CFA Exam Day Checklist: What To Bring To CFA Exams
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…
CFA Last Week Prep: 10 To-Dos Before Exam Day
The week before CFA Level 1 must feel pretty daunting, as it still feels the same for most Level 2 and 3 candidates too. Back then, I still remember feeling…
TI BA II Plus Guide: How To Use Your Calculator Better
Speed and accuracy matter for the CFA, FRM and CAIA exams. It is worth investing some time to learn how to use your calculator more effectively. This Texas Instruments BA…
CFA Level 1 Alternative Investments: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Whilst a relatively smaller topic weight in the overall Level 1 exams, CFA Alternative Investments is an important topic…
CFA Level 1 Ethics: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. If mastered, Ethics can be the ace up your sleeve throughout your CFA exam journey, given its relative high…
CFA Level 1 Economics: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Regardless whether you’ve a background in finance or economics, Economics is a central topic across all 3 levels of…
CFA Passing Score: Here’s the Latest MPS Estimates
[Updated for CFA Level 1 and Level 2 Nov 2022 exams – details below. To help our estimates, send your results PDF to results@300hours.com.] This article is about minimum passing…
CFA Level 1 Fixed Income: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Fixed Income is a central topic in finance, and it increases in importance (topic weight wise) as you advance…
CFA Pass Rates: How Hard Are The CFA Exams?
[Updated for CFA Nov 2022 exams] CFA pass rates are a factor in most candidates’ consideration on whether to sign up for the CFA exams. If pass rates are too…
CFA Exam Dates 2023: Key Registration Deadlines
Keeping track of all the important CFA exam information and deadlines is tough as is, especially when you’re already busy studying to pass the exams. It didn’t help that CFA…
CFA Level 1 FRA: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Ah, I remember the days where I looked at the sheer volume of formulae and concepts in CFA Level…
What’s the Best CFA Level 3 Study Order?
Level 1 Topic Order • Level 2 Topic Order • Level 3 Topic Order CFA Level 3 curriculum content has undergone a huge revamp during 2019-2021. The good news is that there are no…
CFA Level 1 Corporate Issuers: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Since 2022, Corporate Finance has been renamed as Corporate Issuers with a major revision on the topic. Although a…
How To Properly Show CFA On Resume and LinkedIn
With 45% of candidates registering for CFA exams for career reasons, it is crucial to keep your “personal marketing materials” – such as CV/resume, LinkedIn, business cards and even email signature…
What Is The Best CFA Level 2 Study Order? [2023]
Level 1 Topic Order • Level 2 Topic Order • Level 3 Topic Order There are 49 Learning Modules in CFA Level 2’s 2023 curriculum across 10 topics. But should you study the topics chronologically?…
CFA Level 1 Quantitative Methods: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. CFA exams are tough, we get it. We have gone through them ourselves. That’s why we created our Cheat…
CFA Level 1 Derivatives: Our Cheat Sheet
Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Derivatives. Perhaps no single word has a greater ability to strike fear in the hearts of CFA candidates. The…
CFA Exam Results: How to Interpret CFA Results Charts
What can your CFA exam results charts tell you? More than you may think. To help you get the most out of your CFA exam results, we’ve put together a clearcut…
How to Be Great at Answering CFA Level 3 Essay Questions
The CFA Level 3 essay questions (constructed response) tends to be many candidates’ Achilles heel, even when they accurately self-grade the essay practice questions during practice. However, there is a…
What Is The Best CFA Level 1 Study Order? [2023]
Level 1 Topic Order • Level 2 Topic Order • Level 3 Topic Order There are 73 Learning Modules (LMs, or mini readings) in CFA Level 1’s 2023 curriculum across 10 topics. But should…
Failed CFA Exams? 5 Clear Steps To Recover
CFA exams are famed for being difficult to pass. Failing CFA exams is unfortunately pretty common, but certainly not discussed enough. When I failed CFA Level 2 many years ago…