Very unplanned but I'm lucky enough to have an amazing husband and solid support system. Still terrifying, nonetheless. But this means I'll be studying for L3 with a newborn. Am I cooked?

My specialised pathway was Portfolio management and I appeared on 16th Aug.

Honestly after 8 weeks, I am not able to recall what I did that day.

But I am very tensed right now.

All I remember was I felt that exam was tough that day and when I went to reddit, I realised people felt same.

Last time I appeared in Aug-25 and I was very confident that I would clear it, but I flunked.

I want to ask all those people who cleared how you guys felt when u left the exam room?

Gave my first mock session 1 today, scored 59%. Feeling so devastated. Although yeah I’ve a few topics like quants and few topic les questions left to do from a few subjects like ethics and fixed income and fsa. Exam on 18th Nov. kindly tell me if I can pass or deferral is the option?

Hey guys!

My exam in on Nov 20. To those who have passed level 2. Can you advise how should i prepare myself? Right now i redoing LES questions but when i move from one subject to other, i feel i did not remember precious subject which i just revise. For me, in level 1 i practice LES question multiple times and that brings in a lot of confidence in me but now level 2 questions take a alot of time. Any suggestions on how to speed up? So far i am done with FI, Equity, Economics in revision and currently doing FSA...

should i focus on redoing les questions and hammering premium pack and mocks or solve schewser QBs?
please lemme know

in lme youtube video

he has explained that in usa government bonds offers higher yield than corporate bonds historically

but in the other question in the solution section it says that corporate bonds offer higher returns than government bonds

My L2 attempt is on 22nd November.... Still revising the syllabus and I cant seem to recall anything. Haven't done any mocks yet. When is the right time to take a mock test? Am I late???

I am preparing for CAT right now. I want to write CFA L1 exam as well but I am confused as to when I should take the exam. Should I register for August 27? But if I get a college then will it be difficult to manage CFA with college stuff? Should I postpone and think of taking CFA in 2nd year of college?

I have my level 2 exam in this november. I am struggling with FSA a lot😭😭. I just am not able to wrap my head around it. I have revised it twice but still feels like I dont remember anything when am solving quests. What should I do rn to improve FSA before my exams?

This is for everyone looking at a previous post that said you can see ur result early by going in account, then profile, then right clicking and checking source code for "highest level passed"

As you can see in the image, it just means Cfa candidate: Level 3 and the highest level that you have passed: level 2, that is what highest level passed means.

Just wait 4 more days guys, everyone is already panicking.

I feel like in concept it's similar to AP and AR in how to recognize asset/liability. But I'm struggling right now

Hey guys, I just registered for L1 for May 2027. I wonder which is the best order to study the material?

Thank you!

Only 30 days left already anxiety is hitting me, still I didn't take the mock, went through some questions in FSA it was full of case studies, should I expect the same as cfai qb case studies or it was easy?? Please advise on this

It is okay to apply for Charter before level 3 results and if one fail, will the person be paying annual due without the Charter

hello everyone , i have used IFT for level 1 and 2 and in both levels it was hella solid as i have used their notes (literally amazing) and their videos and then solved les, i did not touch cfai curriculam , i just wanna know for level 3 if anyone used them and passed how was it ? portfolio mgmt pathway.

also i will probably stick with them anyway since changing your prep provider at the last level is gonna suck as you will end up learning how to learn first , and i just cant use cfai its too long and complicated , so i just want to know how was it from the people who used IFT notes and videos for level 3 and with the portfolio mgmt pathway.

What is this ? unleveraged return ?

if no added any leverage, then its 500? 15% return ? why there is no 15% option ?

And even the answer is confusing. I got rL = 19.2% (this is leveraged return)

it said rL = 15% ???

I am confused. how come there are vignettes in Level 1 practice questions (CFA Learning Ecosystem) when the exam only has 'independent' MCQs?

Isn’t the explanation too absolute to say that all securities lending activity will contribute positively to the revenue ?

Hi all,

Has anyone studied for the CFA Level III and Series 7 at the same time while working full-time?

I may start interviewing for a position that requires the Series 7, but I'm already well into my CFA Level III preparation for the February exam.

I'd love to hear from anyone who's been in a similar situation. How difficult did you find the Series 7, and roughly how much study time did you study for?

Guys, I’m super confused with the mentioned concepts in the title. I understand Roll return. I am confused about Spot and Price return.
1-Are they the same thing
2-If yes/no how are they calculated?

Hi community, I don’t know what is the problem but I’m averaging 44% in mocks. However, my practice question score is 70%.

I’m a dev of 15yrs thinking of pursuing Cfa in the hopes of working in either the financial software domain or possibly finance. Mid 40s, studied actuarial in school. Is this a bad idea?

Was poking around the CFA website and found something interesting.
Log in, go to Account → Profile, then right-click and select View Page Source. Search for: cfaHighestLevelPassed

I see people say how much stressful is waiting the results and i really can't understand that, especially for people managed to reach and give exams for level 3 which is an accomplishment on its own and should be proud of that. I mean, it's just an exam and if we fail (i also sat in Aug 26' for lvl 3 and yes i am working a full-time job), we will give again and then again , what is the problem with that? Of course i also want to finish as soon as possible but not going to worry about an exam. Come on people, put yourself together! Life its good.