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FRM Pass Rates: How Hard Are FRM Exams?

Sophie Macon

22 Sep 2024

FRM

Current or potential FRM candidates often wonder what are the FRM pass rates like, in order to have a sense of FRM exam difficulty. This is also a common question we get asked when our readers compare between CFA vs FRM. The short answer? FRM exams are tough, but doable with a proper study plan. In this article, we try to approach this question on exam difficulty objectively, with historical FRM pass rates by part and third party benchmarking studies in order ...

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FRM Fees: What’s The Total Cost? A Solid Estimate

Sophie Macon

21 Sep 2024

FRM

​Here’s a proper guide on all the relevant FRM fees you really need to budget for both Parts of the FRM exams. First, we are going to dive straight into the total cost of FRM exams ...

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How to Balance Work, Study and Family: 5 Valuable Tips

Sophie Macon

20 Sep 2024

Study Motivation

Being a working parent is hard enough, but what if you add on the challenge of studying for a finance exam to the mix? Some of us at 300Hours have rambunctious children, so we ...

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2025 CFA Exam Cost Breakdown: A Detailed Estimate

Sophie Macon

19 Sep 2024

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

When evaluating the benefits of the CFA charter, we quite often come to the discussion on whether CFA is a good return on investment.  Whilst the return part of the equation is subjective and trickier ...

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6 Effective Ways To Manage Stress While Studying

Zee Tan

18 Sep 2024

Study Motivation

Stress has an alarming ability to infiltrate all aspects of everyday life. It can strike unexpectedly, often causing people to subconsciously react in ways that are quite out of proportion to their situation. ...

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CFA Careers: What Are Typical Job Opportunities for CFA Charterholders?

Sophie Macon

17 Sep 2024

CFA, Career Advice, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3

Did you know that 45% of CFA candidates pursue the charter for career-related reasons? But what are the typical Chartered Financial Analysts' (CFA) careers? What can you do with a CFA charter? It is ...

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Best CFA Calculator Guide: TI BA II Plus vs HP 12C

Zee Tan

16 Sep 2024

CFA, How To Study

Not sure which CFA approved calculator to use? If you're still on the fence about Texas Instrument's BA II Plus vs HP 12C, you've come to the right place. In this CFA calculator guide ...