OGExamPrepStudy Guides
Study plans, common candidate mistakes, formula references, and exam revision strategies for the CFA exam and ACCA certification — written to be used alongside the practice question banks, not instead of them.
CFA Level 1
CFA Level 1 90-Day Study Plan: How I Prepared From Scratch
How I prepared for CFA Level 1 in 90 days starting from a software engineering background — a daily reward system, a study-less-solve-more philosophy, and a three-phase plan.
Read more →CFA ·CFA Level 1 Ethics: Common Candidate Mistakes
The recurring mistakes CFA Level 1 candidates make on Ethics and Professional Standards questions, and how to reason through scenario-based Ethics questions correctly.
Read more →CFA ·How Many Practice Questions Should You Attempt for CFA Level 1?
A practical benchmark for how many CFA Level 1 practice questions to attempt per topic, plus how to tell if you're doing too few or just repeating the same mistakes.
Read more →CFA ·How to Review a CFA Mock Exam Properly
A structured process for reviewing a CFA Level 1 mock exam — beyond checking your score — so each mock exam closes real gaps instead of just measuring them.
Read more →CFA ·Most Important CFA Quantitative Methods Formulas
The core CFA Level 1 Quantitative Methods formulas — time value of money, probability, and statistics — with plain-language notes on when to use each one.
Read more →ACCA
Common Mistakes in ACCA Audit and Assurance
The recurring mistakes candidates make on ACCA Audit and Assurance (AA), from vague audit procedures to misapplied risk assessment, and how to fix each one.
Read more →ACCA ·ACCA Exam Revision Plan for the Final 30 Days
A day-by-day structure for the final 30 days before an ACCA exam — from targeted topic review through full timed mock exams — for any ACCA paper.
Read more →ACCA ·How to Prepare for ACCA FR
A syllabus-ordered approach to preparing for ACCA Financial Reporting (FR), covering the standards that carry the most marks and how to practice consolidations effectively.
Read more →ACCA ·How to Use Mock Exams for ACCA Preparation
When to start taking full ACCA mock exams, how many to take, and how to review one so it actually improves your score instead of just measuring it.
Read more →ACCA ·ACCA Performance Management Variance Formulas
Every standard costing variance formula tested on ACCA Performance Management (PM) — material, labour, overhead, and sales variances — with notes on common sign errors.
Read more →GRE
GRE study guides are on the roadmap. In the meantime, start with the GRE practice questions or the full-length GRE mock exam.