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CAIA Pass Rates: How Difficult Are CAIA Exams?

Sophie Macon

17 Nov 2024

CAIA

Are you considering CAIA certification? We often get asked how difficult the CAIA exams actually are. While CAIA pass rates and its historical trend is one way to judge this, it can be tricky to compare difficulty between designations such as CAIA vs CFA as well. CAIA exams are tough in the sense that you'll build up deep, specialist knowledge in a narrow topic of alternative investments. Passing CAIA exams is certainly achievable with a proper study plan to track your ...

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Finance Career Quiz: Which Career Fits Your Skills & Personality?

Sophie Macon

13 Nov 2024

Career Advice

The global financial services market is expected to grow from $22.5 trillion in 2021 to $28.5 trillion in 2025, recording a compound annual growth rate of 6%. To support this growth, the demand for ...

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Does CFA Help? Maybe, But It’s Not a Golden Ticket to Jobs

Zee Tan

12 Nov 2024

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

The CFA charter is a great career enhancer in the right industries, and when utilized to its full potential. Although it is challenging to attain, if you are well prepared with a good study ...

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CFFP’s Masters in Financial Analysis (MSFA): Our In-Depth Guide

Sophie Macon

11 Nov 2024

Career Advice, CFA

The pandemic has given us all the appreciation of working flexibly whilst still maintaining productivity and a good work life balance. This trend is prevalent in the professional education sector too. The College for ...

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13 Easy Desk Stretches To Do For Better Posture

Zee Tan

10 Nov 2024

Study Motivation, Study Break

Juggling work, life and studying for exams is pretty tough, especially if you have a young family. It can feel near impossible to make time to look after yourself when you're trying to ...

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Sleep Deprivation: Symptoms, Effects & How To Cure It

Zee Tan

9 Nov 2024

Study Motivation

Sleep is so crucial to our overall wellbeing, yet most of us don't get enough of it. When balancing exam preparation with a full-time job, it’s tempting to cut on sleep hours in a ...

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What Is CFA Good For? A Quick Look at Job Roles & Sectors

Zee Tan

8 Nov 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1

What is CFA good for, exactly? Somewhere along the way, in the haze of studying, you may wonder whether the CFA journey is worthwhile, or why you even took it in the first place.  It’s not surprising that ...