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CFA Level 1 Corporate Issuers: Our Cheat Sheet

8 Oct 2023

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Since 2022, Corporate Finance has been renamed as Corporate Issuers with a major revision on the topic. Although a relatively small topic weight, CFA Level 1 Corporate Issuers is one of those topics that is highly interlinked with FRA and Quantitative Methods, therefore mastering this relatively light topic should pay dividends (sorry) for your overall exam. To help you with your revision, we decided to create our Cheat Sheet series of ...

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CFA Ethics: Top 10 Tips To Nail This [All Levels]

7 Oct 2023

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

The Ethical and Professional Standards section is challenging for most CFA candidates given the more subjective nature of the topic and questions (vs. the rest of the curriculum), and the sheer amount of ...

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CFA Level 1 FRA: Our Cheat Sheet

5 Oct 2023

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Ah, I remember the days where I looked at the sheer volume of formulae and concepts in CFA Level 1 FRA (Financial Reporting ...

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Failed CFA Exams? 5 Clear Steps To Recover

1 Oct 2023

CFA, Exam Day & Results

CFA exams are famed for being difficult to pass. Failing CFA exams is unfortunately pretty common, but certainly not discussed enough. When I failed CFA Level 2 many years ago (just below the Minimum ...

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CFA Level 1 Portfolio Management: Our Cheat Sheet

31 Aug 2023

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. It is probably no surprise that portfolio management is the most popular career current CFA candidates are interested in exploring further. Portfolio management is ...

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CFA Level 1 Alternative Investments: Our Cheat Sheet

20 Aug 2023

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Whilst a relatively smaller topic weight in the overall Level 1 exams, CFA Alternative Investments is an important topic career-wise if you work ...

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CFA Curriculum Changes 2023: A Quick Breakdown

7 May 2023

CFA

Note: This article is for the current 2023 curriculum. For next year's info, check out our article on 2024 CFA curriculum changes. The new 2023 CFA curriculum is now out for all 3 levels, ...