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CFA Level 1 Equity Investments: Our Cheat Sheet

15 Oct 2023

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. If you're following our recommended Level 1 topic study order: after going through Quant, FRA and Fixed Income, CFA Level 1 Equity Investments would be a lovely topic in comparison. Since Equity is a relatively gentle section of the curriculum, it provides an opportunity to maximize your score without feeling like you’ve endured the academic equivalent of dental surgery. Don't discount it! 😅 We've created this Level 1 Equity Cheat ...

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CFA Level 1 Fixed Income: Our Cheat Sheet

8 Oct 2023

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2023’s curriculum. Fixed Income is a central topic in finance, and it increases in importance (topic weight wise) as you advance to CFA Level 3. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...