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?

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

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

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?

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???

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

Thank you!

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

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?

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 all,

I am currently working in the auto industry in Canada, credit side.

Got my business degree in a foreign country before landing the job where I am for 11 years now (not a manager or anything , making $86k)

There was no serious finance courses during my uni time . Tasks at work were more on credit bureaus and I had to look at balance sheets at times.

Currently stalling at work (I hate networking and probably that s why) and would like to go into Finance.

Has anyone done that kind of move at this age and if so how was the required work, outcome after getting the certification?

Asking for advices if it is worth it. I am willing to put in the work but the outcome as per reddit is not guaranteed.

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.

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?

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?

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 have cleared L1 at 20 and L2 at 21 both first try. Just graduated college recently and started a core finance job. However I still feel behind cause a few of my friends aldready gave L3. Is this normal? I keep feeling bad as to why I did not start earlier. Will be 22 by the time I give L3. Thoughts?

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...

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 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?

Was poking around the CFA website and found something interesting.
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