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CFA Charterholders: Why Top Firms Prefer Hiring Them

Zee Tan

2 Sep 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 facts and research showing how CFA charterholders and candidates have an edge over the rest. Let's dive in! A hiring primer for CFA charterholders and candidates Nearly half of candidates register for the CFA exams for career reasons – be it career advancement, improving chances to obtain a job or simply getting recognition from employers.  Therefore, ...

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FRM Preparation: How to Pass FRM Exams

Zee Tan

1 Sep 2024

FRM

The interest in FRM qualification has grown fast in the last few years, given the increasing demand for risk management skillset in the financial sector. With that in mind, we have collected all ...

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CFA Exam Results: Top 5 Questions, Answered

Zee Tan

30 Aug 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

The CFA exam results day for the Aug 2025 CFA exams will be announced on 8th, 10th and 17th October respectively for Level 1, 2 and 3. ​​Remember that you can track all important ...

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Study Faster: How to Finish All CFA Practice Tests by Exam Day

Zee Tan

1 Aug 2024

CFA, How To Study

So you bought a whole bunch of CFA practice tests. Are you on track to finish all of them by exam day? Our research, based on 900+ candidate experiences and results, shows why finishing ...

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CFA Curriculum Changes 2024: A Solid Summary

Sophie Macon

8 Jan 2024

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

Note: This article is for the new 2024 curriculum. For next year's info, check out our article on 2025 CFA curriculum changes. The 2024 CFA curriculum is now out for all 3 levels, with ...

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CFA Institute Evolves: 6 Big Changes to the CFA Program

Zee Tan

26 Nov 2023

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

In the past few years, the CFA Program has undergone some pretty big changes. From a radical change in exam schedules to a shift to computer-based testing (CBT), the CFA Program has evolved ...

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CFA® Exam Meme Challenge: Every Friends Episode in Season 3

Neil Harkness

23 Nov 2023

Study Break

Here are the meme-fied seasons so far: Season 1 ∙ Season 2 ∙ Season 3 We're into the third season of my journey to CFA-memefy every Friends episode. Bring on Season 3! As a reminder, here are the ...