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CFA Last Minute Preparation: How to Cram Efficiently

Sophie Macon

29 Jan 2025

CFA, How To Study

Feeling like you’re running out of time? OK, calm down and take a few deep breaths. For whatever reason, perhaps you’ve now find yourself way behind schedule with a few more weeks to the CFA exams, and you can’t finish your revision in time.  What should you do? What areas to focus on if I don’t have enough time? How do I increase my chances of passing the exam? We put ourselves in your position and imagined what we would do (with a calmer state ...

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How To Pass CFA Level 1 Without Studying (Much)

Alexander Law

28 Jan 2025

CFA, CFA Level 1

Hi, I’m Alexander Law, a CFA Charterholder.  Back in 2017, I managed to pass the CFA Level 1 exam with just five days of study. My scores were over 70% in all subjects except Alternative Investments ...

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

Zee Tan

27 Jan 2025

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 ...

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CFA Level 1 FSA: Our Cheat Sheet

Sophie Macon

26 Jan 2025

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2025’s curriculum. Ah, I remember the days where I looked at the sheer volume of formulae and concepts in CFA Level 1 FSA (Financial Statement ...

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How To Pass CFA Level 1 In 2 Weeks: My Crazy Story

Zee Tan

25 Jan 2025

CFA, How To Study

Editor’s note: This is a personal story shared as an anecdote. You should definitely NOT look to this example for your own CFA preparation approach (unless desperate)! Hi, I'm Scott, and a few years ...

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CFA Practice Pack: A Comprehensive Review

Zee Tan

24 Jan 2025

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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CFA Last Month Preparations: The Elite 8 Point Checklist

Zee Tan

24 Jan 2025

CFA, Exam Day & Results

What should you be doing for your CFA last month preparations? Especially if it's your first time, and you're not sure what a CFA Level 1 last month study plan looks like? Among all ...