Recommendations for CFA study course:
Schweser, Wiley, Meldrum?

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Schweser is definitely the better of the 3.

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If you end up going with Schweser, I highly highly recommend purchasing the package with the Secret Sauce book or at least purchasing it as an add-on. Hands down one of the best resources to utilize in the last few weeks leading up to the exam.

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Schweser and qbank is all you need!

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Schweser for sure

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Meldrum for me

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Schweser and the Bootcamp from Marc Lefebvre pushes me across the finish line. Ymmv, but for my career... Worth it. Good luck!

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I did meldrum for level 1, liked it. Level 2 I failed and was also using meldrum, but full disclosure I didn't put as much effort/study time.

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For sure mark

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Compare videos on YouTube. All should have at least some free ones. IMO, and in the opinion of a lot of people on r/CFA, Mark just explains concepts more clearly. Sprinkles in context very well too based on his real world experience in the industry. Complement with chat GPT (explain like I’m 5 with examples please) and a ton of practice tests and you’re set.

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For Level 1 I had just used the Original Guidebook because I had infinite time. For L2 I used Schweser + Original Guidebook for reference. Worked fine for me.

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CFAI!
I’ll die on this hill…

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And tutoring from Lisa A on Wyzant

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Meldrum 100%, i used him & the official text for all three levels

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Schwesser the tutor says

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Schweser all 3 levels. Passed each on first attempt. On demand videos were great.

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Thanks! Definitely going with Schweser!

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