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Exam Anxiety: How To Manage It Better

25 Apr 2024

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Whether you’re preparing for professional exams, or are a college student studying for your finals, you might be experiencing some anxiety or nervousness about the test. Exam anxiety is common, and something that almost everyone experiences to some degree. Left unchecked, anxiety about upcoming exams has the potential to become a little overwhelming. It can then interfere with your ability to study properly, or to concentrate during the exam. Read on to find out more about what causes anxiety and what ...

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CFA Refund and Withdrawal Policy, Clearly Explained

24 Apr 2024

CFA, Exam Day & Results

‘How to get a CFA exam refund’ has never really been a frequently asked question, but then the pandemic happened. This has triggered a few changes in the CFA refund policy since then. In this ...

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Study Faster: How to Finish All CFA Practice Tests by Exam Day

23 Apr 2024

CFA, How To Study

So you bought a whole bunch of CFA practice tests. Are you on track to finish all of them by exam day? Our research, based on 900+ candidate experiences and results, shows why finishing ...

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Risk Management Career Path: Roles, Salary & Progression

22 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Risk management in finance is essentially the practice of minimizing a firm's downside exposure, through identifying, analyzing and managing acceptable levels of uncertainties in a firm's day-to-day operations. With increasing global instability ...

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FRM vs PRM: Which risk management certification is better?

21 Apr 2024

Career Advice, FRM

Financial risk managers play an invaluable role in maintaining a company's fiscal health by seeking to identify, analyze and address the risks associated with a company’s business operations. Today, the profession is highly valued, ...

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How To Pass CFA Level 1 in First Attempt

18 Apr 2024

CFA, How To Study

As a CFA exam candidate, I've achieved the holy grail: I’m lucky enough as a candidate to have passed my CFA exams the first times I attempted them. As more than half of Level ...

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Investment Banking Career Path: Roles, Progression & Salaries

17 Apr 2024

Career Advice

Investment banking can be extremely rewarding as a career choice, both purely financial terms as well as professionally. Not only it pays well, it can also lead to some great exit opportunities as ...