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CFA Level 3 Essay Questions: How To Self-Grade Accurately

20 Jul 2024

CFA, CFA Level 3

The CFA Level 3 essay questions, also known as the constructed response section, is often a significant challenge to Level 3 candidates.  Our research has also estimated that more than 93% of Level 3 candidates performed worse in the essay paper compared to the item-set paper, so improving your essay performance can really help your chances in the CFA exam. The CFA Institute also confirms that the essay scores are materially lower than item set questions scores. But although we can find constructed response ...

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CFA Practice Pack: A Comprehensive Review

19 Jul 2024

CFA, How To Study

In the recent years CFA Institute has revised many long-standing aspects of the CFA exam - the shift to computer-based testing, multiple testing sessions in a year, and changes to results reporting. Their latest ...

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Digital Assets & the Impact of Blockchain Technology on Finance Careers

18 Jul 2024

Career Advice

As blockchain technology continues to gain traction, the world of finance is witnessing a paradigm shift. Digital assets, once considered a niche domain, are now emerging as a major player in the financial ...

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EFFAS Digital Assets & MiCA (DiAM) Course: A Comprehensive Guide

17 Jul 2024

Career Advice

Digital assets, driven by blockchain technology, are revolutionizing industries across the board, including finance, art, and technology. To stay competitive in this rapidly evolving landscape, finance professionals must embrace this paradigm shift and ...

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

16 Jul 2024

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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10 Ways To Improve Your CFA Practice Exam Scores Now

15 Jul 2024

CFA, How To Study

We are nearly there candidates – it’s CFA practice exam season! You might be worried that your scores aren’t high enough. Candidates should be targeting a consistent practice exam score of at least 65% ...

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How To Read Faster: 5 Useful Techniques You Must Try

13 Jul 2024

Study Motivation

In between juggling work, life and studying for finance exams, there’s hardly much time to sleep nor eating well. There’s never enough time, isn’t it?  We’ve discussed various ways to organize ourselves for more productive study sessions. However, the largest area ...