CFA Institute Evolves: 6 Big Changes to the CFA Program
In the past few years, the CFA Program has undergone some pretty big changes. From a radical change in exam schedules to a shift to computer-based testing (CBT), the CFA…
A Super Guide To CFA Computer Based Testing (CBT)
Since the introduction of computer-based testing (CBT) by CFA Institute in 2021, there has been a few minor tweaks, changes and improvements in the candidate experience. Here’s one epic summary…
CFA Online Proctored Testing (OPT): A Timely Summary
Since the first mention of CFA online proctored testing (OPT) on 12th Jan 2021, CFA Institute has promptly revealed more information about this online proctored exam option in the last…
CFA Institute Responds to FT’s “Falls Off Cliff” Article
You may have read an article recently published in the Financial Times (FT) with the headline: “Demand ‘falls off cliff’ for CFA financial analyst qualification“. While the FT article reports…
UWorld CFA Prep: A Big Push Into the CFA Market
By Zee Tan Have you heard of UWorld? Well, pretty much every US medical student has. This medical exam prep juggernaut is now expanding into the CFA exam space, with…
Salt Solutions CFA Online Learning Platform: Our Review
I took and passed my CFA Level 3 ten years ago, almost to the day. Those were the days where if you wanted your practice questions on a computer, you…
Kaplan UK CFA Classroom Programme: Our Review
Special offer: Kaplan UK is offering a free JumpStart Level II package which includes a free evening class, online class and materials, but you’ll need to sign up soon. Kaplan…
CFA Feb 2021: What CFA Institute’s Emails Meant
Well, the news and changes just keep on coming! After its initial email on 13th Jan, CFA Institute sent a follow up email last week to CFA Feb 2021 candidates…
2020 in Review: How the CFA Exams Changed
What a year. It has been tragic, stressful, complicated, yet hopeful and full of changes. Speaking of changes, CFA exams experienced the greatest upheaval in its 57 year history this…
Kaplan Schweser Exam Sim: CFA CBT Mock Experience
As you likely know, the CFA exams will be moving to a computer-based testing (CBT) format for all levels in 2021. How would the CBT exam experience be like? To…
Dec 2020 CFA Exams Cancelled: What You Can Do
By Zee Tan On 7th Oct 2020, CFA Institute announced that the Dec20 CFA exams have been cancelled in 37 locations worldwide. This was followed by: 15th Oct 2020: increased…
December CFA Exam Cancellations: What the Email Means
Some December 2020 CFA exam candidates received an email from CFA Institute last week about ‘potential December exam cancellations’ – frustrating, and possibly a bit confusing for candidates. Here’s a…
Are CBT CFA Exams Less Prestigious? Here’s Why Not
By Zee Tan Ever since CFA Institute announced that all levels of the CFA exam will be computer-based from 2021, there have been a small but vocal subset of candidates…
Dec20 vs 2021 CFA Exams: Should You Postpone?
Last week, CFA Institute ripped up the rulebook once again, announcing that CFA Level 2 and Level 3 will transition to computer-based exams in 2021, effectively cancelling the paper-based Jun21…
CFA December 2020: Will It Get Postponed Again?
The CFA exams were postponed in June 2020. But given that the pandemic is still making its rounds, could the CFA exams be postponed again, or even cancelled? Read on…
CFA Exam Postponed: All the Latest Info and FAQs
CFA Institute announced a few weeks ago that they are postponing the June 2020 CFA exams to the next two available dates: December 2020 and June 2021. Since the announcement…
CFA Exams & COVID-19: How Candidates Were Affected
By Christine Martinez Update 19 Mar 2020: The CFA June 2020 exams has been postponed to later dates. You can read our detailed update here. You’ve got enough stress with the…
Master CFA Essays & Item-Sets: Kaplan Schweser Workshops
Besides understanding the CFA curriculum, we’ve stressed time and again how important it is to understand the actual format of the CFA exam to stand a chance of passing. This…
Bloomberg CFA Level 1 Prep: A Smarter Approach to Studying
Most of you may know Bloomberg for their financial data software, terminals and colourful keyboards at work. Today, Bloomberg is extending their brand into the CFA exam preparation market with…
Fitch Learning Cognition: Your All-In-One CFA Exam Coach
Sponsored If you can afford it, classroom training is pretty awesome for a number of reasons: it figures out what you need to be learning, and when you need to…
Chalk and Board: CFA Courses & Item-Set Workshops
Would you like to have one of the most experienced instructors in the CFA industry guide you through your CFA exams? That’s the idea behind Chalk and Board. Although Chalk and…