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MONDAY

Exam Prep Strategy

Real insights from the trenches — mindset shifts, strategies, and results-based tactics.

➤ The First 4 Weeks Will Make or Break You

➤ The CFA Candidate’s Dopamine Trap

➤ CFA Mock Exams Are a Mirror. Look Closely.

➤ Avoidance – the Silent CFA Exam Killer

TUESDAY

Curriculum Deep Dive

Level I, II, or III – we dig deeper into the curriculum to bring the theory to life.

➤ Hedge Fund Trading Strategy Deep Dives

➤ How CFA Derivatives Made Me $100,000

➤ Building an Intuition for Financial Ratios

➤ Staking and Digital Assets

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WEDNESDAY

Career Boost

No hold back truth bombs about jobs, money, networking, and building a meaningful finance & investment career.

➤ The Best Time to Update Your LinkedIn? Now.

➤ You Don’t Need to Be Loud to Be Seen

➤ How to Use the CFA L1 to Get a Promotion

➤ Is the CFA Still Worth It?

THURSDAY

Study Techniques That Work

Spaced repetition, time blocking, procrastination cures. Learn how top scorers actually study.

➤ Your CFA Study Plan is Broken

➤ CFA Burnout Is Real

➤ You’re Not Behind – You’re Just Disorganized.

➤ Stop Marathon CFA Study Sessions. Do This Instead

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FRIDAY

Weekend Fuel

Something short and motivational before heading off for your study weekend.

➤ No One Regrets Going All In

➤ Small Wins Count

➤ Don’t Let the Weekend Set You Back.

➤ One Weekend Can Change Everything

SATURDAY

The Hidden Curriculum

We pull real-world lessons from books to supplement the CFA curriculum.

➤ Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart

➤ Risk Savvy – How to Make Good Decisions by Gerd Gigerenzer

➤ Against the Gods. The Remarkable Story of Risk – Peter L. Bernstein

➤ The Signal and the Noise – Nate Silver

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SUNDAY

Deep Reflections

Money, ambition, balance, and life. Because you’re more than just a candidate.

➤ Busy ≠ Productive

➤ Money Mindset for Future Wealth

➤ What David Goggins taught me about CFA prep

➤ You Are Not Your Score

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