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Turn your CFA curriculum notes into flashcards with AI

Public CFA decks often miss your edition and readings. Upload your own study material and get flashcards that match what your exam will test.

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Why build your own CFA deck

Public CFA exam flashcards sets can be a useful starting point, but they rarely match the curriculum edition you are studying or the readings your exam will test. Generating cards from your own reading PDFs, slides and notes keeps the deck aligned with what you actually have to learn.

Cards come from your own curriculum readings, not someone else's deck
Upload PDFs, slides, notes, or photos of pages
Spaced repetition brings weak topics back sooner
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Example CFA Level I flashcards

What does the CAPM equation express?Expected return equals the risk-free rate plus beta times the market risk premium, so required return rises with systematic risk.

What is modified duration?A measure of how much a bond's price changes for a change in yield, roughly percent price change equals negative modified duration times the yield change.

Which CFA Institute Standard covers loyalty, prudence, and care?Standard III(A), Loyalty, Prudence, and Care, requires acting for the benefit of clients ahead of your own interests.

How is modified duration related to Macaulay duration?Modified duration equals Macaulay duration divided by one plus the periodic yield, which converts duration into a price sensitivity measure.

What is the Sharpe ratio?Portfolio return minus the risk-free rate, divided by the portfolio's standard deviation of returns, measuring excess return per unit of total risk.

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Built from your readings

Upload the curriculum PDFs, slides, or notes you already study from, so every card comes from the material you will be tested on.

Spaced repetition

Cards return on a schedule that brings back weak topics more often, so formulas and definitions stick before exam day.

Photos and scans too

Snap a page from a printed study guide and text recognition reads it, so paper material can become flashcards as well.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file, or photos of pages from the reading you are working on.

Review the cards

Delete vague cards, edit answers, and add your own for formulas and exceptions the generator missed.

Study on a schedule

Work through the deck in the browser and let spaced repetition set when each card comes back.

Work through one topic at a time: upload the reading, review the generated cards, and fix anything too vague to be useful. Spaced repetition then schedules reviews so the hardest items return more often than the ones you already know.

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Frequently asked questions

How should I split my CFA flashcards?

Build a separate deck for each reading or topic area so each review session stays focused. Add cards as you finish each study session rather than trying to cover the whole syllabus at once.

What is the best way to memorize CFA formulas with flashcards?

Put the formula on the front and its inputs, units, and interpretation on the back. Then practice with a worked numerical example, because spaced repetition works best when you recall the formula in use.

Can I export my CFA flashcards to Anki?

Yes, export to Anki is included with the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, with no exports.

Which file types can DeckOwl read?

You can upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes, and images, including photos of pages that are read with text recognition. Free accounts can start without a credit card.

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