A intensive 8-week CFA Level 3 study plan covers roughly 350 hours at ~44 hours per week. This pace is demanding. You will need to study most days of the week and may sacrifice coverage depth.
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A 8-week CFA Level 3 plan walks the syllabus module-by-module — heavier-weighted topics get more weeks, lighter ones either get a single week or pair with adjacent topics on intensive paces. Ethics is placed last so it stays fresh going into the exam. Review and mock phases follow the coverage modules.
Cover Asset Allocation (15–20%), Portfolio Construction (15–20%) in this week — paired because their individual weights are light or the intensive pace requires combining adjacent syllabus sections. Read each objective, flashcard the key formulas, and run one quiz across the group before moving on.
Cover Performance Measurement (5–10%), Derivatives and Risk Management (10–15%) in this week — paired because their individual weights are light or the intensive pace requires combining adjacent syllabus sections. Read each objective, flashcard the key formulas, and run one quiz across the group before moving on.
Cover Selected pathway: Portfolio Management, Private Markets, or Private Wealth end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Cover Ethical and Professional Standards end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Weak-topic drilling. exclam.ai surfaces topics where you underperformed during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all 6 topics to prevent decay. Start doing timed question batches focused on the heaviest-weight sections.
Full-length CFA Level 3 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.
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.
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