21. James Witt, CFA, chats with his colleague Elsa Otkins, CFA, in a LinkedIn forum about professional credentials. Witt writes to Otkins: "Passing the CFA exams has given me an edge to deliver superior investment performance compared to others." Witt does not make this statement when talking to his clients. Otkins writes: "I definitely have enhanced my knowledge in economics by studying the CFA curriculum." She adds the same sentence to her resume.

Have the Standards been violated?