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

Sophie Macon

2 Mar 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 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 ...

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6 Useful Salary Negotiation Tips You Must Know

Sophie Macon

29 Feb 2024

Career Advice

It’s insane that we’re never taught about negotiations in classes, given how much we actually need it for important milestones in our lives, such as promotion and salary raise discussions. Just like interviewing, networking, ...

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8 Effective Job Hunting Tips For 2024

Sophie Macon

27 Feb 2024

Career Advice

The global COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made job search trickier than it already is. If you are looking for a new job during this year, here’s a master list of top job hunting ...

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What’s the Best CFA Level 3 Study Order?

Zee Tan

26 Feb 2024

CFA, CFA Level 3

Level 1 Topic Order â€¢ Level 2 Topic Order â€¢ Level 3 Topic Order CFA Level 3 curriculum content has undergone a huge revamp during 2019-2021. The good news is that there are no major changes between 2023 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...