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Failed CFA Exams? 5 Clear Steps To Recover

Zee Tan

29 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

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 (just below the Minimum Passing Score), I remember the overwhelming devastation and anger after spending 350+ hours studying for it. If any of you have experienced it after properly studying, you’ll know what I mean, and how it feels to pour months and months of solid effort to have it casually ejected ...

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CFA Exam Results: How to Interpret CFA Results Charts

Zee Tan

28 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

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 guide with: CFA results ...

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CFA Level 1 FSA: Our Cheat Sheet

Sophie Macon

27 Jun 2024

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2024 and 2025’s curriculum. Ah, I remember the days where I looked at the sheer volume of formulae and concepts in CFA Level 1 FSA ...

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CFA Level 1 Economics: Our Cheat Sheet

Sophie Macon

27 Jun 2024

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2024 and 2025's curriculum. Regardless whether you've a background in finance or economics, Economics is a central topic across all 3 levels of the CFA ...

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Studying With Coffee: How to Use It Productively for Your Studies

Zee Tan

26 Jun 2024

Study Motivation

Do you love coffee? I imagine I see many heads nodding now. Suffice to say, my appreciation for coffee has increased throughout the years, especially since I discovered that good coffee, properly made, shouldn't have ...

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CFA Fast Track: How to Pass the CFA Exams Quickly

Sophie Macon

26 Jun 2024

CFA, How To Study

It takes an average of 1,000 study hours to obtain a CFA charter, so it is worthwhile investigating the most efficient way to pass before signing up. While there are no shortcuts nor ...

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7 CFA Motivational Techniques to Stay Sane While Studying, Job Hunting & Working

Matthew Buonopane

25 Jun 2024

Study Motivation

How can we, as CFA exam candidates, balance studying with everything else we have to deal with? Given that job hunting is ranked as one of life’s most stressful endeavors and the CFA charter ...