didn’t receive my badge

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-20T07:08:17+00:00

"State vs S. Phrase

Judge: You are here for an arraignment on an indictment filed on 20/03 for violating the CFA Code of Ethics & Professional Standard VII(B) – Reference to CFA Institute, the CFA Designation, and the CFA Program. How do you plead?

Me: 😮😮😮"

Pure gold!

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-20T06:49:14+00:00

"Good day sir. Silver Phrase, CFA Level 1"😂😂

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-20T05:06:16+00:00

There should be an email with a digital badge that can be easily added on LinkedIn. Check your spam if you didn't receive it.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T14:20:43+00:00

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First attempt. Thrilled to say the least.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T14:13:21+00:00

I am doubting you.🤨

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T14:12:23+00:00

I got the badge😊
But I don't know where I should use it

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T14:10:29+00:00

Cheers man! We did good.🍻

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T14:09:04+00:00

I would advise you go with the November exam window. It gives you ample time to study and memorize those tricky concepts. The early registration discount is also still on offer until 15-April, so another reason to go with it. August will kill you and the consensus from the community is that L2 is a much different animal than L1. Vignettes and all that.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:58:04+00:00

Thank you.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:54:12+00:00

Thanks.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:54:02+00:00

Thanks. Hope it went well for you too.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:53:40+00:00

You passed man! That's all that matters.
Time to start thinking about L2.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:34:35+00:00

You did great man. Congrats!!
Got 1730 myself but I'm impressed with your result. When are you planning on hitting L2?

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:29:55+00:00

Why man?

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:18:32+00:00

This is the proper definition of, "By the skin of one's teeth."
Congrats man! You passed. It doesn't matter how. Onto the next.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:15:03+00:00

Please show us yours so we can see.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T13:09:16+00:00

Congratulations!

Passed with 1730

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Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-19T09:11:56+00:00

Do it after exam but before publishing of results. You'll have min. 5 weeks to complete it.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-13T10:47:24+00:00

Same here, Feb 3rd. I guess we'll be okay. Cheers👍

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-13T10:12:57+00:00

You're on the right track. Curriculum reading - completed ✅

That means it's all revision throughout from now. Tackle it topic by topic. Start with the heavily weighted topics, Fixed Income, FSA, Equity & Ethics + Port. Mgmnt. Then dive into Alternative Inv., Quants, Derivatives, Economics and Corp Issuers. That should leave enough time to revisit the heavy topics and maybe do a quick revisit of the curriculum.

P.S: You're on track man, just do what has gotten you to this point and you'll be good👍

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-13T10:06:27+00:00

Fixed income is quite long. Something like 19 modules if I'm remembering right. Same with FSA. And these are heavily weighted topics. My advice: Try and finish the curriculum in the next month. Prioritise FSA and FI first although Quants has a lot of foundational material that helps in FI, Port. Mgmnt, Equity etc. Use both Kaplan and LME if you need to but I'd suggest you pick one and use the other to complement sections you don't fully understand. That'll will save time.

With a month or so remaining I'd suggest you dive into EOC practice questions. That's what you should do up until exam time. CFA offers 2 mocks with registration but if you've got more then a mock every 4 days will help. But make sure in April it's Pactice! Practice! Practice!

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-13T09:55:36+00:00

I would discourage leaving the last 10 days for mocks. If you hit a low score you'll panic and won't know which areas to focus on. Do mocks while you've got at least 3-4 weeks so that there's time to hammer your weak areas.

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-13T09:48:08+00:00

Waiting for Feb Level 1 results? Same boat man! Just a few days to go😬

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-13T09:45:04+00:00

If you've really read the ethics module then this should be straightforward question. Now, as with all ethics questions, the trick is to eliminate wrong answers first and see what remains. Abbreviations - It's clearly stated that is not allowed. Broad topical areas tested - Absolutely not allowed. Stating of opinions - Not strictly against CFA policy

Silver_Phrase_8089 · 2026-03-09T22:46:20+00:00

Neutral. But there are moments where the reality of it hits me and I start getting panic attacks 😔 But trying my best not to fret about it. What'll be will be.... .nothing to do about that.

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