This is a guide on how to use HP12C calculator. If you’re using Texas Instruments BA II Plus calculator, check out our how-to guide here. The HP12C calculator is Hewlett Packard’s longest and best-selling product, in continual production since its introduction in 1981. Due to its simple operation for key financial calculations, the calculator long ago …
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 …
To access our free mock exams for other levels, check out our Free Guides section. CFA Level 3 candidates: since doing practice questions is one of the best ways to study, here is our updated, free CFA Level 3 mock exam for more practice, thanks to our partner Salt Solutions. It includes specific questions for the …
Did you know that besides the CFA program, CFA Institute also offers CFA Investment Foundations program? Many potential candidates get confused between the two qualifications, so we thought it may be helpful to put together a proper comparison guide to help you decide between CFA Investment Foundations vs CFA Program. Let’s dive in! What is …
To access our free mock exams for other levels, check out our Free Guides section. Hope your CFA preparations are going to plan! If not, check out our guide to finishing up your notes, so that you can get started on practice exams. For some practice, here is our updated, free CFA Level 1 mock exam that reflects the …
To access our free mock exams for other levels, check out our Free Guides section. CFA Level 2 candidates, we know you need lots of practice questions to pass one of the more challenging CFA levels. So, here’s our free CFA Level 2 mock exam for more practice, thanks to our partner Salt Solutions. This is …
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2025’s curriculum. It is probably no surprise that portfolio management is the most popular career current CFA candidates are interested in exploring further. Portfolio management is the heart of the CFA program – and they start you light and gentle in Level 1 with a broad …
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2024 and 2025’s curriculum. Regardless whether you’ve a background in finance or economics, Economics is a central topic across all 3 levels of the CFA exams that requires some focus to master, especially the exchange rate section! Building a strong foundation in CFA Level 1 Economics …
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2025’s curriculum. If mastered, Ethics can be the ace up your sleeve throughout your CFA exam journey, given its relative high topic-weight yet similar content across all 3 levels. That said, Ethics can be really dry to read through at times… we know, as we have …
[Updated for Aug 2025 exams – details below. To help our estimates, send your results PDF to results@300hours.com.] This article is about minimum passing scores. For CFA exam pass rates, see this article instead. IMPORTANT: Please do not use our MPS estimate as a basis to plead to CFA Institute to ask for a recheck. …