A podcast for CFA candidates
The curriculum makes sense.
Somebody just needs to say it plainly.
The Intuitive CFA turns dense CFA topics — the ones you've read three times and still don't quite trust — into short episodes that explain the why, not just the formula. New episode every week, all three levels.
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You're paying for return. This just asks: how much extra return am I getting per unit of pain? Higher number, better deal — same idea as miles per gallon, but for risk.
Recent episodes
Fifteen to twenty-five minutes each. Made for a commute, a walk, or a break between practice problems.
Time Value of Money, Without the Panic
Why discounting cash flows is just "what's this future thing worth to me today" — and how to stop reversing your formulas.
Why Duration Isn't Actually About Time
The bond math that trips almost everyone up, rebuilt from a simple seesaw analogy instead of a formula sheet.
Building an IPS That an Actual Human Would Read
What the exam is really testing when it asks you to write an investment policy statement — and how to think like the client.
From the notebook
Short written breakdowns for the concepts that don't fit neatly into an episode — the margin notes, basically.
Standard Error vs. Standard Deviation, Finally Untangled
The distinction that quietly costs people points on every quant-heavy vignette.
Read the breakdown → Fixed IncomeA Mental Model for Convexity That Isn't a Curve
Forget the graph for a second. Here's what convexity is actually telling you about a bond.
Read the breakdown → Study StrategyHow to Read a Curriculum Chapter in Half the Time
A note-taking pass built around what the exam actually rewards, not page count.
Read the breakdown →Free practice questions
Ten questions. One answer key that actually explains itself.
A set of ten practice questions for your level, plus a full answer key that walks through the "why" behind each one — not just which letter to pick.
- 10 practice questions, picked to trip you up in the right ways
- Answer key with plain-English explanations, not just solutions
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