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How Much Does CFP Exam Cost? A Useful Budget

Zee Tan

23 Jan 2025

CFP

​Here’s a no-nonsense guide on all the realistic CFP exam fees you will need to budget for. First, we will look at the average total cost of preparing for the Certified Financial Planner qualification (and the relevant assumptions). Then, we will delve into the details of the 6 individual components of these costs, before finally discussing some money-saving tips and what best to spend your money on efficiently. Let’s go! 🙂 CFP exam cost heavily depends on coursework requirements The average cost of the CFP ...

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TopResume Review: Is It Worth It & Legit?

mikey

22 Jan 2025

Career Advice

Note: I did not receive this service for free in exchange for a review, but paid for it myself. I’m writing this because I think it would be useful for everyone to get an idea ...

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CFA Mock Exams: How Many Should You Be Doing?

Zee Tan

19 Jan 2025

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 (12 years worth ...

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CFA Level 1 Derivatives: Our Cheat Sheet

Sophie Macon

18 Jan 2025

CFA, CFA Level 1

Note: this cheat sheet is updated for the latest 2025’s curriculum. Derivatives. Perhaps no single word has a greater ability to strike fear in the hearts of CFA candidates. The readings on this topic are ...

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CFP Requirements: 4 Steps to Become a Certified Financial Planner

Zee Tan

17 Jan 2025

CFP

If you're considering a flexible, intellectually stimulating finance career with high job satisfaction, financial planning is definitely within the top 5, in our opinion. And one of the more prominent, internationally recognized qualification within ...

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CFA Passing Score: Our Helpful MPS Estimates

Zee Tan

17 Jan 2025

CFA, Exam Day & Results

[Updated for Nov 2024 exams - details below. To help our estimates, send your results PDF to results@300hours.com.] This article is about minimum passing scores. For CFA exam pass rates, see this article instead. IMPORTANT: ...

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CFA Pass Rates: How Hard Are The CFA Exams?

Sophie Macon

17 Jan 2025

CFA, Exam Day & Results

[Updated for Nov 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 ...