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CAIA Pass Rates: How Difficult Are CAIA Exams?

Sophie Macon

9 May 2024

CAIA

Are you considering CAIA certification? We often get asked how difficult the CAIA exams actually are. While CAIA pass rates and its historical trend is one way to judge this, it can be tricky to compare difficulty between designations such as CAIA vs CFA as well. CAIA exams are tough in the sense that you'll build up deep, specialist knowledge in a narrow topic of alternative investments. Passing CAIA exams is certainly achievable with a proper study plan to track your ...

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FRM Salary: Does FRM Certification Increase Your Salary?

Zee Tan

4 May 2024

FRM

Issued by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) designation is a globally recognized qualification that’s designed for risk management professionals. For anyone working in financial risk management, achieving ...

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CFP Exam: How to Become a Certified Financial Planner

Sophie Macon

3 May 2024

CFP

If you're considering a career in finance, financial planning may be an ideal career path as it offers a great work life balance, decent salary with interesting, client-focused analytical work. It's a big ...

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FRM Exam: Our Financial Risk Manager Certification Guide

Sophie Macon

3 May 2024

FRM

Wondering what the FRM certification all about? If you’re keen on a career in risk management, consider the FRM exams by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP): a two-part, self study set of ...

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Financial Planner Career Path: Roles, Salaries & Progression

Sophie Macon

2 May 2024

Career Advice

Financial planners help individuals to reach their long term financial goals. From planning for retirement, to offering the structure and strategy needed to enable clients to make the most of their finances, financial ...

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How To Use HP12C Calculator Better for Your Exams

Matthew Buonopane

26 Apr 2024

CFA, CAIA, FRM, How To Study

This is a guide on how to use HP12C calculator. If you're using Texas Instruments BA II Plus calculator, check out our how-to guide here. The HP12C calculator is Hewlett Packard’s longest and best-selling product, ...

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Risk Management Career Path: Roles, Salary & Progression

Sophie Macon

22 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Risk management in finance is essentially the practice of minimizing a firm's downside exposure, through identifying, analyzing and managing acceptable levels of uncertainties in a firm's day-to-day operations. With increasing global instability ...