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What is the CFA?

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program is a globally recognized standard for measuring the competence and integrity of financial analysts. It's curriculum develops and reinforces a fundamental knowledge of investment principles. Three levels of examination measure a candidate's ability to apply these principles at a professional level. The CFA exam is administered annually every June in more than 70 nations worldwide.

To be awarded the CFA charter, a candidate must:

1. Sequentially pass the Level I, Level II, and Level III examinations; and
2. Have at least three years of acceptable professional experience working in the investment decision-making process; and
3. Fulfill CFA Institute membership requirements and apply concurrently for membership in the CFA Institute and in a CFA Institute Member Society.

The 2005 CFA Exams were administered on June 4, 2005.  The results will be available Late July- Mid August 2005.  Level I of the CFA will also be given on December 3, 2005.

Source: CFA Institute

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RELATED WEBSITES

• CFA Institute - administers the CFA program

CFA Review Courses and Study Guides

• Advantage Montreal Seminars (Canada)

• Allen Resources

• American Institute of Advanced Finance - review course using Schweser study materials

• AnalystForum - an online community designed exclusively for Chartered Financial Analysts and CFA candidates.

• Arndt-Singleton Associates - CFA review course

• Boston Chartered Financial Analysts Examination Review Program

• BPP Hyperion Training (United Kingdom)

• Canadian Academics (Canada)

• Central University of Finance and Economics  (China)

• CfBS Center for Financial Studies (Switzerland)

• College for Financial Planning

• Dalton Publications

• examtraining (United Kingdom) - web-based training

• Figov Notes

• The Finance Profs

• Financial Accounting Workshops

• Financial Analysts Review

• Financial Perspectives (Singapore)

• Financial Prep - Financial Analyst Quizzer (CD-ROM-based study aid)

• Financial Quotient (Singapore)

• The Financial Training Company (Asia-Pacific) (Hong Kong)

• The Financial Training Company (Singapore)

• FinPrep - internet-delivered, interactive review materials for the CFA Level I exam.

• Foran Financial Institute (Canada)

• Globecon

• Inmarkets Training - PASS CFA

• Innovation Asia (Hong Kong)

• JKE Exam Review

• Maximus & Company (Singapore)

• Modlin Education - comprehensive online CFA course for Level 1 to be launched for 2003 exams

• Northern Illinois University

• R.G. Quintero & Co.

• Richmond Review - online CFA study resource

• RT Capital Training and Consulting

• Ryerson University (Canada)

• Shanghai FUZE Investment & Consulting Co. (China)

• Sharp Seminars

• Schweser Study Program

• Shulman Review - an affiliate of The Princeton Review

• Stalla Seminars

• Study Seminar for Financial Analysts (Canada) - a service of Schweser Study Program

• Wallace Cititraining (United Kingdom)

 

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AIMR Publications

• AIMR Advocate
• AIMR Conference Proceedings
• AIMR Exchange
• AIMR Newsletter
• CFA Digest

CFA Study Guides

• CFA Basics : Pre-Level 1 : The Schweser Study Guide to Getting Started
• Examinsight for 2003 CFA Level I Certification: The Candidates Guide to Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Learning Outcome Statements
• InsideScoop to Candidate's Guide to Chartered Financial Analyst Level I: Candidate's Guide to CFA Level I Learning Outcome Statements (with CD Exam)
• Inside Scoop to Candidate's Guide to Chartered Financial Analyst Level II: Candidate's Guide to CFA Level II Learning Outcome Statements (With CD-Rom Exam)
  

AIMR Approved Calculators for CFA Exam

• Hewlett Packard HP12C Financial Calculator
• Texas Instruments BA II Plus Advanced Financial Calculator

CFA Texts

Level I

• 2003 CFA Level 1 Candidate Readings
• The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements
• Economics: Private and Public Choice
• Fixed Income Analysis for the Chartered Financial Analyst Program
• Fundamentals Of Financial Management
• Futures, Options, and Swaps
• Investment Analysis And Portfolio Management
• Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis
• Standards of Practice Handbook : 1999

Level II

• 2003 CFA Level 2 Candidate Readings
• The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements
• Analysis of Equity Investments: Valuation
• Company Performance and Measures of Value Added
• Fixed Income Analysis for the Chartered Financial Analyst Program
• Futures, Options, and Swaps
• Investment Analysis And Portfolio Management
• Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis
• Standards of Practice Handbook : 1999

Level III

• 2003 CFA Level 3 Candidate Readings
• Beyond Value at Risk : The New Science of Risk Management
• Emerging Stock Markets: Risk, Return, and Performance
• Fixed Income Analysis for the Chartered Financial Analyst Program
• Futures, Options, and Swaps
• Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis
• Standards of Practice Handbook : 1999