Level I CFA® Exam
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Some candidates also consider a Master of Science in Financial Analysis (MSFA) as a way to prepare for the CFA® exam. Certain curriculums, like the MSFA offered by the College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company, are aligned to the learning outcomes of the CFA® Institute’s CFA® Program, enabling students to earn an MSFA while concurrently preparing for the CFA® exam.
The weights of the Level I exam topics are subject to change on a year-to-year basis, at the discretion of CFA Institute. For the 2021 Level I exams, the topics are weighted as follows:
- Ethical and Professional Standards: 15%
- Quantitative Methods: 10%
- Economics: 10%
- Financial Reporting and Analysis: 15%
- Corporate Finance: 10%
- Portfolio Management and Wealth Management: 6%
- Equity Investments: 11%
- Fixed Income: 11%
- Derivative Investments: 6%
- Alternative Investments: 6%
For the 2022 Level I exams, the topics are weighted as follows:
- Quantitative Methods: 8-12%
- Economics: 8-12%
- Financial Reporting and Analysis: 13-17%
- Corporate Issuers: 8-12%
- Equity Investments: 10-12%
- Fixed Income: 10-12%
- Derivatives: 5-8%
- Alternative Investments: 5-8%
- Portfolio Management: 5-8%
- Ethical and Professional Standards: 15-20%
