By Sophie Balancing CFA studies with a full time job is hard enough, but what if you have children added to the equation? Is it possible to pass the CFA exams while juggling a full time job and a family? Or should you just give up and watch Peppa Pig with them instead? After all, Marc has described …
By Mike I got into exercising a bit more a few years ago. While I’ve now become a lot more sedentary compared to my fitness peak, I still maintain a fairly active lifestyle, if I do say so myself. Restarting my CFA studies threatened to have a huge impact on my exercise levels, even though …
By Sophie Howdy CFA candidates! How are studies coming along? I’m sure you’re doing your best, but I’m worried about your wellbeing, especially if you start to use up all your superpowers in one go and burn out right before the exams. That was what happened to me for Level III which almost went catastrophic. …
By Sophie With the CFA countdown clock ticking away, it’s time to take a step back to evaluate your study routine and productivity to make sure you’re on the right track. How are you feeling? Are you sleeping enough, or getting the most out of your sleep time? Feeling moderately stressed is normal (and in fact beneficial to …
By Travis Koivula (LinkedIn) The quickest way to pass all three levels of the CFA exam is to take the exams in an 18-month span (December, June, June) with consecutive passes on each test. I work in retail finance, advising individual investors on how to make the most of their money. Even with 11 years of …
By Zee A few years ago, I spent a significant amount of time in San Francisco. I wasn’t aware of it at the time, but SF is a massive gold mine of good food. Coming from London, this was a revelation and gourmet emancipation of epic proportions. Of course, this didn’t bode well for my …