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Transform Your CFA Exam Prep
Transform your CFA exam prep with active learning techniques to boost retention, engagement, and confidence.

Prioritize Practice Over Perfection
Prioritize practice over perfection in CFA exams. Focus on continuous improvement, embrace setbacks, and keep moving forward for success.

A Study Technique that Works – Spaced Repetition
Learn how spaced repetition, discovered by Hermann Ebbinghaus, can enhance memory retention and improve CFA exam preparation.

The Willpower Fallacy | The Case for CFA Accountability
Discover why willpower alone isn’t enough to pass CFA exams and how accountability and structured planning can lead to success.

Dominate the CFA Exams | Unheard-of Time Management Techniques Revealed
Uncover expert time management techniques to dominate CFA exams. From chunking strategies to mastering guesswork, prepare to maximize your exam performance.

The Long Short-Route | How Studying an Extra 80 Hours for CFA Exams can Save you 140 Hours
Discover how dedicating extra study time for CFA exams can save you time, reduce stress, and improve your chances of passing on the first attempt.

Mastering the CFA Inner Game
Master the CFA exams by balancing both the inner and outer game. Learn strategies for mental toughness, resilience, and effective exam preparation.

The Top 4 Reasons and Remedies for CFA Exam Procrastination
Discover the top 4 reasons CFA candidates procrastinate and learn effective remedies to overcome these challenges for exam success.

Stop Learning. Why CFA Candidates Should Focus Solely on Maximizing Exam Scores
Maximize your CFA exam score by focusing solely on what matters. Shift your mindset from learning to optimizing for success.
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CFA Insights
The Hidden Curriculum Series | How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
Passing the CFA isn’t about reading more—it’s about remembering more. Smart notes turn information into long-term mastery.
The Hidden Curriculum Series | The Undercover Economist – Tim Harford
The real economy runs on incentives, not equations. Harford shows why thinking like an economist means seeing the invisible forces at play.
The Hidden Curriculum Series | So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
CFA success isn’t about passion—it’s about mastery. Cal Newport reveals why rare and valuable skills are the real career leverage.
The Hidden Curriculum Series | The Volatility Smile – Emanuel Derman
Behind every pricing model is a worldview. The Volatility Smile uncovers the human judgment hidden inside financial equations.
The Hidden Curriculum Series | The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
What the CFA curriculum omits, The 48 Laws of Power reveals: how real influence works in the world of ambition, politics, and survival.
The Hidden Curriculum Series | My Life as a Quant – Emanuel Derman
More than math: My Life as a Quant reveals the emotional, ethical, and identity struggles behind a life spent modeling the world.
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