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CFA Passing Score: We Reveal the Latest Minimum Passing Score (MPS) Estimates
[Updated for July 2021 CFA exams.] This article is about minimum passing scores. For CFA exam pass rates, see this article instead. IMPORTANT: Please do not use our MPS estimate…
CFA Pass Rates: How Hard Are The CFA Exams?
[Updated for the Jul’21 CFA 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 Scholarships: How to Successfully Get Them
Scholarship deadlines: CFA scholarships for the 2022 exams are reopening soon: Access (‘fall 2021’), Women’s scholarship (7 Sep 2021), Student/Professor/Regulator scholarship (16 Sep 2021). Aside from the time commitment, there is…
When Will My CFA Results Be Released?
[updated for July 2021 CFA exams] Although the CFA Institute announces most of the relevant dates on the CFA exam calendar right at the start, a pretty significant date is…
5 Frequently Asked Questions about CFA Results Day
The CFA results day for the Level 1 Jul21 exams will be on 14 September. Remember that you can track all important events by syncing with our CFA Calendar, including our…
CFA ESG Certificate: Our Easy Guide
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues to the forefront of everyone’s minds. ESG matters. And investors and companies around the world are reacting fast to…
CFA FAQ: 8 Popular Questions By CFA Candidates
We receive a lot of questions from readers asking for advice for their own CFA preparations. While we do try and reply to every one personally, it got me thinking…
2021-2022 CFA Exam Dates: Important Deadlines You Need To Know
Keeping track of the important CFA exam dates and deadlines is tough when all you want to do is make sure you’re remembering enough of the CFA exam curriculum to…
What Is The Best CFA Level 1 Study Order? [2021 & 2022]
Level 1 Topic Order • Level 2 Topic Order • Level 3 Topic Order There are 60 readings in CFA Level 1’s 2022 curriculum (57 readings in 2021’s curriculum). But should you study the…
2022 CFA Curriculum Changes: Our Super Summary
Note: This article is for the new 2022 curriculum. For previous year’s info, check out our article on 2020-2021 CFA curriculum changes. The new 2022 CFA curriculum is now out…
Plan Your 2022 CFA Registration With Our Free Journey Planner
2021 represents a big step change for all CFA candidates, with full transition to computer-based testing (CBT), shorter exams and increased testing frequency for all Levels. It also doesn’t help that…
How To Study Effectively: Proven Methods That Work for CFA, FRM & CAIA Exams
Have you ever wondered if your current study methods are effective for passing the exams? A comprehensive study called “Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques” by Dunlosky et al. (2013), may just…
CFA August 2021 Cancelled: Latest List of Locations
Here we go again, COVID cases are rising in certain countries and region which necessitates some CFA exam location closures. Here is the complete list of cities where CFA August…
What Is The Best CFA Level 2 Study Order? [2021 & 2022]
Level 1 Topic Order • Level 2 Topic Order • Level 3 Topic Order There are 47 readings in CFA Level 2’s 2022 curriculum (48 readings in 2021). But should you study the topics chronologically?…
What’s the Best CFA Level 3 Study Order? [2021 & 2022]
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 the 2022 Level…
CFA Professional Conduct Investigation: A Clear Guide
As a CFA candidate, you may have heard occasional horror stories about some candidates being subjected to CFA Professional Conduct investigations due to a misconduct (perceived or actual). To help…
The Free CFA Study Materials List [2021 Edition]
The CFA program is a lot cheaper than other postgraduate qualifications, but hey, every little helps, right? Be careful though – free CFA exam materials floating around the internet can…
Our Ultimate Guide to CFA Practice Questions
It’s the time of the year again – few weeks before before CFA exams… it’s crunch time! We now know that practicing is one of the best ways to learn effectively for…
CFA vs CPA: Our Super Comparison Guide
There is understandably a lot of comparison and confusion between different financial qualifications. CFA vs CPA is no exception – they even sound similar! We have had chartered accountants share…
CFA Level 1 Portfolio Management: Our Cheat Sheet
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…
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…