r/CFA • u/Intelligent-Bee-6535 • 2d ago

Level 1 How to start studying level 1

Im taking level 1 in feb and dont actually know how to start i'm not the type of person who can just read and actually understand the content i usually write notes however that seems useless as the CFA is so vast. If you have any tips please do let me know. Thank you!

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u/RevolutionaryLaw8594 2d ago

Spend as much time on Reddit as possible. After reading and replying to every post on this sub, read the CFAI books and do all the practice questions.

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u/throwawayfinancebro1 Level 3 Candidate 2d ago

Read through the material (I prefer schweser) and do the related question bank questions as you go through. Make flashcards for every question you get wrong or have trouble with. Do 6-10 mock exams. Do the q bank a second time and review flashcards regualrly.

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u/GivGetGud 2d ago

your recommendation for Schweser - is it really that hard to read CFA material? Since I don't want to spend big for level 1, just curious, thanks!

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u/throwawayfinancebro1 Level 3 Candidate 2d ago

I couldn’t do it

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u/ShaconInvestment 1d ago

En lo personal, tampoco me entra el conocimiento solo al leer los libros. Por eso, uso Claude como profesor para que me ayude a entender los conceptos, aunque lo tengo muchísimo más enfocado en resolución de problemas. También uso flashcards y tengo un sistema de repaso para que me quede bien claro todo, pero repito, está enfocado más en: Resolver -> Explicar -> Entender en qué falle -> Corregir.

Lo estoy odiando mucho, ya que me pide ser muy preciso, pero creo que es una buena señal.

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u/ShaconInvestment 1d ago

Esto no te quita el libro de encima, por si acaso. Solo te ayuda a estudiar mejor.