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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 know parenthood ain’t easy. We also know from speaking to hundreds of CFA candidates who are parents that ‘CFA as a parent’ is possible. It is however by no means easy, and here are their top 5 principles on how to balance work, study and family. Let's ...
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 ...
Best CFA Calculator Guide: TI BA II Plus vs HP 12C
16 Sep 2024
Not sure which CFA approved calculator to use? If you're still on the fence about Texas Instrument's BA II Plus vs HP 12C, you've come to the right place. In this CFA calculator guide ...
The CFA Syllabus, Explained With Two Cows
14 Sep 2024
Ever feel that the CFA syllabus is a little incomprehensible at times? Every topic makes sense when you’re going through it, but for me, it’s difficult to recall at short notice what each topic ...
How to Get Into Wealth Management: An Insider’s Guide
13 Sep 2024
About Tamara: In addition to more than 10 years of wealth management experience, Tamara holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designations and has obtained the Life License Qualification Program (LLQP). ...
Which CFA Question Bank Is Better? CFA Institute vs Prep Providers
12 Sep 2024
There are 3 main sources of CFA exam practice questions: 10-30 end-of-chapter (EOC) questions found at the end of each reading in the CFA Institute curriculum books, 1-3 sets of CFA mock papers from CFA ...