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CFA Mock Exams: How Many Should You Be Doing?

Zee Tan

2 Jul 2024

CFA, How To Study

One of the most effective ways to learn is through practice, lots of it. However, how many CFA mock exams should we aim to complete for practice? According to our research (11 years worth of data!), there is an optimal number of CFA mock exams you should be doing for the best chance of passing. Here's what you'll learn in this data-driven guide: The average number of practice exams attempted by CFA candidates across all levels; The correlation between the number of attempted practice ...

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What’s A Safe CFA Mock Exam Target Score To Aim For?

Sophie Macon

1 Jul 2024

CFA, How To Study

It's easy to get discouraged by the recent unexpected trends in CFA minimum passing scores and pass rates, although there are some early signs of it returning to long term averages. While there are ...

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CFA Pass Rates: How Hard Are The CFA Exams?

Sophie Macon

30 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

[Updated for May 2024 exams] CFA pass rates are a factor in most candidates' consideration on whether to sign up for the CFA exams. If pass rates are too high, it lacks prestigiousness. If ...

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Why Getting Laid Off Was The Best Thing That Happened to My Career

Zee Tan

30 Jun 2024

Career Advice

Besides studying, career advice and experiences are also a very important part of exam candidates' lives. Today, I wanted to share one of the most significant events in my career, and how this ...

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Failed CFA Exams? 5 Clear Steps To Recover

Zee Tan

29 Jun 2024

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 Exam Results: How to Interpret CFA Results Charts

Zee Tan

28 Jun 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

What can your CFA exam results charts tell you? More than you may think. To help you get the most out of your CFA exam results, we’ve put together a clearcut guide with: CFA results ...

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CFA Exam Dates 2024-2025: Key Registration Deadlines

Zee Tan

27 Jun 2024

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

Keeping track of all the important CFA exam information and deadlines is tough as is, especially when you're already busy studying to pass the exams. It didn’t help that CFA Institute's dates kept ...