What is the preferred study order for CFA Level 1?

Hi @TheAchiever, let me clarify as I wrote that article (https://300hours.com/cfa-level-1-study-order/).

For the study reference number, it’s helpful to refer to your curriculum, or this summary table (https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/programs/cfa/curriculum/study-sessions).

So for Level 1, I recommended the following order of topics:

1) Study Session 2 –> Readings 6-8 in Quantitative Methods Book

2) Study Session 6-9 –> Readings 19-30 in Financial Reporting & Analysis Book

3) Study Session 14-19 –> Readings 42-57 in Asset Class section

4) Study Session 10-11 –> Readings 31-35 in Corporate Finance book

5) Study Session 3 –> Readings 9-11 in Quantitative Methods Book

6) Study Session 12-13 –> Readings 36-41 in Equity Investments section

7) Study Session 4-5 –> Readings 12-18 in Economics section

8) Study Session 1 –> Readings 1-5 in Ethics book

As to how many pages a day, it really depends on how many days before exams you have, and your available daily commitment to have sufficient time to study and dedicate the 300+hours needed for L1.

I suggest having a study plan to work out your weekly schedule – we have a free study planner you can use. Usually we recommend 6 months before exam to start studying to avoid cramming.

Hope this helps 🙂

So, first ones to read are Reading 6-8, then Reading 16-30, and so on along the list.

Study session is just another way to group the readings, and shorter to list down than the readings 🙂

There is no fixed order. You must choose one sequence and stock to it…