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…
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…
Quantitative Methods – CFA® Level I Essential Review Summary – by AnalystPrep
Reading 6 – The Time Value of Money The Time Value of Money is an important concept for the level 1 exam. You will need to be comfortable discounting the Present Value and Future Value of cash flows for individual…
Economics – Level I CFA® Program Essential Review Summary offered by AnaystPrep
Reading 12 – Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis You will need to be able to calculate and explain the importance of Price Elasticity on the exam. Elasticity measures the sensitivity of one variable to another. If something is highly elastic, it…
CFA® Exam Preparation Survey
Keeping true to our commitment to nourishing CFA exam candidates with relevant career information, we, at AnalystPrep, are proud to present to you a detailed analysis of the CFA Institute Candidate Survey that was conducted before and immediately after the…
FRM Part 1 Exam – 3-Month Study Plan
I sat and passed FRM Part 1 in May 2018, in Frankfurt. Easy as that sounds, make no mistake – it was a tough ride! Even with an MSc. In Business Administration and specialty in corporate finance, I still knew I…
CFA® Exam ExLevel 1 – 2 Month Study Plan
It is very clear that the CFA program is probably going to be one the most demanding thing you have ever done. Too many people take these exams too lightly, but here we are talking about a six-hour exam with…
One-Month Study Plan – Level I of the CFA® Program
There is only one month to go before the Level I CFA exam, and you should already be performing quizzes and mock questions. If it’s not the case, then it’s definitely time to take a deep breath and buckle down…
Level I CFA® Program 6-Month Study Plan offered by AnalystPrep
The Level I CFA® Program curriculum seems like a daunting amount of material when those books arrive at your door. More than 3,000 pages spread across six textbooks is a lot to get through, and you need a plan if…
How to Recover from a Level I CFA® Exam Failure
Spending 6 months of your life studying for an exam only to find out that you failed can feel like an unrecoverable setback. When you consider that you still need to pass two more exams that are even harder, it’s…