7 weeks to freedom

Having finished the two equity study sessions, we only need to work through the two fixed income sessions and the final combined derivatives and alternative investments session before we are through the entire curriculum. The week to come: The fixed income topic area...

8 weeks to freedom

We are homing in on the final 1/4 of the curriculum. It has been a long journey so far, and if you have stuck with it throughout, congratulations. Are you making sure to write down all of the LOS statements before going through each reading? And are you actively...

9 weeks to freedom

With portfolio management done, we have only got 30% of the curriculum left to cover in the 5 remaining weeks before we turn to the 4 weeks of question practice and revision for the test. If you have remained committed to the program week-in and week-out since the...

10 weeks to freedom

The Corporate Finance topic area that you have completed this week makes up 8% of the estimated exam weight, as a result we are now roughly 2/3 of the way through the curriculum. At this stage you may be feeling like you are beginning to forget some of the concepts...

11 weeks to freedom

Now that you are done with the dreaded financial reporting and analysis (FRA) topic it is time for a big pat on the back. If you have followed the instructions and mastered both the ethics and FRA topics you should be in good shape. We discuss this in more depth...

12 weeks to freedom

After 7 weeks of dedicated work we are now exactly half way through the curriculum. The second half of the curriculum is spread over 8 weeks, so if you have managed to keep pace so far, there is no reason to fear the upcoming challenge. Last week was a pretty heavy...