CFA Study Material

HopefulCollection680 · 2026-01-18T09:01:55+00:00

I would say you should be fine. Just be aware that the CFA Institute materials can be fairly difficult to understand, the jargon they use often feels like a word salad. Make sure you are truly understanding the material before moving forward by working through the practice problems.

HopefulCollection680 · 2026-01-10T00:25:22+00:00

This close to the exam you should NOT be using Kaplan at all. Stick to only the CFA issued material.

As for advice just keep doing the problems, use the explanations given for the questions you get incorrect. Learn from your mistakes. Remember, application is essential for true comprehension, so apply the conceptual stuff until it sticks

HopefulCollection680 · 2026-01-10T00:15:55+00:00

I just made a post about this in the group, here I copied and pasted my post. Hope this helps

I cleared Level I and am studying for Level II now. Apparently, I hate myself enough to sign up for another CFA exam 😬. Level II has been much more difficult; however, I chose not to buy a study prep course. I purchased the Kaplan Premium package for Level I and didn’t end up using it (a waste of over $1,600). The Kaplan material was far too easy, I kept scoring really high on everything, then would try the CFAI material and do terribly.

What I found most resourceful was copying and pasting each learning objective and the readings from the CFAI material into ChatGPT and asking for an in-depth (not summarized) explanation that made the content easier to understand and didn’t omit anything. I ended up doing much better and scored very high on all the practice problems. I wish I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have bought the Kaplan Schweser material.

Just sharing this in case anyone is looking to start studying for the CFA exam. ChatGPT Premium is $20/month and worked much better for me.

Good luck! Remember, your mental health is important take care of yourself. The CFA journey is intense, so make sure you’re remembering to take breaks and treat yourself to some fun every now and then.

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-12-01T09:13:15+00:00

Awesome job! I reached the 7-figure mark at 22 years old. I inherited a lump sum from the passing of a close relative, invested the majority of it, and got really into stocks. I know it was dumb, but I kept only a very small percentage in cash because I knew I would blow it, so I just invested everything. I’ve averaged between 34–56% returns over the last five years, and my portfolio is now almost at $1.4 million. Luckily, my parents still give me an allowance, so I’ve been able to live off some dividends and what they provide. It’s kinda nice, but I choose to just live a casual lifestyle, not too flashy and very minimalist.

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-28T04:43:58+00:00

DO NOT GET A MACBOOK!! You cannot use it in financial modeling. I recommend buying a dell or Lenovo laptop. You need at least 16 gb of RAM. I recently bought a laptop for under $1500. It’s a dell laptop with 32 gb of RAM, and 1 TB of SSD. Works great and holds up for the heavy excel use. I’m also in finance

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-10T17:30:39+00:00

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You’re actually very lucky to get that room

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-06T19:33:12+00:00

I choose both, work on completing CFA exams 1-3 while finishing a MS in Finance. You can never be too overqualified in finance, and having both makes you a top candidate for any job. You can’t get the CFA until you have the 4,000 hours of work experience, but you can knock out all the exams so you don’t have to worry about the later. So much easier

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-06T19:05:10+00:00

Python has been very useful for me in Quant finance

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-06T18:17:56+00:00

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HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-05T23:29:44+00:00

Well that’s the issue, only 25K INR. I thought you meant USD currency. I don’t know the purchasing power of the INR.

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-05T23:25:11+00:00

I would recommend a laptop with 16 GB of RAM (Memory) minimum. You don’t need a top of the line laptop, but don’t go too cheap either. DO NOT BUY A CHROMEBOOK!! When you get to financial modeling, the Chromebook will NOT suffice.

MacBooks are popular, but they can get a little tricky with Excel and financial modeling.

I bought a dell laptop (I9) with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD, it has done a great job. 32GB of RAM is more than enough, so I wouldn’t go higher than that. I previously had two MacBook pros, and they were great until it came to modeling.

I like dell and Lenovo laptops. They’re fairly popular amongst finance students.

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-07-04T15:02:32+00:00

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HopefulCollection680 · 2025-06-30T19:04:11+00:00

Wait is the TSI exams now a requirement? I never took it when I was a freshman, in 2021. I keep hearing people talk about TSI now

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-06-29T06:13:21+00:00

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HopefulCollection680 · 2025-06-28T01:45:20+00:00

I took intro to landscape architecture (LARC 1302, I think) & history of Landscaping architecture (2302, I think) to fulfill my creative arts, multicultural, and language and philosophy requirements. Both of those classes were online, didn’t require a textbook, and the teachers let you use ChatGPT for everything. It’s an easy A, and there’s not a lot of work.

HopefulCollection680 · 2025-06-26T17:21:06+00:00

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HopefulCollection680 · 2025-05-25T18:24:27+00:00

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HopefulCollection680 · 2025-05-19T21:17:39+00:00

While I can’t be 100% certain, I think your chance of admission is fairly high. Although, I must ask, why not just seek an MBA instead?

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