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Comic: The 12 Steps to Answering A CFA Practice Question

mikey

25 Feb 2024

Study Break

If you’re taking the CFA exams soon, you must be pretty tired of studying by now. (Here’s how to prevent CFA burnout, by the way.) Although we mostly write articles here at 300Hours, I thought I’d take a bit of a deviant path and do a visual update today. Take a break from your calculators and read a little comic! My 12 Steps to Solving a Typical CFA Practice Question Hope you like it, and that you’re a little bit more relaxed from ...

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How to Convince Your Firm To Pay For Your CFA Exam

Zee Tan

23 Feb 2024

CFA, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3

I was feeling really poor back when I was attempting CFA Level 2. I had just been let go in my finance role and I wanted to switch careers into advertising, yet still continue ...

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Investment Management Certificate (IMC): A Useful Guide

Sophie Macon

21 Feb 2024

Career Advice

Did you know that in certain situations, the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) can be more suitable than taking on the CFA exams? With over 5,000 exams sat each year, IMC is the most widely-recognised ...

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How to Prepare for An Interview: 3 Steps To Secure Your Job Offer

Zee Tan

20 Feb 2024

Career Advice

With a good resume and solid networking skills, you've landed yourself an interview. That's a great position to be in. So how do you close the deal and get a job offer? Here's how to ...

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What To Do When You Lose Your Job: A Helpful Checklist

Zee Tan

19 Feb 2024

Career Advice

More than 20 million people lose their jobs in the US alone every year. With bizarre news of mass firing over Zoom calls and recessionary fears, job security has become more unpredictable lately. Losing ...

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CFA Charterholders: Why Top Firms Prefer Hiring Them

Zee Tan

18 Feb 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 3

Interviewing for a new job, targeting a promotion, or looking to progress your career? Top tier firms know that the CFA Program produces results. ​For your next career move, here’s a primer with all the ...

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Best CFA Calculator Guide: TI BA II Plus vs HP 12C

Zee Tan

15 Feb 2024

CFA, How To Study

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 ...