📈 CFA — Chartered Financial Analyst (Exam-Prep, Levels I-III)

A free, independent, vendor-neutral preparation course covering the publicly available CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge across all three levels. Work through 22 plain-English modules — ethics, quant, economics, financial reporting, corporate issuers, equity, fixed income, derivatives, alternatives and portfolio management — then prove your understanding on a 45-question exam. Earn a signed AMAADOR ACADEMY certificate; the charter itself is awarded only by CFA Institute. It maps to CFA Institute Candidate Body of Knowledge (Levels I-III). The course is organized into 14 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 70%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• Ethical & Professional Standards I — Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct I–III
• Ethical & Professional Standards II — Standards IV–VII and GIPS
• Quantitative Methods
• Economics
• Financial Statement Analysis I — The Three Statements
• Financial Statement Analysis II — Inventories, Long-Lived Assets, Income Taxes, Liabilities & Ratio Analysis
• Corporate Issuers
• Equity Investments I — Markets, Indexes & Efficiency
• Equity Investments II — Industry, Company Analysis & Valuation
• Fixed Income I — Features, Issuance & Valuation
• Fixed Income II — Yields, Risk, Securitization & Credit
• Derivatives
• Alternative Investments
• Portfolio Management

Learning objectives

• Understand what the CFA charter is, the three sequential exam levels and how each is structured and scored.
• Master the Code of Ethics and the seven Standards of Professional Conduct — the most heavily weighted topic at every level.
• Apply core quantitative tools: time value of money, statistics, probability distributions and hypothesis testing.
• Read and interpret the income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow statement, and key financial-analysis ratios.
• Value equities with dividend-discount, free-cash-flow and relative (multiples) models.
• Price fixed-income securities and measure interest-rate risk with duration and convexity.
• Explain forwards, futures, options and swaps, and the role of alternative investments.
• Build and manage portfolios using risk-return, the efficient frontier, CAPM and a written Investment Policy Statement.
• Distinguish the level-specific focus: knowledge (I), asset valuation (II), portfolio management & wealth (III).
• Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate).