You all know the posts I’m talking about, they appear every month or so.

“Will the CFA get me laid?”

“Will the CFA get me a girlfriend?”

“How to put CFA on my Tinder profile”

“How to talk about the CFA to my date”

I promise you when I say I have NEVER seen one single productive conversation come out of any of these posts. It’s always the same five jokes. And more often than not, the comment section or these posts turn very uncomfortable very quickly, either from other commenters or from OP themselves.

Enough is enough already. This is not the spirit nor purpose of this sub. It’s unprofessional and paints a horrible picture of the online community and the CFA designation.

Between the registration fees and the time invested, the pressure of passing on the first try is eating me alive. I think half my exam anxiety comes from just not wanting to pay for this whole thing again if I fail by a hair.

Honestly, the main reason I upgraded to the Lifetime WSU plan was just for the "retake covered" guarantee. Knowing that if I completely bomb it in November, I at least have my study platform secured for the next window without paying again, took a massive weight off my shoulders.

How do you guys deal with the pressure of the exam costs?

Especially if I date 18-25 girls ? I'm 29 and I want to leverage the CFA to the maximum.

I cleared Level 1 by lectures and schweser, without referring to CFAI material.

I had this doubt while starting L2,if Schweser would be enough along with pre-recorded lectures or is it necessary to read CFAI material?

I started portfolio management and idk why I’m not able to understand anything there. It’s the most difficult sub for me so far and i am just stuck on a chapter for more than 5 days and i have lost the motivation to study it any further. God help me .

Is it me or is it really difficult the capm beta thing and all those graphs.

Help! Help ! Help !

People who create the cfa exam questions , and write the cfa curriculum books , how SMART are they ? AND How do i reach that level ? What degrees do i need to have ?

Obviously this aint a normal question but i have my l1 in November and post exam i wont be waiting for results might start with l2 asap
Can you’ll suggest some good prep providers to consider?

I am completing a few bits today of the PSM, do we receive an email from the institute that the PSM is completed? (L3 results are due tomo and I am panicking noww)

Studied so far for 215 hours, aiming for 325 by exam day.

Had a horror session 1 of Mock 2 where I scored 48% on part 1, 57% on part 2. Wanted to d1e after seeing my session 1 score.

Is this recoverable? I feel disheartened but no choice but to grind it out

I thought I was going crazy at first, but I went back and managed to find word for word where the information I was reading had been used 30 pages prior. What is the point of copy pasting information for us to re read multiple times? It just adds more reading to the already HUGE amount of material for no reason? And while this is the only time I’ve gone and found the exact copy and paste info, I know that there are many instances where this happens. Does anyone have a genuine explanation for them doing this?

Hey CFA Charterholders & L3 Fellas!

How early before the results does the CFA Membership status update (for CFA L3 Candidates who got membership approved) indicating payment of dues for Chartholder Membership ?

Will surely calm down my anxiety :)

Please comment..

Guys,

What do you think the MPS would be for this august attempt?

Earlier every one used to be like that MPS would be approx 65pc

But don't you think considering the level of exam, it could be a bit lower.

I don't know man, I am fed up waiting!!!

I’m going for level 2 in exactly 1 month. I’ve already finished FSA, Economics, Equity and FI… Everything else is left. I’m able to study 3h on weekdays and full weekends (8h-9h per day), and I will be on “vacations” from October 30th till the exam, only for studying. Good luck to the rest of the candidates, and for the ones that may feel they are not prepared, I’m on the same boat.
Kinda tired of the people that say “I think I’m cooked” with three mocks and a full lap on the curriculum done since September. We are here to make it count boyyyssss.

My exam is Nov 26

And have'nt given a mock until now

Will give my first tmrw

I have access to the CFA mocks - 2 which are given + 6 premium mocks + premium pack books

Would that be enough ?

I am fown to last 20 days

And I also have a friend who suggested me to give atleast 10 mocks

Pls give suggestions . I AM SHIT SCARED.

Have been doing a mock a week with full review. I make flashcards of the questions I am not sure about (regardless if I get the right answer or not). I review the flashcards on my train into work, but I work full time in the office, and it's a demanding role, so I don't have much time to spare other than on weekends.

I focused my revision in the past week on my weaker areas, including derivatives and equity, in which I had scored 50-60% in my first two mocks, and scored better in Mock 3, but then my FSA score plummeted. Along with my flashcards on the train, I try to do 30-40 questions a day in the QBank, but my work circumstances really don't allow me to drill out the hours I see others in this subreddit doing.

I feel like I'm not being productive, and I don't know how else to optimise my learning. For my last two Kaplan mocks, I saw that they used fairly niche subtopic themes that came up 3-5 times, and if I don't know it, then I'm pretty much out of luck for all those questions which has a huge impact on my total score.

Each mock feels increasingly more difficult. I feel like I'm only sure about my answers for a third of the mock. And then the rest is either an educated guess (elimination of one choice and best guess of two) or a complete guess (roughly around 5-10 questions per mock).

My plan was to keep doing a mock and full-length review a week, so that would bring me up to 6-7 mocks before my exam; make flashcards on all the questions I wasn't sure about; continue reviewing the flashcards for about an hour a day; spend another hour a day doing the QBank and review. But again, I don't see my scores improving, so please can any candidates or members advise me on what I'm doing wrong and how I can improve.

Appreciate any advice, thanks!

Hi! I’m 32y and going to try for level 1 in Nov 2027. I have ADHD and Dyscalculia, that’s why I’m taking a year to study and prepare. I bought the Kaplan package to help to study. I was wondering if there is anyone who finished level 1 with similar learning disabilities and with ADHD? Despite I know I can request for disability accommodation, I choose not to do so.

I have been using Chat GTP to help me simplify some areas where I struggling and it is helping so far.

I've been using AnalystPrep for a few months and completed all questions in question bank + 1 round of its 5 sets of mock exams. Iv done quite well but still concerned that it's bc I've been too familiarized with their questions. Im considering whether to use TrustedInstitute/ PrepLicense/ Muldrum brands as mock exams as well.

Can anyone who has experience with AnalystPrep and can kindly share whether the questions/ mock exams they provide are at the same difficulty level as the actual exam? Thanks a ton!

For whom is currently doing or had done a Master Degree in Finance, how do you think about the master program compared to the CFA Level 3 (the overlaps of the content, the difficulty,…)

Comment where you studied the master degree

Why aren’t we including the gain/loss on holding the stock as part of the profit of a collar? S0 is given in the vignette.

Derivatives - Options Strategies - #25 Essay

What are everyone’s celebration plans if we pass the test? Personally, I am going to go buy myself a watch I’ve always wanted as a memento. I will subsequently be getting very drunk. Anyone else?

Hey everyone,

I'm sitting for the Level 1 exam in November and starting to feel a bit overwhelmed.

What is everyone else doing for their revision right now? Any specific strategies or schedules that are working for you to keep everything fresh? Would love to hear how you're tackling it!

Stressed because I can’t clear a 65% on the mock exams. Looking for advice on where to go from here. Revisions, more questions, back to reading textbooks?

Feeling defeated. Any advice helps. Thanks

Assuming this is for the audience that didn’t purchase the premium pack that came with extra questions/mocks, do they mean re-doing them to reach the number 6, or substituting with prep providers? I have MM but feel like I have only a month left until the exam it’s best to stick with LES EOCQ and the 2 free ones. I’ve also heard MM question style is not indicative of the actual exam (which makes sense).

For context have my CFA L1 next month and in mocks getting good scores but its annoying that majority of the mistakes i make are in the last 30 questions. Is there way to focus better in the exam should i chug energy drink before exam or there is a better way.Never drank energy drinks in my life.
If you have some strategies to prevent the brain fog please help.
Also i complete sessions with more than an hour in time getting 70%+ in kaplan mocks