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6-month CFA Level 2 Study Plan

A 6-month CFA Level 2 study plan covers roughly 350 hours at ~15 hours per week. This pace gives you maximum flexibility and depth. Best for candidates who want thorough coverage without weekly stress.

Timeline
24 weeks
Hours per week
~15
Total hours
~350
Plan tracker preview

24-week CFA Level 2 activity tracker

A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns this 24-week CFA plan into daily coverage, review, flashcard, quiz, and mock streaks.

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Week-by-week phase breakdown

A 24-week CFA Level 2 plan splits into three phases: coverage, review, and mocks. exclam.ai schedules each phase automatically from your uploaded materials.

Phase 1
Weeks 1–16

Coverage

First pass through every topic area in your uploaded materials. Build flashcards as you go. Quiz yourself on each topic before moving on.

Phase 2
Weeks 17–22

Review

Weak-spot drilling. exclam.ai surfaces the topics you answered worst during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all topics.

Phase 3
Weeks 23–24

Mocks

Full-length mock exams under timed conditions. One mock per week minimum, post-mock error review the same day. Final week is taper: light review only.

What this plan covers

CFA Level 2 has 10 topic areas. This plan allocates time across all of them, weighted by the approximate exam weights.

Ethical and Professional Standards
10–15%
Quantitative Methods
5–10%
Economics
5–10%
Financial Statement Analysis
10–15%
Corporate Issuers
5–10%
Equity Investments
10–15%
Fixed Income
10–15%
Derivatives
5–10%
Alternative Investments
5–10%
Portfolio Management
10–15%

Is a 24-week plan right for you?

This plan works if…

  • You want maximum flexibility and depth
  • You can start early enough to spread the load
  • You are new to finance and need more coverage time
  • You want a low-stress weekly workload

Consider a different plan if…

  • ×Your exam is closer than this plan assumes
  • ×You risk losing momentum over a longer stretch
  • ×You need the structure of a tighter deadline

Other Level 2 durations

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