How I Passed All 3 CFA Exams (Real Advice)

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The CFA Program can be stressful and intimidating. But with the correct approach you can pass these exams.
Begin studying 5-6 months before the exam, and target finishing all the material 6-8 weeks before the exam. This should give you enough time to review every topic several times and do extra practice problems.
Stick to a daily schedule, studying at the same time every day. Mornings worked best for me, find a time that works for you.
When you actually study, make sure you are doing practice problems every session, and not just reading. Understanding the content conceptually is of very little use if you can't actually work the problems out, because that is all that counts on exam day. Focus most of your efforts on your weaknesses. It is easy to fall into the trap of re-doing problems you already know how to do, because it feels good to get questions correct, but this doesn't actually help you learn.
Don't try to figure out the minimum amount of effort required to pass the exam, and don't complain about how hard it is. You chose to sign up for this, so just give it your all and you can relax later. Only focus on what you can control, and the most important thing is to do as many practice problems as possible.
On test day, plan everything beforehand so there are no surprises and you can just focus on the test. Skip problems if you don't know how to do them, and come back at the end.
Afterwards, just relax and be glad it is over. If you end up failing, it's ok, you have a strong base of knowledge to work off now for next time.
To really advance your career, don't forget to focus on networking and interview skills. The Charter alone will not get you a job.
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Timeline
1:20 Daily Schedules
2:22 How to Study
5:57 Avoid This
6:36 Exam Day
8:17 After
9:12 Career Advice
10:43 Conclusion

[@JoeMaule]

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[@princegupta8500]

Please share your study material notes....

[@jaker5230]

Totally agree regarding networking through CFA Society. Opened the door for me to land an internship in asset management, and then to a full-time role.

[@JoeMaule]

It is a great way to meet people!

[@shucky911]

Thats awesome man, planning somewhat similair myself !

[@sobriquet5016]

Whoops I mistook this for fake advice, until I read the title! Thanks for the video! And congrats on the charter.

[@stevewilson5570]

Awesome video

[@Sam-nb1rm]

Just subscribed! Ideas are very original and insider

[@teerthupadhyay3931]

Thank you for this video

[@HG51_]

Great video, thank you!

[@Therevolution7]

Thanks man, appreciate the advice, doing level 2

[@JoeMaule]

That's great, good luck man!

[@anandawong5157]

Thanks for sharing, bro.

[@rahulkapoor_]

One more thing, I wish I watched billions sooner 😝. Great video anyway

[@JoeMaule]

Thanks Rahul!

[@YashLohar]

Life Saving Video Thanks Sir 🙏

[@zadaqom674]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your insights based on your experience

[@sokhasen8146]

Good video. Keep up the good work!

[@breathetoprosper]

Great video.

[@JoeMaule]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JojoLebgaming]

good stuff !!!!

[@JoeMaule]

Glad you liked it!

[@aryamanpratiraj6074]

Thanks for the great tips bud!

[@JoeMaule]

You're welcome!

[@KaustubhAmbhore]

I got here from Reddit for the other video and saw the CFA content here. Thank you for both the videos! I’ll leave a subscribe and a follow on Reddit too! Also, good luck in the KZbin thing 👍🏻

[@JoeMaule]

Awesome, thank you for the support!

[@princegupta8500]

Please share your study material notes...

[@Db-bu1ks]

For level 1, is the practice category on the cfa curriculum enough ? Or would u recommend doing something more as well ?

[@JoeMaule]

Personally, I was able to get through level 1 with only the CFA Institute materials. Focus on getting through all the practice problems at the end of each chapter, and the extra ones posted on their website.

[@aaronkohlhoff]

What's your age?

[@1234vishy]

Awesome dude how old are you when you started the cfa certification?

[@JoeMaule]

Thanks! I started taking the exams right after college. My undergrad degree was in finance so that helped a lot for Level 1

[@polishseabassjanowski17]

@@JoeMaule Im 25 after 3 years in FP&A Is it too late for me?

[@JoeMaule]

@@polishseabassjanowski17 Not at all, many people take these exams even in their 30s

[@mayankchaudhary7873]

God bless👍

[@shucky911]

3:12 You mean like "The minimum value of which of the following is the maximum of zero and the underlying price minus the present value of the exercise price?" 🤔😅

[@JoeMaule]

Sometimes it's just not worth it haha

[@parshvashah7951]

Haha, the ans is - The Intrinsic value of a call option And it should be Max.( Stock Price - Excercise Price, 0) Not the pv of X

[@nikitaivanov5218]

Rory Macdonald in da house

[@apoorvgoyal3971]

Did you clear all the 3 levels in a single attempt?

[@JoeMaule]

Level 2 took me two tries, I think that's the most difficult level.

[@federalfreemoneylackofrese9937]

@@JoeMaule damn bro, got to take level 2 next mmonth haha, stop scaring people

[@JoeMaule]

@@federalfreemoneylackofrese9937 You can do it!

[@annajones9701]

To be honest not sure CFA was worth it.

[@JoeMaule]

I think a lot of people feel that way sometimes. The program is such a big time commitment, it depends on a person's specific career goals whether or not to go down that path.

[@annajones9701]

@@JoeMaule For someone with little investment knowledge and an arts based degree it can be worthwhile. But was even worst for me as had a Master's in finance. Masters went far deeper and more real world relatable topics plus programming. I think I was just collecting designations. My advice is 100% do not do if already have a master's in finance/investment related from good university. Should have done CAIA as more interesting for designation collection and fact I work now in real estate private equity. Moved from investment management.

[@isaacchancay5371]

@@annajones9701 Same here! I got a masters in global financial trading and covered a lot of investment reseach methods, coding, and portfolio management skills. I am also working at a venture capital firm. CFA would be good for people who have little investment knowledge. All the best in your career progression!

[@pritijain5578]

@@isaacchancay5371 Hey! Can you please tell me the skills that one needs to learn to do the work on a job?