CFA® Program Core Elements Tuition Course (Level 1 Only)
Available in London
These CFA® Core Elements Tuition Courses are aimed at relative newcomers to the financial markets and concentrate on ensuring you have the key assumed skills to tackle the CFA® Program
The material covered on Core Elements courses is assumed knowledge for those
candidates taking the six day education phase CFA® courses.
If you are new to Financial Markets, some of the topics covered in the CFA® curriculum can seem a little daunting. The Core Elements courses have been designed to introduce newcomers to the key topics at more elementary level than the CFA® syllabus. They focus on the ideas, terminology and methodology that is assumed knowledge for a CFA® Level 1 candidate putting you in a strong position to start the studying the CFA® Learning Outcome Statements (LOS).
Two separate days are run by Kaplan Financial that can either be purchased separately or together for a reduced price. These CFA® tuition courses compliment the CFA® Fundamentals book produced by Kaplan Schweser that is included in your CFA® tuition course fees.
The CFA® Core Elements Tuition Courses are offered in London, Weekday 9am-5pm only, view the latest timetables.
CFA® Core Elements Tuition Course Day One – Financial Reporting & Analysis (one day)
The CFA® core elements study course covers material included in CFA® Study Session 7 Financial Statement Analysis – An Introduction. This is assumed knowledge for the six day education phase CFA® courses.
Very few candidates entering the CFA® Program come from an accounting background. Financial Reporting and Analysis forms 20% of the CFA® Level 1 exam and can seem like a foreign language to those without experience. Without a doubt Financial Reporting is one of the trickiest areas candidates encounter in the CFA® Program.
This course is designed to introduce the candidate to the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Statement. It focuses on explaining the terminology, understanding what the primary statements represent and understanding the linkages between them. The course introduces the concepts accounting for transactions which is essential to understanding how accounting choice affects these statements (the heart of the CFA® Financial Reporting material).
CFA® Core Elements Tuition Course Day Two – Financial Mathematics & Investments (one day)
This day introduces the candidate to some key mathematical techniques that
you will be using during your CFA® study. In particular the concept of Time Value of Money, and its use in Investment valuation. Basic discounting and compounding techniques are assumed knowledge for the six day education phase CFA® courses.
Quantitative techniques form 12% of the CFA® Program and Assets Classes 30%.
The course introduces the features of the main asset classes and then uses the mathematical techniques covered to value them. The course also introduces the topic area of derivatives enabling the CFA® candidate to become familiar with the terminology surrounding these products, breaking it down into layman’s terms.
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