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cfa level 1 fixed income cheat sheet

CFA Level 1 Fixed Income: Our Cheat Sheet

Sophie Macon

3 Jul 2024

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2024 and 2025’s curriculum. Fixed Income is a central topic in finance, and it increases in importance (topic weight wise) as you advance to CFA Level 3. With so many key concepts to cover, we decided to create our Cheat Sheet series of articles, which focuses on one specific topic area for one specific CFA Level. This cheat sheet is basically a CFA Level 1 Fixed Income notes and formula sheet. ☕ ...

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CFA Mock Exams: How Many Should You Be Doing?

Zee Tan

2 Jul 2024

CFA, How To Study

One of the most effective ways to learn is through practice, lots of it. However, how many CFA mock exams should we aim to complete for practice? According to our research (11 years worth ...

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What’s A Safe CFA Mock Exam Target Score To Aim For?

Sophie Macon

1 Jul 2024

CFA, How To Study

It's easy to get discouraged by the recent unexpected trends in CFA minimum passing scores and pass rates, although there are some early signs of it returning to long term averages. While there are ...

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Why Getting Laid Off Was The Best Thing That Happened to My Career

Zee Tan

30 Jun 2024

Career Advice

Besides studying, career advice and experiences are also a very important part of exam candidates' lives. Today, I wanted to share one of the most significant events in my career, and how this ...

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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 ...

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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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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 ...