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CFA Scholarships: How to Successfully Get Them
23 Sep 2024
CFA, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3
Aside from the time commitment, there is a considerable cost to pursuing the CFA charter, especially for students. Level 1 enrollment and registration fees alone can be as high as $1,600, not including any third-party materials you might need. Luckily, there are a variety of CFA scholarships available for candidates, allowing you to reduce the enrollment and signup fees to as low as $400. I was fortunate enough to be awarded Access Scholarships thrice, and in this article I’ll share my experience in applying ...
Corporate Finance Career Path: Roles, Salaries & Progression
23 Sep 2024
There is a broad range of career options in financial services. While routes like investment banking or working at a hedge fund certainly have their appeal, one of the most popular and perhaps ...
FRM Pass Rates: How Hard Are FRM Exams?
22 Sep 2024
Current or potential FRM candidates often wonder what are the FRM pass rates like, in order to have a sense of FRM exam difficulty. This is also a common question we get asked ...
FRM Fees: What’s The Total Cost? A Solid Estimate
21 Sep 2024
​Here’s a proper guide on all the relevant FRM fees you really need to budget for both Parts of the FRM exams. First, we are going to dive straight into the total cost of FRM exams ...
How to Balance Work, Study and Family: 5 Valuable Tips
20 Sep 2024
Being a working parent is hard enough, but what if you add on the challenge of studying for a finance exam to the mix? Some of us at 300Hours have rambunctious children, so we ...
6 Effective Ways To Manage Stress While Studying
18 Sep 2024
Stress has an alarming ability to infiltrate all aspects of everyday life. It can strike unexpectedly, often causing people to subconsciously react in ways that are quite out of proportion to their situation. ...
CFA Careers: What Are Typical Job Opportunities for CFA Charterholders?
17 Sep 2024
CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3
Did you know that 45% of CFA candidates pursue the charter for career-related reasons? But what are the typical Chartered Financial Analysts' (CFA) careers? What can you do with a CFA charter? It is ...