Fixed Income – Level I CFA® Exam Essential Review Summary – offered by AnalystPrep

Reading 42 – Fixed-Income Securities: Defining Elements A bond is a debt instrument that entitles the buyer to future cash flows from the issuing entity. Bonds can be issued by a variety of organizations, including companies, governments, and even supranational…

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Ethical and Professional Standards – Level I CFA® Program Essential Review Summary offered by AnaystPrep

Ethical and Professional Standards is a major part of the CFA Program curriculum at all three levels, so it is very important to learn this material well.  CFA Institute places a high value on ethics, and even uses scores on…

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CFA Level 1 Financial Ratios Sheet

Most financial ratios are important for your CFA level 1 exam. Here is an extensive list of these ratios. You can also download AnalystPrep ratio sheet by clicking on this link. Activity Ratios Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day…

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Financial Reporting and Analysis – CFA® Level 1 Essential Review Summary

There’s no getting around it, financial reporting and analysis is a big part of the CFA level 1 curriculum, and there is a lot of material with which you’ll need to become familiar. As one of the largest sections of…

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Actuarial Exams to Pass: How to Become an Actuary?

According to Canadian Business, becoming an actuary is one of the best decisions you can make. The actuary job title ranks among the first 20 on a list of 100 best career paths for 2019. As a stand-alone, it may…

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Exam P (Probability) | SOA | How to Register and Pass the Exam?

Exam P is one of the very first exams you’ll face immediately after your degree on your way to becoming an actuary. You have an option of going with it or exam FM. Passing any of them is a requirement…

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CFA® Exam Historical Pass Rates

The CFA Institute has kept track of pass rates dating back to 1963 when there was just a single test for the 284 candidates to take. Only 16 of them failed. You can actually take the very first CFA exam on…

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Financial Models

A “financial model” can be a lot of things. The phrase is usually used to describe a representation of a real financial situation. Financial models typically use a set of assumptions and inputs to generate an output or set of…

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How I Passed the CFA Level 1 Exam on the First Attempt

If you are reading this post, there is a high chance that you are a level I candidate just like I was a few years back. You are also probably a fast learner and an ambitious young professional like most…

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Memory Cards and Tricks for Complex Concepts

Flash cards are expedient; you can prepare your own or even use the digital ones provided through online channels. We prepared some flashcards to help you with some confusing CFA Level I concepts: Ethics Material Nonpublic Information and the Mosaic Theory…

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