Day 11: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan - Hypothesis Testing, Correlation, Regression | CFA Level 1 90 Days Prep

This is a study plan, not official CFA Institute curriculum material. Use it to guide your preparation, then rely on your CFA notes, curriculum, or question bank for the actual readings and practice questions.

Day 11 builds on yesterday's hypothesis testing foundations by connecting test statistics to confidence intervals and working through full hypothesis test examples. Today you'll move from understanding the theory to applying the decision framework across different test types.

Prep Checklist

10-15 minutes :

• Workspace: Open a new notebook page titled "Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Test Applications"
• Formula sheet: Add formulas for confidence interval construction, critical values for t-tests and z-tests, and the relationship between confidence level and significance level
• Calculator: Clear memory and review how to find t-statistics and z-statistics using your calculator's distribution functions
• Question bank setup: Create or filter a set called "Day 11 CI and Hypothesis Applications"
• Flash Cards: Filled or ready to be filled up
• Log Book: To log concepts, errors as we have been doing

Today's goal is connecting yesterday's concepts to real applications. You should be able to construct a confidence interval, perform a complete hypothesis test, and explain what both tell you about the population parameter.

Daily Ethics reading and prep

Spend 10-15 minutes on Ethics before the Quant block.

Today's Ethics focus: selective reporting and cherry-picking results.

Read or create one short scenario where an analyst reports only statistically significant findings while hiding non-significant tests. Then ask:

• Did the analyst disclose all tests performed?
• Were negative or null findings suppressed?
• Does the presentation create false confidence?
• Are limitations and uncertainty clearly stated?
• Could this selective disclosure mislead stakeholders?

Then complete 5 Ethics warm-up questions focusing on misrepresentation, disclosure obligations, and fair dealing. For any missed Ethics question, classify it as Concept gap or Reading error.

Main study block

Today's Quantitative Methods focus is confidence intervals and hypothesis testing applications.

Study these subtopics:

• Confidence interval construction: Using sample statistics to create a range estimate for the population parameter
• Relationship between CI and hypothesis tests: A two-tailed test at α = 0.05 corresponds to a 95% confidence interval
• t-test versus z-test: When to use t-distribution (small sample, unknown population variance) versus z-distribution (large sample or known variance)
• Test of a single mean: Performing a complete hypothesis test for a population mean
• Test of a single variance: Testing claims about population variance using chi-square distribution
• Interpreting confidence intervals: What it means when a hypothesized value falls inside or outside the interval
• Critical value approach: Comparing test statistic to critical value
• p-value approach: Comparing p-value to significance level
• Power of a test: The probability of correctly rejecting a false null (1 - Type II error probability)

Key insight for today: A confidence interval gives you a range of plausible values, while a hypothesis test gives you a yes/no decision about a specific claim. Both use the same underlying statistics but answer different questions.

25-question practice target

Complete 25 questions today using this breakdown:

• 5 questions: Confidence interval construction and interpretation
• 4 questions: Relationship between confidence intervals and hypothesis tests
• 3 questions: Choosing between t-test and z-test
• 4 questions: Complete hypothesis test of a mean (all steps)
• 3 questions: Critical value approach versus p-value approach
• 2 questions: Test of variance or other parameters
• 4 questions: Mixed review from Days 9-10 (sampling, hypothesis foundations)
• 5 questions: Ethics warm-up on selective reporting and disclosure

For every complete hypothesis test question, write out all five steps in order: (1) state hypotheses, (2) identify test statistic and distribution, (3) state decision rule, (4) calculate test statistic, (5) make decision and interpret in context.

Mistake-log prompt

Log every missed or guessed question using exactly one of these labels:

• Concept gap: I did not understand when to use t versus z, or how CI relates to hypothesis tests
• Formula gap: I understood the concept but used the wrong formula or forgot degrees of freedom
• Calculator error: I made an arithmetic error, used wrong distribution function, or misread a table
• Reading error: I misunderstood the question stem, mixed up one-tailed and two-tailed, or misinterpreted the confidence level

For Ethics mistakes, use mainly Concept gap or Reading error.

Five-question review checkpoint

Answer these without notes at the end of the session:

1. How do you construct a 95% confidence interval for a population mean when population variance is unknown?
2. What is the relationship between a 95% confidence interval and a two-tailed test at α = 0.05?
3. When should you use a t-test instead of a z-test?
4. What are the five steps of a complete hypothesis test?
5. If a 90% confidence interval for the mean is [12.5, 18.3], would you reject H₀: μ = 20 at α = 0.10 using a two-tailed test? Why?

This completes your Day 11 study plan. Tomorrow you'll likely move into comparing two populations or advance to other hypothesis test applications, building on the confidence interval and testing framework you've solidified today.

Can you comment on how many LOS you have covered so far and if this study plan has been helpful?

CFA Level1 - Study Calendar for August Exams | Day to Day Study Plan

Please Check out this CFA Level 1 for the August Exams. This is more or less a 90-100 Days plan to complete preparing for CFA Level 1

The plan is anchored to the August 18-24, 2026 Level I exam window listed by Kaplan Schweser (Kaplan Schweser). CFA Institute’s Level I format page states that the exam has 180 multiple-choice questions across two 135-minute sessions, with 90 questions per session and about 90 seconds per question (CFA Institute Level I exam). 

Day-by-day blog calendar

Day	Date	Blog post title	Topic block	Daily study blocks	Review checkpoint	Practice target
2	Fri, May 15, 2026	Day 2: Build the CFA Level I Study System Before You Study Harder	Quantitative Methods	Time value of money, calculator setup, rates, compounding, annuities	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	25
3	Sat, May 16, 2026	Day 3: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Time value of money, calculator setup, rates, compounding, annuities	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	25
4	Sun, May 17, 2026	Day 4: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Time value of money, calculator setup, rates, compounding, annuities	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	25
5	Mon, May 18, 2026	Day 5: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Time value of money, calculator setup, rates, compounding, annuities	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	25
6	Tue, May 19, 2026	Day 6: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, sampling, estimation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
7	Wed, May 20, 2026	Day 7: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, sampling, estimation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
8	Thu, May 21, 2026	Day 8: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, sampling, estimation	Rework missed quant examples before adding new questions	30
9	Fri, May 22, 2026	Day 9: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, sampling, estimation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
10	Sat, May 23, 2026	Day 10: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, model interpretation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
11	Sun, May 24, 2026	Day 11: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, model interpretation	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	35
12	Mon, May 25, 2026	Day 12: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, model interpretation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
13	Tue, May 26, 2026	Day 13: CFA Level I Quantitative Methods Study Plan	Quantitative Methods	Hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, model interpretation	Checkpoint: complete a 60-question Quant mini-test on Day 13	35
14	Wed, May 27, 2026	Day 14: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Demand and supply, market structures, aggregate output, business cycles	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
15	Thu, May 28, 2026	Day 15: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Demand and supply, market structures, aggregate output, business cycles	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
16	Fri, May 29, 2026	Day 16: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Demand and supply, market structures, aggregate output, business cycles	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
17	Sat, May 30, 2026	Day 17: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Demand and supply, market structures, aggregate output, business cycles	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
18	Sun, May 31, 2026	Day 18: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Demand and supply, market structures, aggregate output, business cycles	Review graphs and write one-sentence intuition for each model	30
19	Mon, Jun 1, 2026	Day 19: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Monetary/fiscal policy, international trade, FX, currency regimes	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
20	Tue, Jun 2, 2026	Day 20: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Monetary/fiscal policy, international trade, FX, currency regimes	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
21	Wed, Jun 3, 2026	Day 21: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Monetary/fiscal policy, international trade, FX, currency regimes	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
22	Thu, Jun 4, 2026	Day 22: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Monetary/fiscal policy, international trade, FX, currency regimes	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
23	Fri, Jun 5, 2026	Day 23: CFA Level I Economics Study Plan	Economics	Monetary/fiscal policy, international trade, FX, currency regimes	Checkpoint: mixed Quant/Econ quiz on Day 23	35
24	Sat, Jun 6, 2026	Day 24: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
25	Sun, Jun 7, 2026	Day 25: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	35
26	Mon, Jun 8, 2026	Day 26: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
27	Tue, Jun 9, 2026	Day 27: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
28	Wed, Jun 10, 2026	Day 28: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
29	Thu, Jun 11, 2026	Day 29: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
30	Fri, Jun 12, 2026	Day 30: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Financial statements, accounting mechanics, accruals, inventories, long-lived assets	Build an FSA ratios sheet and update it daily	35
31	Sat, Jun 13, 2026	Day 31: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
32	Sun, Jun 14, 2026	Day 32: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	40
33	Mon, Jun 15, 2026	Day 33: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
34	Tue, Jun 16, 2026	Day 34: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
35	Wed, Jun 17, 2026	Day 35: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
36	Thu, Jun 18, 2026	Day 36: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
37	Fri, Jun 19, 2026	Day 37: CFA Level I Financial Statement Analysis Study Plan	Financial Statement Analysis	Income taxes, non-current liabilities, leases, cash flow statements, financial analysis	Checkpoint: timed 90-question Session 1-style set on Day 37	40
38	Sat, Jun 20, 2026	Day 38: CFA Level I Corporate Issuers Study Plan	Corporate Issuers	Corporate governance, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, working capital	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
39	Sun, Jun 21, 2026	Day 39: CFA Level I Corporate Issuers Study Plan	Corporate Issuers	Corporate governance, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, working capital	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	35
40	Mon, Jun 22, 2026	Day 40: CFA Level I Corporate Issuers Study Plan	Corporate Issuers	Corporate governance, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, working capital	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
41	Tue, Jun 23, 2026	Day 41: CFA Level I Corporate Issuers Study Plan	Corporate Issuers	Corporate governance, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, working capital	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
42	Wed, Jun 24, 2026	Day 42: CFA Level I Corporate Issuers Study Plan	Corporate Issuers	Corporate governance, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, working capital	Review decision rules and calculator keystrokes	35
43	Thu, Jun 25, 2026	Day 43: CFA Level I Portfolio Management Study Plan	Portfolio Management	Portfolio risk/return, diversification, CAPM, market efficiency, planning process	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
44	Fri, Jun 26, 2026	Day 44: CFA Level I Portfolio Management Study Plan	Portfolio Management	Portfolio risk/return, diversification, CAPM, market efficiency, planning process	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
45	Sat, Jun 27, 2026	Day 45: CFA Level I Portfolio Management Study Plan	Portfolio Management	Portfolio risk/return, diversification, CAPM, market efficiency, planning process	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	35
46	Sun, Jun 28, 2026	Day 46: CFA Level I Portfolio Management Study Plan	Portfolio Management	Portfolio risk/return, diversification, CAPM, market efficiency, planning process	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	35
47	Mon, Jun 29, 2026	Day 47: CFA Level I Portfolio Management Study Plan	Portfolio Management	Portfolio risk/return, diversification, CAPM, market efficiency, planning process	Checkpoint: mixed Tools and PM review on Day 47	35
48	Tue, Jun 30, 2026	Day 48: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Market organization, indexes, market efficiency, industry/company analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
49	Wed, Jul 1, 2026	Day 49: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Market organization, indexes, market efficiency, industry/company analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
50	Thu, Jul 2, 2026	Day 50: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Market organization, indexes, market efficiency, industry/company analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
51	Fri, Jul 3, 2026	Day 51: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Market organization, indexes, market efficiency, industry/company analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
52	Sat, Jul 4, 2026	Day 52: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Market organization, indexes, market efficiency, industry/company analysis	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
53	Sun, Jul 5, 2026	Day 53: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Market organization, indexes, market efficiency, industry/company analysis	Create a valuation assumptions checklist	40
54	Mon, Jul 6, 2026	Day 54: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Equity valuation, DDM, multiples, residual income intuition, private company valuation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
55	Tue, Jul 7, 2026	Day 55: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Equity valuation, DDM, multiples, residual income intuition, private company valuation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
56	Wed, Jul 8, 2026	Day 56: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Equity valuation, DDM, multiples, residual income intuition, private company valuation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
57	Thu, Jul 9, 2026	Day 57: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Equity valuation, DDM, multiples, residual income intuition, private company valuation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
58	Fri, Jul 10, 2026	Day 58: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Equity valuation, DDM, multiples, residual income intuition, private company valuation	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
59	Sat, Jul 11, 2026	Day 59: CFA Level I Equity Investments Study Plan	Equity Investments	Equity valuation, DDM, multiples, residual income intuition, private company valuation	Checkpoint: 75-question Equity set on Day 59	45
60	Sun, Jul 12, 2026	Day 60: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	45
61	Mon, Jul 13, 2026	Day 61: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
62	Tue, Jul 14, 2026	Day 62: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
63	Wed, Jul 15, 2026	Day 63: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
64	Thu, Jul 16, 2026	Day 64: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
65	Fri, Jul 17, 2026	Day 65: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
66	Sat, Jul 18, 2026	Day 66: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Bond features, risks, yields, pricing, term structure, duration, convexity	Recalculate every missed bond-pricing question by hand	45
67	Sun, Jul 19, 2026	Day 67: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Structured products, credit analysis, immunization basics, fixed-income review	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	50
68	Mon, Jul 20, 2026	Day 68: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Structured products, credit analysis, immunization basics, fixed-income review	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	50
69	Tue, Jul 21, 2026	Day 69: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Structured products, credit analysis, immunization basics, fixed-income review	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	50
70	Wed, Jul 22, 2026	Day 70: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Structured products, credit analysis, immunization basics, fixed-income review	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	50
71	Thu, Jul 23, 2026	Day 71: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Structured products, credit analysis, immunization basics, fixed-income review	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	50
72	Fri, Jul 24, 2026	Day 72: CFA Level I Fixed Income Study Plan	Fixed Income	Structured products, credit analysis, immunization basics, fixed-income review	Checkpoint: 90-question Asset-class set on Day 72	50
73	Sat, Jul 25, 2026	Day 73: CFA Level I Derivatives Study Plan	Derivatives	Forwards, futures, swaps, options, payoff diagrams, valuation basics	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
74	Sun, Jul 26, 2026	Day 74: CFA Level I Derivatives Study Plan	Derivatives	Forwards, futures, swaps, options, payoff diagrams, valuation basics	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	40
75	Mon, Jul 27, 2026	Day 75: CFA Level I Derivatives Study Plan	Derivatives	Forwards, futures, swaps, options, payoff diagrams, valuation basics	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
76	Tue, Jul 28, 2026	Day 76: CFA Level I Derivatives Study Plan	Derivatives	Forwards, futures, swaps, options, payoff diagrams, valuation basics	Draw payoff diagrams from memory	40
77	Wed, Jul 29, 2026	Day 77: CFA Level I Alternative Investments Study Plan	Alternative Investments	Real estate, private equity, commodities, hedge funds, infrastructure, fees	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
78	Thu, Jul 30, 2026	Day 78: CFA Level I Alternative Investments Study Plan	Alternative Investments	Real estate, private equity, commodities, hedge funds, infrastructure, fees	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
79	Fri, Jul 31, 2026	Day 79: CFA Level I Alternative Investments Study Plan	Alternative Investments	Real estate, private equity, commodities, hedge funds, infrastructure, fees	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	40
80	Sat, Aug 1, 2026	Day 80: CFA Level I Alternative Investments Study Plan	Alternative Investments	Real estate, private equity, commodities, hedge funds, infrastructure, fees	Make a compare/contrast table across alternative assets	40
81	Sun, Aug 2, 2026	Day 81: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Code and Standards, professionalism, integrity of capital markets, duties to clients/employers	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	45
82	Mon, Aug 3, 2026	Day 82: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Code and Standards, professionalism, integrity of capital markets, duties to clients/employers	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
83	Tue, Aug 4, 2026	Day 83: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Code and Standards, professionalism, integrity of capital markets, duties to clients/employers	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
84	Wed, Aug 5, 2026	Day 84: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Code and Standards, professionalism, integrity of capital markets, duties to clients/employers	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	45
85	Thu, Aug 6, 2026	Day 85: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Code and Standards, professionalism, integrity of capital markets, duties to clients/employers	Write one ethics rule in plain English each day	45
86	Fri, Aug 7, 2026	Day 86: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Conflicts, responsibilities, GIPS overview, ethics application drills	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	50
87	Sat, Aug 8, 2026	Day 87: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Conflicts, responsibilities, GIPS overview, ethics application drills	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	50
88	Sun, Aug 9, 2026	Day 88: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Conflicts, responsibilities, GIPS overview, ethics application drills	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	50
89	Mon, Aug 10, 2026	Day 89: CFA Level I Ethical and Professional Standards Study Plan	Ethical and Professional Standards	Conflicts, responsibilities, GIPS overview, ethics application drills	Checkpoint: 90-question Ethics-focused set on Day 89	50
90	Tue, Aug 11, 2026	Day 90: CFA Level I Mock Exam and Error-Log Day	Full Mock 1	Full 180-question mock under exam-like conditions: two 135-minute sessions with a planned break	Create a topic heatmap and list the top five causes of lost marks	180
91	Wed, Aug 12, 2026	Day 91: CFA Level I Mock Exam and Error-Log Day	Mock 1 Review	Deep mock review: rebuild the error log, redo missed questions, and write a repair plan	Mock review should take as long as the mock; do not start new material	60
92	Thu, Aug 13, 2026	Day 92: CFA Level I Weak-Area Repair Study Plan	Weak-Area Repair	Repair top three weak areas from mock; revisit FSA, FI, Ethics, or Quant as needed	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	70
93	Fri, Aug 14, 2026	Day 93: CFA Level I Weak-Area Repair Study Plan	Weak-Area Repair	Repair top three weak areas from mock; revisit FSA, FI, Ethics, or Quant as needed	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	70
94	Sat, Aug 15, 2026	Day 94: CFA Level I Weak-Area Repair Study Plan	Weak-Area Repair	Repair top three weak areas from mock; revisit FSA, FI, Ethics, or Quant as needed	Retest only previously missed concepts	70
95	Sun, Aug 16, 2026	Day 95: CFA Level I Mock Exam and Error-Log Day	Full Mock 2	Second full 180-question mock with final pacing rules and calculator discipline	Compare Mock 2 against Mock 1 and isolate remaining high-yield repairs	180
96	Mon, Aug 17, 2026	Day 96: Final CFA Level I Review Before Exam Week	Final Review	Final pre-window review: formulas, ethics applications, weak-area flashcards, and exam logistics	Stop heavy drilling; finalize the one-page exam strategy	50
97	Tue, Aug 18, 2026	Day 97: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 18	Exam Week	Exam window opens: if your appointment is today, switch to logistics, ID, calculator, and calm execution; otherwise do ethics/formula review	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
98	Wed, Aug 19, 2026	Day 98: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 19	Exam Week	Exam-window maintenance: ethics examples, formulas, calculator drills, flashcards, sleep, and appointment logistics	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
99	Thu, Aug 20, 2026	Day 99: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 20	Exam Week	Exam-window maintenance: ethics examples, formulas, calculator drills, flashcards, sleep, and appointment logistics	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
100	Fri, Aug 21, 2026	Day 100: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 21	Exam Week	Exam-window maintenance: ethics examples, formulas, calculator drills, flashcards, sleep, and appointment logistics	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
101	Sat, Aug 22, 2026	Day 101: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 22	Exam Week	Exam-window maintenance: ethics examples, formulas, calculator drills, flashcards, sleep, and appointment logistics	Daily checkpoint: log missed questions by LOS/concept, cause of error, and next action	30
102	Sun, Aug 23, 2026	Day 102: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 23	Exam Week	Exam-window maintenance: ethics examples, formulas, calculator drills, flashcards, sleep, and appointment logistics	Weekly checkpoint: summarize misses, reset backlog, and update next week’s priorities	30
103	Mon, Aug 24, 2026	Day 103: Exam-Week CFA Level I Reset for Aug 24	Exam Week	Final exam-window day: if already tested, publish reflection; if testing today, keep review light and protect energy	No heavy new material; focus on confidence and execution	30