Deep Dive: CFA® Level I Prep 2025

About Deep Dive: CFA® Level I Prep 2025

Master the complete CFA® Level I curriculum—one learning module at a time. Each episode is a concise, high‑impact dialogue that explains core concepts in plain English, with zero fluff and no long intro/outro. Perfect for commuters, last‑minute crammers, and anyone who learns best by listening. Independently produced; not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by CFA Institute.

Publisher

Deep Dive Prep

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 May 2025

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

103 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026

   QUANT - Portfolio Mathematics [2026]

   Portfolio Mathematics – CFA Level I Join Mara Ellington and Dorian Hayes as they turnChapter 1 Quantitative Methods into something you can actually use. Build intuition for expected return, variance & risk. See how covariance and correlation shape portfolios. Use Roy’s safety-first ratio to guard against shortfall risk. Perfect bite-sized review for your CFA Level I prep.

2. 

   15 Jan 2026

   QUANT - Probability Trees and Conditional Expectations [2026]

   CFA® Level I Boost w/ Mara Ellington & Dorian Hayes Learn how to turn messy scenarios into clean probability trees and sharp conditional expectations—in one focused session. Draw & read probability trees like an analyst Master P(A|B) = P(A∩B)/P(B) without fear Apply the logic to payoffs, defaults & simple return paths Perfect for commute-length revision and exam-day clarity.

3. 

   10 Jan 2026

   QUANT - Statistical Measures of Asset Returns [2026]

   Statistical Measures of Returns with Mara Ellington & Dorian Hayes. In this bite-size Quant Methods episode, we turn raw return data into insight: Means that matter: arithmetic vs. geometric returns (μ, g). How variance, standard deviation & downside risk frame volatility (σ, σ2). Reading the shape: skewness, kurtosis & (non-)normality. Why cov(Ri, Rj) and ρ drive diversification. Perfect if you want CFA Level I stats to finally “click”.

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