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To become a CPA in California, you’ll need to meet the following requirements: California gives you a 30-month rolling window to pass all four exam sections once you’ve passed your first, and operates as a one-tier state, meaning your CPA certificate and license are issued together rather than as two separate steps. The sections below …
You can register for CFA Level 1 during your final two years of university, but should you? The answer depends on your current situation. If you already have a graduate job lined up and a manageable course load, starting CFA in college makes sense. If you’re still job hunting or struggling academically, those 300+ hours …
FRM candidates need approximately 250 hours to prepare for each part (Part 1 and Part 2). A typical 5-6 month study plan means 10-13 hours per week for both parts. Our free study planner tracks your progress across the FRM curriculum, prioritizes high-weight topics, benchmarks your mock scores against historical candidate data, and predicts your …
It’s quite common for individuals who start off as engineers to think about switching to finance. I’m one of them, by the way. Despite seemingly different disciplines, a background in engineering equips one well with an analytical mind, which is a highly transferable skillset to financial roles. But just how easy is it to switch …
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 a large proportion of CFA Program candidates cite career development and advancement as a reason to register for the CFA …
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 ‘do it all’, which can lead to exam burn out. Despite sleeping enough and eating right, I remember finding the constant routine …
Exercise makes you smarter, calmer, and better at retaining information—exactly what you need for CFA exam preparation. But most candidates skip it because they think they don’t have time. The research is clear: even 20 minutes of walking before a study session improves performance. Candidates who exercise regularly score higher on practice exams, recover from …
Here are the meme-fied seasons so far: Season 1 ∙ Season 2 ∙ Season 3 For CFA exam study breaks, I either watched an episode of Friends, or, er, created dank memes. So when I was deciding what to contribute to 300 Hours, the choice was obvious: combine my two unholy pastimes and see what happens. Behold, the …
Here are the meme-fied seasons so far: Season 1 ∙ Season 2 ∙ Season 3 The continuation of my misguided attempt to create at least one CFA meme from every Friends episode, ever.First, it was season 1. Now, it’s time for season 2 to get the CFA exam makeover. As a reminder, here are the rules of the challenge: …
It is CFA exam questions practice season now. Besides being the most effective way to prepare for the CFA exams, it’s also always a good idea to really get to know the exam format well – hence our recommendation on completing 4-6 practice exams! Regardless the preparation level, there will be times during the exam where you …