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Which Is The Most Difficult CFA Level?

Zee Tan

4 Mar 2024

CFA, How To Study

Mirror mirror on the wall, which is the most difficult CFA level of them all? While opinions differ among us, I think quite a lot of CFA charterholders agree that the answer is between CFA Level 2 vs Level 3. In this article, we start of by looking at the hardest topics by level. Then, we focus on the reasons why candidates felt that CFA Level 2 or Level 3 were particularly challenging, in hope that you'll avoid the same pitfalls they ...

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6 Effective Ways To Manage Stress While Studying

Zee Tan

3 Mar 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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...