The CFA Level 1 exam focuses on foundational knowledge of investment management, covering key concepts like ethics, portfolio management, asset classes, investment tools, and basic financial analysis, providing a broad overview of topics like economics, quantitative methods, financial statement analysis, equity investments, fixed income, derivatives, alternative investments, and corporate issuers, all tested through multiple-choice questions, with a strong emphasis on understanding the underlying principles rather than complex applications; essentially serving as an entry-level assessment for a career in finance.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 12 Lessons
- 24 Weeks
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- CFA Level 1Key points about CFA Level 1: Focus on fundamentals: Covers basic concepts in finance like time value of money, statistics, microeconomics, and financial reporting. Ten main topics: Includes Ethics and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Corporate Issuers, Financial Statement Analysis, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Alternative Investments, and Portfolio Management.12
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