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Investment Banking Career Path: Roles, Progression & Salaries

Sophie Macon

24 Sep 2024

Career Advice

Investment banking can be extremely rewarding as a career choice, both purely financial terms as well as professionally. Not only it pays well, it can also lead to some great exit opportunities as you progress in your career. That said, an investment banking career path can be demanding and often stressful, although a popular finance job particularly amongst those who have recently graduated from university, or who have time to dedicate to advancing their career in its early stages. With constant ...

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CFA Scholarships: How to Successfully Get Them

Alexander Law

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 ...

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Corporate Finance Career Path: Roles, Salaries & Progression

Zee Tan

23 Sep 2024

Career Advice

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 ...

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FRM Pass Rates: How Hard Are FRM Exams?

Sophie Macon

22 Sep 2024

FRM

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 ...

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FRM Fees: What’s The Total Cost? A Solid Estimate

Sophie Macon

21 Sep 2024

FRM

​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 ...

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How to Balance Work, Study and Family: 5 Valuable Tips

Sophie Macon

20 Sep 2024

Study Motivation

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 ...

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6 Effective Ways To Manage Stress While Studying

Zee Tan

18 Sep 2024

Study Motivation

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. ...