12 articles • 1d to May21 • 62d to Jul21 • 99d to Aug21 |
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- 2022 CFA curriculum changes: New curriculum is out! We compare and summarize the changes in our latest guide. Our study planner has also been updated for 2022 exam readings - it'll assign the right readings depending on your exam date (of course).
- L1 Mar21 passing score (MPS): There was a March exam for postponed L1 Feb21 candidates - they received their results last week. Check out our estimated Mar21 MPS.
- May-21 exam postponements: Since last week, 13 more locations cancelled for CFA, 8 more locations for FRM impacted by full/partial closures.
- A few more things: some tips on how to guess questions better for your exam this week, and ways to improve study memory! Best of luck.
- Reminder for Aug21 candidates: 23 May is your online scheduling deadline, make sure you do this early. If you don't schedule by the deadline, you lose your registration fee.
Good luck to our May-21 candidate readers!
Read, and remember to comment! Zee Tan, 300Hours ☕️
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Sophie Macon • CFA • Exam Overview |
The new 2022 CFA curriculum is now out for all 3 levels. We have carefully gone through all the 2022 learning outcome statements (LOS) for each level, and compared them to 2020/2021’s, so you don’t have to! |
2022 curriculum vs 20/21 ➔ |
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Kaplan Schweser • Prep Providers |
Learn exactly what you need to pass by combining exam-focused expert instruction with proven print and online study tools from Kaplan Schweser. |
Preorder Level II ➔ |
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UWorld • Prep Providers |
Know when you’re ready to take the CFA exam! Master the New CFA online test format with UWorld's simulated Prometrics' interface. |
Activate it here ➔ |
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Sophie Macon • CFA • Candidate Resources |
If mastered, Ethics can be the ace up your sleeve throughout your CFA exam journey, given its relative high topic-weight yet similar content across all 3 levels.
That said, Ethics can be really dry to read through at times… we know, as we have gone through them ourselves. |
Master Ethics with our Cheat Sheet ➔ |
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CAIA • Financial Qualifications |
Pass just one exam, and earn your CAIA charter. CFA charterholders can be eligible to earn the CAIA charter by passing CAIA Level II, without having to take CAIA Level I. |
Learn more about the CAIA stackable program ➔ |
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Zee Tan • CFA • Candidate Resources |
Our planner keeps you on track, focuses your studies and predicts your performance. Works for CAIA and FRM too.
'This planner is exceptional.' 'My planner predicted score was 81%, and I took a mock later and got 81% 😆' 'I love this thing. It's like the best thing ever invented.' |
Get your personalized study planner ➔ |
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Zee Tan • CFA • How to Study |
Regardless the preparation level, there will be times during the exam where you simply haven’t got a clue to what the right answer is.
Here are our top 10 tips to help you guess better during the CFA exams, and more importantly, what you should avoid doing to improve your chances of getting the correct answers. |
Techniques to best-guess CFA exam questions ➔ |
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SbS • CFA General Candidate Support • 94 replies |
"In December 2020 CFA Institute were cancelling exams up to 2 days before exam day. I assume it’s the same deal for May." |
See the full support discussion ➔ |
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hrishikesh928 • CFA Level 1 Candidate Support • 6 replies |
"Will I get the scholarship results in time before the registration window closes?" |
See the full support discussion ➔ |
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iamironman • CFA General Candidate Support • 4 replies |
"Crazy to think that based on overall pass rate CFA is 8x more difficult to pass than CPA. Although there would be a bit of selection bias for CPA since candidates are likely already on the accountancy path." |
See the full support discussion ➔ |
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Instagram • @300hourscfa • 458 likes • 6 comments |
This study structure has been followed by over 34,000 CFA exam candidates over 16 years.⠀ |
See the full post ➔ |
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Twitter • @300hours • 6 likes • 1 replies/RTs |
When working, my beverage of choice is either a black coffee, no sugar, or a lemongrass and ginger tea.
What do you drink when prepping for the CFA exams? |
See the full tweet ➔ |
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