Look I think all have their merits, but for me personally I found it somewhat overpriced, and didn't love the study experience. Only used it briefly at L1 though - I wouldn't so you should change at this point tho - maybe future levels
Hey. I am writing L3 in August 2024. I am reviewing the material currently and working through the portal questions. About 39 days from the exam. What should be the strategy from here? But i keep forgetting stuff. I have used IFT notes to study. However, do you suggest that i used Hy Notes for reviewing entirely? Because they skip some details and what if they appear in the exam? On the other hand, reviewing from the complete notes is a challenge. What should I do? Also, how did you prepare for essays? @HaarisZamir
I got the CFA books for level 1. Taking in August 2025, I also just graduated in May in Finance. I had a 3.9 business GPA. Do you think the books and the website will be enough? I plan to study 2 hours or more a day until test day. Now that I am saying this out loud I will probably be fine. I just don't understand how the test has
@@HaarisZamir That feels good to here, I decided to take the test in May instead. I got the books on Friday and am planning to finish 1 book per week (almost done with quant). Should leave me plenty of time for mocks and revisions.
I'm sorry about that but I got used to it until I succeeded, I failed 3 times before I finally passed, It would have been 4 but Mr. Richard saved me from failing again
Mr. Richard is the best, I studied his questions and answers for just 10 days and I passed, the materials he provided were exactly the questions I saw on my test day
Hi Haaris, thanks for the help. I am following your plan, but do not know what to purchase in IFT: the only HY Notes are the ones from 2023 and the only ones available for 2025 L1 Exam are the regular IFT Notes. What would you recommend? What do you think of MM + IFT regular notes and make flashcards out of those? Stuck on IFT regular or IFT HY. Thanks in advance.
Is it the HY notes alone that you're after (i.e. without the full HY package, and not main lecture?) Personally I'd say MM + IFT regular notes is great, and HY package on top if you (i) are pushed for time or (ii) want concise notes to review the curriculum. HY package can be a substitute at Level 1, if massively pushed for time
Hey. I am writing L3 in August 2024. I am reviewing the material currently and working through the portal questions. About 39 days from the exam. What should be the strategy from here? But i keep forgetting stuff. I have used IFT notes to study. However, do you suggest that i used Hy Notes for reviewing entirely? Because they skip some details and what if they appear in the exam? On the other hand, reviewing from the complete notes is a challenge. What should I do? Also, how did you prepare for essays
On the high yield notes, if you review something and you don't feel like you understand that topic, go back to the main lecture notes and read again / watch the review video (don't have to do this for every topic if you understand some parts more than others) - the HY notes help keep the curriculum fresh in your mind but if you don't understand it, they won't help Deffo focus on structured response (SR) questions - search TH-cam, Mark Meldrum has some videos on how to answer If you're using him as your prep provider, do all the SR mocks, and attend the live walk throughs (they help so much) Otherwise hopefully you have review videos / high yield notes - try to review 3/4 videos every morning - then smash out questions (try do all the ones on the CFA learning ecosystem) Good luck!
I just finished the entire curriculum, solved many quizzes from Mark Meldrum based on your recommendation. How would you tackle revision given the exam is on the 23 of August ?
Hey, per the video: - 2-3 reviews of the most complex material - As many practice Qs as possible in last month - Mocks under time pressure in last 2 weeks with review days in between Good luck
Guysss Is anyone doing CFA L1 willing to help me please.I just completed my first year of my college and I havent registered for Cfa . I started studying for cfa recently and I need curriculum to practice the sums. If anyone could please help me by sharing the CFA level 1 2024 curriculum, it will be very much helpful for me. If somebody's willing just send a reply🙏🏻Guysss Is anyone doing CFA L1 willing to help me please.I just completed my first year of my college and I havent registered for Cfa . I started studying for cfa recently and I need curriculum to practice the sums. If anyone could please help me by sharing the CFA level 1 2024 curriculum, it will be very much helpful for me. If somebody's willing just send a reply🙏🏻
Hey, looking at IFT for L2 I see IFT High-Yield Course (which includes High Yield videos & notes), and I see IFT Study Notes separately. Do I need both or is the HY course good enough? I already have MM but need something for review.
Depends how well you’ve covered the content so far. Main notes have a lot more detail, which is key if you want to properly learn it. If you want to refresh / review, HY only is fine
Hey, did you follow the other tips in my video, particularly the following: - Buy notes and annotate - 2-3 reviews of the most complex material - As many practice Qs as possible in last month - Mocks under time pressure in last 2 weeks with review days in between Also, I have a learning techniques video coming up in a couple of weeks, which should help Good luck
@@HaarisZamir thanks for the reply. So no blue boxes except for the ones Mark went through in his videos? Just watch the MM video lecture, review IFT notes, EOC questions from CFAI (or through the online CFA LES) and then just review videos for materials you understood or rewatch video lectures for those that needed more understanding? Is that correct?
Thanks for this vid and your responses - seriously. Final question - I’ve been watching MM and then attempting to go through the CFAI chapters after each lecture for LII and it has been so time consuming and frankly, disheartening, when trying the EOC’s because I feel like I’m not retaining anything from the CFAI text. I think I might give the IFT notes a shot. I know you passed but looking back, did you feel they were thorough enough paired with MM that you didn’t miss out on topics or info by skipping the CFAI text? I used Kaplan Schweser for L1 and I did not feel good coming out of that exam (though I passed) because I felt the way Kaplan worded the material and presented their notes was not only different than how the CFAI presented it but they also were less thorough. That’s my biggest fear with skipping out on CFAI’s official text. Also, where did the IFT High Yield notes fall into the mix exactly in your study plan? How were those used and do you think they’re necessary?
That should be more than enough - you don't need to buy books. Also, the CFAI learning ecosystem basically has the textbooks in digital form, which you can use if you need more context - good luck
nothing wrong with it per se, just don't think it's the best presented, most intuitive / engaging, or taught by real world practitioners Personal preference
@@Krutparmar l mean the curriculum is still big, and the review videos are usually 5-15 mins vs hours for the main lectures, so it’s a good review Go through them alongside the notes, maybe 2-3 per day. You should have covered all the curriculum again by August
Guysss Is anyone doing CFA L1 willing to help me please.I just completed my first year of my college and I havent registered for Cfa . I started studying for cfa recently and I need curriculum to practice the sums. If anyone could please help me by sharing the CFA level 1 2024 curriculum, it will be very much helpful for me. If somebody's willing just send a reply🙏🏻
If you register for the CFA, you'll get the curriculum via the ecosystem. If you want extra support, get a prep provider. Watch my video at 3pm for more help with this
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i think im gonna go with kaplan essentials package tbh. a bit more money but from what i have heard it is so worth it.
Nice - good luck!
This is great advice.
I am currently using Kaplan Schweser for my studying. Do you think this program is not effective or rather that it’s not cost efficient?
Look I think all have their merits, but for me personally I found it somewhat overpriced, and didn't love the study experience. Only used it briefly at L1 though - I wouldn't so you should change at this point tho - maybe future levels
@@HaarisZamir thanks man! I’ll probably take your recommendations on future levels!
Thank you for your video, did you use the HY notes or the general notes from IFT as your base notes ?
Deffo the general notes - HY is for reviews, basically a condensed version
Hey. I am writing L3 in August 2024. I am reviewing the material currently and working through the portal questions. About 39 days from the exam. What should be the strategy from here? But i keep forgetting stuff. I have used IFT notes to study. However, do you suggest that i used Hy Notes for reviewing entirely? Because they skip some details and what if they appear in the exam? On the other hand, reviewing from the complete notes is a challenge. What should I do? Also, how did you prepare for essays? @HaarisZamir
I got the CFA books for level 1. Taking in August 2025, I also just graduated in May in Finance. I had a 3.9 business GPA. Do you think the books and the website will be enough? I plan to study 2 hours or more a day until test day. Now that I am saying this out loud I will probably be fine. I just don't understand how the test has
I think you'll be fine either way - you sound motivated
@@HaarisZamir That feels good to here, I decided to take the test in May instead. I got the books on Friday and am planning to finish 1 book per week (almost done with quant). Should leave me plenty of time for mocks and revisions.
@@willacopta7551hey I’m taking the may 2024 also, would you like to study/ cross ideas together?
When do you suggest doing the MM seminars? During first pass through the curriculum?
Second for me
The CFA is frustrating, I can't believe I failed again after studying so hard
Wow, that's not fair.
I'm sorry about that but I got used to it until I succeeded, I failed 3 times before I finally passed, It would have been 4 but Mr. Richard saved me from failing again
I've heard a lot of good stories about this same man all over TH-cam channels can he help
It's the first time I'm scared, I don't wanna fail
Mr. Richard is the best, I studied his questions and answers for just 10 days and I passed, the materials he provided were exactly the questions I saw on my test day
Hi Haaris, thanks for the help. I am following your plan, but do not know what to purchase in IFT: the only HY Notes are the ones from 2023 and the only ones available for 2025 L1 Exam are the regular IFT Notes. What would you recommend? What do you think of MM + IFT regular notes and make flashcards out of those? Stuck on IFT regular or IFT HY. Thanks in advance.
Is it the HY notes alone that you're after (i.e. without the full HY package, and not main lecture?)
Personally I'd say MM + IFT regular notes is great, and HY package on top if you (i) are pushed for time or (ii) want concise notes to review the curriculum. HY package can be a substitute at Level 1, if massively pushed for time
Hey. I am writing L3 in August 2024. I am reviewing the material currently and working through the portal questions. About 39 days from the exam. What should be the strategy from here? But i keep forgetting stuff. I have used IFT notes to study. However, do you suggest that i used Hy Notes for reviewing entirely? Because they skip some details and what if they appear in the exam? On the other hand, reviewing from the complete notes is a challenge. What should I do? Also, how did you prepare for essays
On the high yield notes, if you review something and you don't feel like you understand that topic, go back to the main lecture notes and read again / watch the review video (don't have to do this for every topic if you understand some parts more than others) - the HY notes help keep the curriculum fresh in your mind but if you don't understand it, they won't help
Deffo focus on structured response (SR) questions - search TH-cam, Mark Meldrum has some videos on how to answer
If you're using him as your prep provider, do all the SR mocks, and attend the live walk throughs (they help so much)
Otherwise hopefully you have review videos / high yield notes - try to review 3/4 videos every morning - then smash out questions (try do all the ones on the CFA learning ecosystem)
Good luck!
many thanks for the great video, how long 10% discount will last?
No rush on it - for the foreseeable future
I just finished the entire curriculum, solved many quizzes from Mark Meldrum based on your recommendation. How would you tackle revision given the exam is on the 23 of August ?
Hey, per the video:
- 2-3 reviews of the most complex material
- As many practice Qs as possible in last month
- Mocks under time pressure in last 2 weeks with review days in between
Good luck
Guysss Is anyone doing CFA L1 willing to help me please.I just completed my first year of my college and I havent registered for Cfa . I started studying for cfa recently and I need curriculum to practice the sums. If anyone could please help me by sharing the CFA level 1 2024 curriculum, it will be very much helpful for me. If somebody's willing just send a reply🙏🏻Guysss Is anyone doing CFA L1 willing to help me please.I just completed my first year of my college and I havent registered for Cfa . I started studying for cfa recently and I need curriculum to practice the sums. If anyone could please help me by sharing the CFA level 1 2024 curriculum, it will be very much helpful for me. If somebody's willing just send a reply🙏🏻
When reviewing the IFT notes, did you read them digitally or printed them out?
print if you can
i am preparing for lvl 1 so im buying mm course but i can only buy one of the two either ift notes of high yield which one should i go for?
Probably main notes are better - more comprehensive
Hey, looking at IFT for L2 I see IFT High-Yield Course (which includes High Yield videos & notes), and I see IFT Study Notes separately. Do I need both or is the HY course good enough? I already have MM but need something for review.
Depends how well you’ve covered the content so far. Main notes have a lot more detail, which is key if you want to properly learn it. If you want to refresh / review, HY only is fine
@@HaarisZamir Really appreciate this video and advice, it came at the perfect time for me.
Hi, I used only MM for my first attempt at level 2, and I just missed the MPS. What would you suggest for my next attempt in November.
Hey, did you follow the other tips in my video, particularly the following:
- Buy notes and annotate
- 2-3 reviews of the most complex material
- As many practice Qs as possible in last month
- Mocks under time pressure in last 2 weeks with review days in between
Also, I have a learning techniques video coming up in a couple of weeks, which should help
Good luck
@HaarisZamir thanks for getting back to me! If you had to pick one, what would you pick? Full notes or high yield from IFT.
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Did you take handwritten notes or used any tablet?
made the mistake of "writing" on a tablet at level 1 - waste of time. Handwritten is the way forward, and you don't have as much if you buy your notes
Which question bank should I practice for level 1 ?
CFA learning ecosystem
So you didn’t use CFAI books at all? Is that correct?
nope other than the odd occasion for a deep dive / at L3 for the case studies
@@HaarisZamir thanks for the reply. So no blue boxes except for the ones Mark went through in his videos? Just watch the MM video lecture, review IFT notes, EOC questions from CFAI (or through the online CFA LES) and then just review videos for materials you understood or rewatch video lectures for those that needed more understanding? Is that correct?
@@crazytrain591 Pretty much exactly yes
Thanks for this vid and your responses - seriously. Final question - I’ve been watching MM and then attempting to go through the CFAI chapters after each lecture for LII and it has been so time consuming and frankly, disheartening, when trying the EOC’s because I feel like I’m not retaining anything from the CFAI text. I think I might give the IFT notes a shot. I know you passed but looking back, did you feel they were thorough enough paired with MM that you didn’t miss out on topics or info by skipping the CFAI text? I used Kaplan Schweser for L1 and I did not feel good coming out of that exam (though I passed) because I felt the way Kaplan worded the material and presented their notes was not only different than how the CFAI presented it but they also were less thorough. That’s my biggest fear with skipping out on CFAI’s official text. Also, where did the IFT High Yield notes fall into the mix exactly in your study plan? How were those used and do you think they’re necessary?
Hi Haaris,
I am perplexed about the study materials.
Mark meldrum and IFT notes are sufficient enough or I should purchase the books as well ?
That should be more than enough - you don't need to buy books. Also, the CFAI learning ecosystem basically has the textbooks in digital form, which you can use if you need more context - good luck
Thank you for the clarification.
Whats wrong with Kaplan? Thought most use it?
nothing wrong with it per se, just don't think it's the best presented, most intuitive / engaging, or taught by real world practitioners
Personal preference
Thanks! Doing L1 in Aug, studied with Kaplan, I’ll be sure to look in to your preferred ones for l2,3
My exam is in August level 1
My curriculum is finished once
Can I buy high yield course
Will it be beneficial?
yep excellent for reviews in particular
@@HaarisZamir Can you pleaseelaborate how to approach high yield course?
I purchased it
Videos are lengthy doesn't seems revisionary
@@Krutparmar l mean the curriculum is still big, and the review videos are usually 5-15 mins vs hours for the main lectures, so it’s a good review
Go through them alongside the notes, maybe 2-3 per day. You should have covered all the curriculum again by August
From where can i practice questions
cfai learning ecosystem
I was thinking of getting schweser secret sauce, do you think ift high yield notes are better? im assuming I dont need both.
I haven't used Schweser secret sauce but can vouch for IFT - don't need both
Guysss Is anyone doing CFA L1 willing to help me please.I just completed my first year of my college and I havent registered for Cfa . I started studying for cfa recently and I need curriculum to practice the sums. If anyone could please help me by sharing the CFA level 1 2024 curriculum, it will be very much helpful for me. If somebody's willing just send a reply🙏🏻
If you register for the CFA, you'll get the curriculum via the ecosystem. If you want extra support, get a prep provider. Watch my video at 3pm for more help with this