如何每周Clubbing两次+最后复习5天搞定Wall Street上最难的考试

It’s become a cliché to say that you need to study for 300 hours if you want to pass each CFA exam. But it’s true. The CFA Institute issued the following handy graphic after the June 2014 exams showing how long students had studied for.

The CFA’s own study materials are a necessary but not sufficient source of information for passing the institute’s exams. 89% of respondents to the CFA’s June 2014 candidate survey said they found non-CFA Institute study notes useful for passing the exams. This compared to just 81% who said they found the CFA’s own materials helpful.

Do you have a family? A job? A hobby? Are you prepared to put all of this aside while you study for some fiendishly difficult exams which you may not pass. If the answer is no, you might not want to bother. “Is the juice worth the squeeze?” says one candidate. “For some it is, for others not so much.”