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CFA Exam Day Checklist: What To Bring To CFA Exams

30 Apr 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

This is the only CFA exam day checklist you need: what to bring, what to expect, what to wear, and everything else – updated for the latest pandemic-related procedures and computer-based exams. Here is our definitive list of things to bring to the exam, how the exam day will be like, and any other questions you might have about CFA exam day. CFA exam day: how the day is like With the new computer-based testing (CBT), CFA exam days are now different compared ...

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Exam Anxiety: How To Manage It Better

25 Apr 2024

Study Motivation

Whether you’re preparing for professional exams, or are a college student studying for your finals, you might be experiencing some anxiety or nervousness about the test. Exam anxiety is common, and something that ...

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CFA Refund and Withdrawal Policy, Clearly Explained

24 Apr 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

‘How to get a CFA exam refund’ has never really been a frequently asked question, but then the pandemic happened. This has triggered a few changes in the CFA refund policy since then. In this ...

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Study Faster: How to Finish All CFA Practice Tests by Exam Day

23 Apr 2024

CFA, How To Study

So you bought a whole bunch of CFA practice tests. Are you on track to finish all of them by exam day? Our research, based on 900+ candidate experiences and results, shows why finishing ...

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Risk Management Career Path: Roles, Salary & Progression

22 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Risk management in finance is essentially the practice of minimizing a firm's downside exposure, through identifying, analyzing and managing acceptable levels of uncertainties in a firm's day-to-day operations. With increasing global instability ...

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FRM vs PRM: Which risk management certification is better?

21 Apr 2024

Career Advice, FRM

Financial risk managers play an invaluable role in maintaining a company's fiscal health by seeking to identify, analyze and address the risks associated with a company’s business operations. Today, the profession is highly valued, ...

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CFA Investment Foundations Program: A Quick Guide

20 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Previously known as Claritas, the Investment Foundations Program by CFA Institute was paused in December 2021 for a product refresh. Since then, a new, enhanced version of the Investment Foundations Certificate was launched globally. ...