott Cruse, a resident of
Los Gatos, has completed the Certified Investment
Management Analyst (CIMA) certification program.
Issued by the Investment Management Consultants
Association, the CIMA certification program is designed to
ensure practitioners provide both individual and
institutional investors with the knowledgeable, ethical
guidance they need to make prudent financial choices.

3. Certified Investment Management
Analyst
 A sign of professional excellence, CIMA certification
benefits investors because advisors with this designation
are likely to be more experienced, advise more high-net-
worth clients, and manage a higher percentage of each
client’s assets. CIMA professionals gain an executive
education as well as sophisticated investment management
skills during the certification process.
Composed of five steps, completing the Certified
Investment Management Analyst program typically takes
candidates between nine months and one year. After
passing a background check and submitting a CIMA
application, candidates must pass a qualification exam that
requires approximately 100 hours of study.

4. Conclusion
 Candidates must then attend and pass an executive
education program at a business school registered
with the association. Next, candidates must pass a
longer certification exam, after which they must
demonstrate at least three years of experience in the
field and pass another background check. Finally, they
sign a licensing agreement and pledge adherence to
the association’s codes and standards.