Direct Path to the CFA Charter: Savvy, Proven Strategies for Passing Your Chartered Financial Analyst Exams

by Rachel Bryant

Direct Path to the CFA Charter is the ultimate guide to passing the Chartered Financial Analyst exams. This is no ordinary “how-to” manual for CFA candidates. Written by an internationally published author who passed all three CFA exams on the first try, this book is packed with real strategies that get real results.

Chapter

Part Answers to Big Questions
Chapter 1: CFA Program Overview
Chapter 2: Does Industry Experience Matter?
Chapter 3: The First Secret to Passing CFA Exams
Chapter 4: The Second Secret to Passing CFA Exams
Chapter 5: What Ethics Is Really All About
Chapter 6: A Quiet, Important Statistic

Part Study Regimen
Chapter 7: The 300-Hour Trap
Chapter 8: A Study Plan from Start to Finish
Chapter 9: Curriculum Books or Study Notes?
Chapter 10: The Power of Flashcards
Chapter 11: Transforming Knowledge into Test Performance
Chapter 12: A Differentiating Practice Test Strategy
Chapter 13: Study Groups Are Overrated
Chapter 14: Read This When You Want to Quit
Chapter 15: Test Day Suggestions
Chapter 16: Putting It All Together
Level I, II, and III Recap and Sample Schedules
Test Preparation Resources

Praise for Direct Path to the CFA Charter :

“Investing time and effort in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program is a wise decision for your future. Spending just a few days with this book is even wiser. Direct Path to the CFA Charter is overflowing with excellent advice that I wish I had known when I was in the CFA Program. If you’re looking for real advice on how to pass the exams the first time around, this book is the answer. Good luck!” –Michael Staruch, CFA

“ Direct Path to the CFA Charter is truly a CFA candidate’s best friend and an indispensable guide at every CFA Level. This is not a conceptual, often inapplicable piece, written by a group of professional test takers or professors of finance. Instead, it provides an actionable, proven plan for tackling CFA exams by a CFA charterholder who is also a working professional, just like you and me. If you need straightforward, practical advice, this is the ideal guide for you.” –Jason Huang, CFA

“Avoid struggling in the CFA Program and read this book instead. Direct Path to the CFA Charter is the ultimate book for anyone contemplating the CFA Program. It is woven together as an incredibly readable, clever book full of practical insights. As a potential or current CFA candidate, you will be glad (and relieved) that you discovered this book.” –Derrick Chapman, CFA

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 3, 2014

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so glad I stumbled across this book

I am just about to begin studying for my Level 1 exam , and just finished reading Rachel's book. Her advice is concise , relevant , blunt and necessary for anyone about to embark on this CFA journey , despite the level. I shudder when I think that I was about to start this path without having known what I learnt in this book . Reading Rachel's book is like having a mentor share their wise insights with you . You will not regret reading this book. Thank you Rachel !

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful Tips

Helpful tips and strategies to studying for the CFA and suggestive planning to help stay on schedule along with insights to how the testings are structured to be more prepared.

[Robyn Whitmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend

Highly recommend - fantastic for getting study tips and exam prep along with perspective from Rachel in her CAR journey

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very easy to understand what to do. All that remains is to do what it says, which will be hard, but worth it if it works.

[Antonio Dal Porto Neto · Rating 1 out of 5]

Não desperdice seu tempo lendo este livro.

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

She has literally saved my CFA experience.

[Pablo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every time I approach a new challenge or activity I always search for people that have accomplished what I want to achieve. I look for books that talk about the best process to follow and the mistakes to avoid. In this case, I was looking for a strategy on how to approach preparation for the Chartered Financial Analyst Exams

Rachel Bryant describes some strategies and ideas to follow that can help you increase your chances of success in the exams. I do not think these strategies are something really new or original but the book can give you a good structure to follow in your preparation.

However, at the end of the day, like anything in life, you will achieve success if you dedicate enough time to the task at hand. With the CFA Charter, it is no different. Work hard, dedicate enough time, and you can pass the examination.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great overview and advice for the CFA exams. The most valuable information was the study regime and the mindset for passing the exams (unlike that of the many other people who fail). Solid and quick read with opportunities to return to the book over the course of the CFA exam process.

[Kevin Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amazing synopsis of the coveted journey!!

A must read for anybody considering the CFA Charter. Provides some very useful and insightful information in one place. Worth every cent spent and I feel more prepared to stay the beast and earn my charter.

[Luis Fernando Chacón Paz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great advices for the CFA program

Good advices given by the author. I will be submitting my application to the CFA program in 2016 and I will follow Rachel advices