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7 Ambient Sound Apps to Increase Your Study Focus
19 Nov 2024
CFA, How To Study, Study Motivation
In general, the right type of study music does help improve study focus. While there are many genres of study music out there, there’s another often overlooked, but scientifically proven tool that can help boost your study focus and creativity – ambient sounds. In this article, we will take a look at the latest research on ambient noises and a roundup of the latest ambient sound apps out there to help your study sessions. How do ambient noises affect our creative thinking? To ...
Does Music Help You Study? How To Use Music For Exam Success
18 Nov 2024
Nearly every student is accused at some point of idling about listening to music instead of working hard on an assignment. Unsubstantiated protests that music helps put them in the right frame of ...
Productive Habits: A 7-Step Plan To Building Effective Routines
18 Nov 2024
Lydia – a CFA Level 2 candidate reader – wrote to us about the difficulty of living in isolation for 6+ months during the pandemic, especially when it comes to forming good habits ...
CAIA Pass Rates: How Difficult Are CAIA Exams?
17 Nov 2024
Are you considering CAIA certification? We often get asked how difficult the CAIA exams actually are. While CAIA pass rates and its historical trend is one way to judge this, it can be ...
Hedge Fund Career Path: Roles, Salaries & Progression
16 Nov 2024
With a reputation for offering some of the best salaries in the financial sector, a hedge fund career is one that’s coveted by many professionals. With opportunities for progression, that’s often a little ...
Certificate in Climate and Investing (CCI): A Complete Guide
14 Nov 2024
A recent report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted the urgent need to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions globally by 2050 to avoid a catastrophic climate change. This, amongst ...
Finance Career Quiz: Which Career Fits Your Skills & Personality?
13 Nov 2024
The global financial services market is expected to grow from $22.5 trillion in 2021 to $28.5 trillion in 2025, recording a compound annual growth rate of 6%. To support this growth, the demand for ...