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20-week CFA Level 3 Study Plan

A 20-week CFA Level 3 study plan covers roughly 350 hours at ~18 hours per week. This is the sweet spot for most working professionals. You get full coverage plus meaningful review time.

Timeline
20 weeks
Hours per week
~18
Total hours
~350
Plan tracker preview

20-week CFA Level 3 activity tracker

A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns this 20-week CFA plan into daily coverage, review, flashcard, quiz, and mock streaks.

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Week-by-week phase breakdown

A 20-week CFA Level 3 plan splits into three phases: coverage, review, and mocks. exclam.ai schedules each phase automatically from your uploaded materials.

Phase 1
Weeks 1–13

Coverage

First pass through every topic area in your uploaded materials. Build flashcards as you go. Quiz yourself on each topic before moving on.

Phase 2
Weeks 14–18

Review

Weak-spot drilling. exclam.ai surfaces the topics you answered worst during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all topics.

Phase 3
Weeks 19–20

Mocks

Full-length mock exams under timed conditions. One mock per week minimum, post-mock error review the same day. Final week is taper: light review only.

What this plan covers

CFA Level 3 has common-core areas plus a selected pathway component. This plan allocates time across the current public weight rows and should be adjusted to the pathway you select at registration.

Asset Allocation
15–20%
Portfolio Construction
15–20%
Performance Measurement
5–10%
Derivatives and Risk Management
10–15%
Ethical and Professional Standards
10–15%
Selected pathway: Portfolio Management, Private Markets, or Private Wealth
30–35%

Is a 20-week plan right for you?

This plan works if…

  • You can commit 18 hours per week consistently
  • You want full coverage plus meaningful review time
  • You are working or studying full-time alongside prep
  • You want time for multiple mock exams

Consider a different plan if…

  • ×You have less than 15 hours per week available
  • ×Your exam is fewer than the full plan length away

Other Level 3 durations

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