CFA® Program
For CFA® Program Level I candidates
Hands-on practice for the quantitative, financial-reporting and corporate-finance skills behind several Level I topics: work the numbers yourself in live worksheets, with every model formula checked.
Quantitative Methods
Time value of money, returns, probability, distributions, sampling, hypothesis tests and regression on worked datasets.
Financial Statement Analysis
Common-size statements, profitability and DuPont, cash-flow analysis, earnings quality; inventories, impairment, leases, deferred tax and EPS under IFRS.
Corporate Issuers (Corporate Finance from 2027)
Capital budgeting, cost of debt, beta, leverage, payout and working-capital policy.
Equity Investments (Equities from 2027)
DCF, WACC, multiples, comparable companies and the dividend discount model.
Fixed Income
Bond features, pricing, yield to maturity, accrued interest and duration.
Portfolio Management (Portfolio Construction from 2027)
Return and volatility, drawdowns and estimating beta.
Practical Skills Module: Financial Modeling
Model structure, three-statement linking, debt schedules, scenarios and model review.
Not covered: Ethical and Professional Standards; Economics; Derivatives (Derivatives and Risk Management from 2027); Alternative Investments; Most of Fixed Income beyond bond basics and duration; Market organization, indexes and efficiency. Use your official study materials for these.
Suggested membership: Quest Trio with Finance, Accounting and Statistics.