CFA Notes

Free, exam-focused CFA Level 1 notes you can revise in minutes. Each note covers one topic with formulas and worked examples, plus a one-page revision box. New notes are added every week, and every note is free.

Quantitative Methods

• CFA Quantitative Methods: Time Value of Money and Hypothesis Testing Explained

Fixed Income

• CFA Fixed Income in 15 Minutes: Bond Valuation and the Duration Traps That Cost Level 1 Candidates Marks

Equity

• CFA Equity Valuation Notes: Dividend Discount Model, Free Cash Flow and Multiples [Level 1]

Financial Reporting

• CFA Level 1 Inventory Notes: FIFO, LIFO, Write-Downs and Long-Lived Assets

Ethics

• CFA Ethics Level 1 in 15 Minutes: All 7 Standards and the Traps That Fail Candidates

Portfolio Management

• CFA Portfolio Management Notes: Risk, Return, CAPM and the IPS [Level 1]

Other CFA Notes

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How to use these notes

Read the note once, then use the one-page revision box at the end for same-day recall. Work through every numerical example with your own calculator before you move on; CFA rewards candidates who can run the numbers, not just state the formulas. To turn these notes into a weekly routine, build a plan with the free study timetable generator. New CFA notes are added to this hub every week, so check back as the library grows.

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