HOW TO PASS CFA LEVEL 1 ON FIRST ATTEMPT

I am sharing the tips and strategies that helped me pass the CFA Level 1 exam on my first attempt! This includes the resources I used to study, as well as my study plan and how much time I devoted to preparing for this exam (300 hours?). I also discuss how to use the CFA-approved calculators and navigate the challenging ethics section.

I will be posting more on my CFA journey, so please feel free to subscribe to stay updated & thank you for watching! Would love to hear from you if you have any questions or share similar experiences in your exam prep :)

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00:00 : Intro
00:12 : Passing CFA Level 1 - importance of good study materials
00:52 : How Much to Study - do you really need 300 hours?
02:02: Study Plan
03:25 : Ethics Section
04:12 : CFA calculators
05:43 : Mock Exams
08:25 : Approaching Exam Day
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Disclaimer: The views, opinions, and experiences expressed in this video are strictly my own. This video does not contain any sponsored content and there is no paid product placement or mention. This content is for entertainment purposes, not to be taken or used as instructions or directions.

[SarahSivan]

Where are you in your CFA journey? Good luck on your exam day, you got this! 🙏📝✔

[rahulbarman]

Nice to hear about the guide from you for CFA as I have just started for it and best of luck for level 2.

[MattiaManzini]

Finally someone who says I can pass the exam without paying 700 dollars for extra notes! The first three videos I saw about this topic were starting to make me think it’s impossible to pass the exam with just the regular books 😂 Anyway, I received the curriculum yesterday and am starting today. It’s gonna be an adventure!

[arjunadhikari]

Very helpful and useful! Sincere, open and frank sharing of valuable ideas that you have gained!

[uchihat]

Thanks Sarah this was really helpful and inspiring :)

[dineomatheba]

Hey Sarah. Thanks for an awesome video, it is so so helpful. Where dis you buy the study guide on your thumbnail. Did it come with the curriculum package?

[TDesting]

How did you get through all those pages in the official curriculum in just 2 months? I am going to take the Level 1 exam in November, and I cannot imagine reading +3000 pages in the months ahead while working fulltime as well

[yonnalam]

Thanks for making such useful video! just wondering if you also have a background in finance or related area?

[gmnod]

Thanks! 2 questions please... Are the mock exams included in the price? And how exactly did you study the books? You just read them from beginning to end? Did you underline/make notes/wrote in a sheet the most important concepts of each chapter... ? :)

[JS-mnfe]

1. Hi Sarah, love your vids. I know you advocate for CFAI material, and they now charge us for a premium content version that includes 1000 extra question bank questions and 5 extra mocks. But it is 300 dollars. Would you recommend it? I have done all of the free question bank questions (1700 ish) and will do the 2 free mocks, but unsure if I should pay for the extra questions and mocks.

2. Also, how did you memorise all the formulas/small details? Every time I finish a topic, I forget some stuff from what I learned in another topic. So for example, by the time I've finished Fixed income, I struggle to remember formulas from Quantitative methods

[matiasainbinder]

Hey Sarah! This video was awesome. I'll take the exam on November 2023. Do you know if the CFA books are the same for any date? Because Amazon only provides CFA Books for 2023.

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[michaelyeboah]

Hello Sarah, you would kindly help share your study materials with me like the ones you purchased on Amazon?

[gauravbhalla]

Thank you! Do you think going through CFAI reading material is important in addition to Mark classes? If yes how many times?Should one do Kaplan's notes instead of CFAI material as it is concise? I intend to do qbank, blue box q & EOCQ from CFAI. Thank you so much

[Sam-nbrm]

Thanks a lot for the video! Some ideas are very original :D

Just wondering, I think I will have 9 months before the exam. Should I still start now? Maybe then I don't have to study that much every day. Plus I am still in college (now CFA allows undergrad to take level 1) and I don't want the CFA study to overlap with my study. What is your opinion on that? I would really appreciate your advice!

[himishsharma]

Well a average minded person like me can't even dream of achieving this I just wish I was somewhat of a academic genius 😔

[hitikaashar]

hey. i am referring to schwesers book for level 1. is that enough?

[homingyeung]

Do you think a guy without any finance background can digest the CFAI study material?

[mylabarnett]

I am taking the exam in November. I don't have a finance background but am in a finance job (sales and trading) (1.5years). I just scheduled it and am curious where to even begin? I have the CFA resources from the website and I also have the Kaplan as well. Do I take a diagnostic first? Do I read each book front to back first? Pre requisite program? I have about ~7months and want to be as prepared as possible.

[sspeedtail]

Can we prefer Swescher Notes for level 1