FCA Examination - Getting Approved

Hey guys,

Going through the process of getting FCA approved and just started studying for the necessary exams.

For those of you who have taken the exams before, what would you say is the best approach for it? Any specific advice?

Thanks!

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Do all the questions you possibly can. It's helpful to flip through the books to get comfortable with the material but much more efficient to do hundreds of questions than to try to memorize everything in the books.

 

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