A realistic six-month plan totalling roughly 300 hours. Thread ethics throughout rather than saving it for the end, and build in heavy question practice.
| Month | Focus | Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantitative Methods + start Ethics | You are comfortable with time value of money |
| 2 | Economics + Financial Statement Analysis | You can read the three statements |
| 3 | Corporate Issuers + Equity | You can apply basic equity valuation |
| 4 | Fixed Income + Derivatives + Alternatives | You can price a simple bond |
| 5 | Portfolio Management + deep Ethics pass | You score well on ethics questions |
| 6 | Full mock exams + weak-area revision | You consistently pass timed mocks |
Final-month tips
Do multiple full-length, timed mock exams to build stamina across both sessions. Revisit ethics and your weakest quantitative topics. Confirm current topic weights and exam logistics with CFA Institute.