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CFA Pass Rates: How Hard Are The CFA Exams?

Sophie Macon

30 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

[Updated for May 2024 exams] CFA pass rates are a factor in most candidates' consideration on whether to sign up for the CFA exams. If pass rates are too high, it lacks prestigiousness. If it is too low, it is too difficult and may not be worth the effort. Tricky, eh? Often branded the 'world's hardest exams', we often get questions from our readers on exactly how difficult the CFA exams could be. The short answer? It's hard, but not the hardest? In ...

Failed CFA exam - here's what to do next

Failed CFA Exams? 5 Clear Steps To Recover

Zee Tan

29 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

CFA exams are famed for being difficult to pass. Failing CFA exams is unfortunately pretty common, but certainly not discussed enough. When I failed CFA Level 2 many years ago (just below the Minimum ...

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CFA Exam Results: How to Interpret CFA Results Charts

Zee Tan

28 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

What can your CFA exam results charts tell you? More than you may think. To help you get the most out of your CFA exam results, we’ve put together a clearcut guide with: CFA results ...

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7 CFA Motivational Techniques to Stay Sane While Studying, Job Hunting & Working

Matthew Buonopane

25 Jun 2024

Study Motivation

How can we, as CFA exam candidates, balance studying with everything else we have to deal with? Given that job hunting is ranked as one of life’s most stressful endeavors and the CFA charter ...

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9 Potential CFA Exam Failure Signs To Be Aware Of

mikey

23 Jun 2024

CFA, How To Study

If you’re studying for the CFA exam, how do you know if you’re doing OK?  How do you know you’re not on the path to possibly failing? Sure, some will say as long as you’re ...

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How I Passed CFA Level 3 On My First Attempt

Alexander Del Olmo Irizar

22 Jun 2024

CFA, CFA Level 3

If you ask a CFA charterholder which CFA exam level they found the toughest, they are likely to answer either Level 2 or Level 3. CFA Level 3 is especially challenging because the exam format also ...

CFA vs CPA_ Which Suits You Better

CFA vs CPA: Which Is Best For You?

Zee Tan

21 Jun 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3

There is understandably a lot of comparison and confusion between different financial qualifications. CFA vs CPA is no exception - they even sound similar! We have had chartered accountants share their CFA experiences before, ...